Monitoring streptomycin resistance in Xanthomonas citri in support of FireWall registration for canker

Monitoring streptomycin resistance in Xanthomonas citri in support of FireWall registration for canker

Report Date: 07/29/2015
Project: 730   Year: 2015
Category: Horticultural & Management
Author: James Graham
Sponsor: Citrus Research and Development Foundation

For 2015 season, FireWall 50WP (50% streptomycin; Agrosource, Inc.) has been granted an EPA section 18 registration for control of citrus canker in Florida grapefruit. The label for FireWall restricts use to no more than two applications per season. As a condition for FireWall registration, EPA requires monitoring of Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc) for streptomycin resistance in treated groves. The objective of this survey is to apply our published protocol (Behlau et al., 2012) for sampling canker-infected grapefruit leaves for isolation and detection of streptomycin resistant Xcc. The survey for 2015 season will be conducted in November 2015 and the report of results submitted to FDACS. Greenhouse trials to measure the residual systemic activity of streptomycin against Xcc in leaves after foliar spray confirm trans-cuticular and upward movement of streptomycin into new foliage via the xylem.


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