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DISEASE SYMPTOMS

  • defoliation
  • blemished fruit
  • premature fruit drop
  • twig dieback
  • water-soaked lesions on both sides of leaves

CAUSAL AGENT

  • a bacterium: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri

HOST RANGE

  • variety of citrus species and citrus relatives

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

SPREAD of the PATHOGEN and CONTROL OPTIONS

  • decontamination
  • eradication program discontinued