How to prevent the Xanthomonas bacterium from spreading
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 05:30
in Biology & Nature
Growers of strawberries and strawberry planting material are terrified of the quarantine organism Xanthomonas fragariae. If the bacterium is found, the affected parcel of land has to be partially or even fully cleared. Commissioned by trade association Plantum and the Strawberry Research Foundation, Wageningen UR performed research into how the pathogen is spread in order to prevent spreading. The applied research method can also be used for other crops.