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PRO/PL> Liberibacter, carrot – Portugal: 1st rep

Other Plant Disease -- PortugalThe Portuguese Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary (DGAV) has officially announced the first detection of _Candidatus_ Liberibacter solanacearum (CaLsol) in Portugal. The haplotype E of the bacterium was found in carrot fields in West Lisbon and Tagus [Tejo river] Valley [central Portugal].DGAV has pointed out that producers of carrots and potatoes, stockists and packing plants should be on alert for the presence of symptoms and in case of suspicion they should Read more [...]