Disease on crop
bacterialBacterial Hazelnut Blight on hazelnut
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. corylina
Bacterial disease that kills young hazelnut trees and damages established plantings, particularly during wet establishment.
- Disease
- Bacterial Hazelnut Blight
- Pathogen type
- Bacterial
- Crop
- Hazelnut
- Scientific name
- Xanthomonas arboricola pv. corylina
Bacterial Hazelnut Blight on hazelnut
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Symptoms on hazelnut
- ▸ Reddish-brown angular leaf spots
- ▸ Black sunken lesions on twigs and small branches
- ▸ Death of young trees in nursery and first 2-3 years after planting
IPM controls
- ✓ Copper sprays in fall and at bud break
- ✓ Avoid pruning in wet weather
- ✓ Plant in well-drained sites with good airflow
- ✓ Source clean nursery stock from certified suppliers
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