Citrus Canker

US Citrus Canker Final Rule--Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 203, October 22, 2009 (54431) (108KB pdf)

Fruit decontamination requirements have not changed, but details have been moved from 7 CFR 301.75-11 to USDA APHIS Treatment Manual (4.5 MB pdf)

UF/IFAS Publications

• Canker Symptoms on Citrus Fruit (700KB pdf)
• Florida Citrus Pest Management Guide: Citrus Canker
  Citrus canker, caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri, is a leaf, fruit and stem spotting disease that affects numerous species, cultivars, and hybrids of citrus and citrus relatives
• Packinghouse Canker ID Training (flash presentation)

Other Sites and Publications

• Identification of Diseases, Peel Injuries, and Blemishes of Florida Fresh Citrus Fruit (20 MB file)
  Eldon Brown (Florida Department of Citrus), 1998
• Citrus Canker Lesion Comparisons: 1 page per slide (3.78MB pdf); 6 slides per page (448KB pdf)--FL Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• Citrus Canker & Greening (HLB) regulations can be found in the:
  Code of Federal Regulations, Title 7--Chapter III--Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, 301--Domestic Quarantine Notices
  See 301.75 for citrus canker 2012

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