Date:
01 October 1995 - 30 October 1998
Project leader:
Dr S J Roberts, Horticulture Research International
Downloads
FV 186 Final Report
FV 186 Final Report Growers Summary
About this project
Black rot, caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv campestris (Xcc), is a very serious problem on cauliflower in Cornwall.
This report describes a project on Xanthomonas campestris pv campestris in Cornish cauliflowers with specific objectives t-:-
- Evaluate seed test procedures
- Set up a seed-testing facility at Rosewarne
- Train staff at Rosewarne in seed-testing procedures
- Detect and quantify seed-borne infection in a selection of the most widely grown cultivars and infected seed which had been tested during the previous year
- Identify and race type isolates of Xanthomonas campestris pv campestris from seeds, crops and cruciferous weeds as a possible means of determining the source(s) of infection
- To carry out glasshouse resistance screening of a selection of the most widely-grown cauliflower cultivars