(1) Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, 836, Ohya, Shizuoka 422–8529, Japan, JP;(2) Tokyo Metropolitan Agricultural Experiment Station, 3–8–1, Fujimi-cho, Tachikawa 190–0013, Japan, JP
Abstract:
A bacterial leaf spot disease was observed on Hedera helix (English ivy) and H. canariensis (Algerian ivy) in Japan. The causal agent was identified as Xanthomonas campestris pv. hederae (Arnaud 1920) Dye 1978.
Received 13 May 2002/ Accepted in revised form 3 July 2002