Bacterial Canker

There are usually no symptoms of bacterial canker on seedlings; however, on young plants symptoms consist of poor growth and temporary wilting of branches. Lower leaves yellow and shrivel, but symptoms may not show until flowering. On mature plants there are two kinds of symptoms. One kind is from systemic infections (i.e., the bacteria enter the vasculature and invade much of the plant) and the other resulting from secondary infections (i.e., the bacteria cause local infections of leaves, stem,