Sesamum indicum
sesame
1 Related Pests
Xanthomonas campestris pv. sesami
bacterium
Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. sesami, Xanthomonas sesami
Africa: Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania; Asia: India, Pakistan, South Korea; South America: Venezuela
SC, TX
Korea
2025-12-10
Xanthomonas campestris pv. sesami causes bacterial leaf spot in sesame. Through experiments, seed can carry the bacterium, making it a potential pathway, though infection levels vary and natural transmission is not fully documented.
Main: sesame
Uncertain
XANTSE-2, XANTSE-3, XANTSE-4, XANTSE-5
Seed transmission is shown only with artificially inoculated seed and when evaluating seedling expression and disease resistance. There is little evidence, outside experiments conducted in Sudan and India with local varieties, that seed is a pathway in nature. No recent references on this pathogen were found.
XANTSE-2, XANTSE-3, XANTSE-4, XANTSE-5
Quality seed production practices should reduce any risk from this disease.
Habish, H. A. and A. H. Hammad, 1970. Effect of certain soil conditions and atmospheric humidity on seedling infection by Xanthomonas sesami Sabet and Dowson. Sudan Agric. J. 5: 30-34.
Rao, Y. P. and Durgapal, J. C. 1967. Seed transmission of bacterial blight disease of Sesamum (Sesamum orientale L.) and eradication of seed infection. Indian Phytopathol. 19:402-403
Naqvi, S. F., Inam-ul-Haq, M., Tahir, M. I., & Mughal, S. M. (2012). Screening of sesame germplasm for resistance against the bacterial blight caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. sesami.
Naqvi, S. F., Inam-ul-Haq, M., Khan, M. A., Tahir, M. I., Zahid Ali, Z. A., & Rehman, H. M. (2013). Morphological and biochemical characterization of Xanthomonas campestris (Pammel) Dawson pv. sesami and it's management by bacterial antagonists.
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