First Record of Bacterial Canker (Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganensis) on Tomato in Cyprus

Symptoms of bacterial canker disease on tomato were _rst observed in June 0887\ in three tomato _elds in the semi!mountainous region of Eptagonia "Limassol district#[ In two of these _elds\ which were planted with cv[FA068\ infection was almost 099)\ with heavy losses[ The third _eld\ planted with cv[ Graziella\ had only spor! adic infections[ An extensive survey during 0887 88 detected 09 additional cases of bacterial canker\ all in the wider agro!ecological zone of initial disease detection[ The pathogen Clavibacter michi`anensis ssp[ michi! `anensis was consistently isolated from diseased plantsidenti_ed\ and its pathogenicity proved[ This is the _rst report of bacterial canker disease on tomato in Cyprus