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Pseudomonas syringae causes bacterial spot on a range of hosts such as apple © John Hartman, University of Kentucky, Bugwood.org

Pseudomonas syringae causes bacterial spot on a range of hosts such as apple © John Hartman, University of Kentucky, Bugwood.org

We’ve selected a few of the latest new geographic, host and species records for plant pests and diseases from CAB Abstracts. Records this fortnight include the first report of Tomato leaf curl Gujarat virus showing leaf curl symptoms on cotton in Pakistan, the first report of Alternaria alternata causing leaf blight of onion in South Africa and the first report of bacterial shoot blight caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae of apple in Korea.

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