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California is the number one producer of fresh citrus fruit in the United States making citrus stubborn disease in this region an economically important disease for control. [11] Citrus stubborn initially rose to a major concern for the citrus industry in the 1980s and is, in recent years, becoming an increasingly problematic disease.
The disease was then reported outside of California for the first time in the Mediterranean in 1928, [11] suggesting its wider geographical spread and impact on citrus production by that time. However, S. citri, the bacterium responsible for Citrus stubborn disease, was not cultured and identified until 1973, initially discovered in California. [9]
Viral diseases; Citrus mosaic Satsuma dwarf-related virus: Bud union crease Virus for some combinations, otherwise genetic or unknown Citrus leaf rugose genus Ilarvirus, Citrus leaf rugose virus (CLRV) Citrus yellow mosaic genus Badnavirus: Crinkly leaf Crinkly leaf virus (strain of Citrus variegation virus) Infectious variegation
The fruits and vegetables grown in the Central Valley account for a large share of what's consumed across the U.S., but it’s our local citrus fields that depends on the community's help to keep ...
Spiroplasma kunkelii is also referred to as Corn Stunt Spiroplasma as it is the causative agent of Corn stunt disease, a disease of corn and other grasses that stunts plant growth. Spiroplasma kunkelii represents a major economic risk, as corn production in the United States is an industry worth over $50 billion. [ 25 ]
Phytophthora citrophthora, also known as brown rot of citrus, is a soil borne oomycete that infects several economically important citrus crops. [1] A diagnostic symptom of P. citrophthora is gummosis, wherein lesions around the base of the tree exude sap. [2]
Without proper management, the disease can lead to huge losses for citrus growers. In 1901, 10 to 30% of citrus crops in California were lost due to Alternaria citri . Another source states that in India, between 1988 and 1990, more than 20% of mandarins in transport were lost to the disease. [ 10 ]
The impact of Hurricanes Irma in 2017, Ian in 2022 and Milton in 2024 on trees already weakened from years of citrus greening disease "has led Alico to conclude that growing citrus is no longer ...