Survey of Candidatus Liberibacter Solanacearum and Its Associated Vectors in Potato Crop in Spain.

ABSTRACT: 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' (CaLsol), the etiological agent of potato zebra chip (ZC), is transmitted to potato plants by the psyllid Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc, 1909) in North and Central America and New Zealand. The risk of the dispersion of ZC in Spain depends on the presence of an efficient vector. This work studies the presence and abundance of ZC symptoms and CaLsol in potato plants, as well as the presence and abundance of psyllid species associated with potato crops in the main producing areas in Spain. Eighty-eight plots were surveyed punctually to detect ZC symptoms and psyllid species in the main potato-producing areas. Furthermore, fourteen potato plots were surveyed by different sampling methods during the cropping season to detect psyllid species fr

SUBMITTER: Asensio-S-Manzanera MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9604363 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature