AGENT OF CROWN GALLS – AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS OF BLUEBERRIES (VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM L.)

Abstract

As a result of monitoring epiphytotia on the territory of the blueberry nursery, damage was detected in 60-80% of planting material. Bacterial strains were isolated in pure cultures from the affected blueberry tissues and characterized for their complex of morphological-cultural and physiological-biochemical and pathogenic properties. It was established that the Agrobacterium spp. strains isolated by us are related to typical representatives of the genus Agrobacterium, in particular the species A. tumefaciens.