Summary
An undescribedXanthomonas species (X. corianderi) inciting leaf-spot and blight of Coriander plant is described. In inoculation studies it was found to infect fennel also (Fœniculum vulgare). The species is closely related to but distinct fromX. carotœ (Kendrick) Dowson.
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Communicated by Prof. L. S. S. Kumar,f.a.sc.
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Srinivasan, M.C., Patel, M.K. & Thirumalachar, M.J. A bacterial blight disease of coriander. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 53, 298–301 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051884
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051884