citrus canker
noun
: a destructive disease of citrus caused by a bacterium (Xanthomonas axonopodis citri synonym X. campestris citri) that produces lesions on the leaves, twigs, and fruits
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Small spots on leaves that enlarge and turn yellow could indicate the plant is affected by citrus canker.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
Experienced pups who work for treats have also used their noses to crack down on citrus canker disease in East Coast fruit trees and invasive species in Wisconsin’s Mequon Nature Preserve.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 June 2025
Growers have also battled citrus canker, a disease that creates small lesions on the fruit and results in fruit falling earlier from the tree.
—Steve Wilson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
As instances of this nature may be mentioned English potato scab, silver scurf, chestnut blight disease and citrus canker, specimens of all of which had been secured by correspondence or requests for mycological assistance.
—Hilda Gitchell, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2023
State and federal officials will survey the area near where citrus canker was detected to assess the extent of the disease’s establishment.
—J. Scott Trubey, ajc, 14 June 2022
The family had to get rid of their orange trees more than a decade ago because of citrus canker, a disease that can eventually stop trees from growing fruits.
—Arlene Borenstein-Zuluaga, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2021
In the fight against diseases, the university is using gene editing techniques to develop grapefruit plants resistant to citrus canker.
—orlandosentinel.com, 20 Oct. 2021
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
Experienced pups who work for treats have also used their noses to crack down on citrus canker disease in East Coast fruit trees and invasive species in Wisconsin’s Mequon Nature Preserve.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 June 2025
Growers have also battled citrus canker, a disease that creates small lesions on the fruit and results in fruit falling earlier from the tree.
—Steve Wilson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
As instances of this nature may be mentioned English potato scab, silver scurf, chestnut blight disease and citrus canker, specimens of all of which had been secured by correspondence or requests for mycological assistance.
—Hilda Gitchell, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2023
State and federal officials will survey the area near where citrus canker was detected to assess the extent of the disease’s establishment.
—J. Scott Trubey, ajc, 14 June 2022
The family had to get rid of their orange trees more than a decade ago because of citrus canker, a disease that can eventually stop trees from growing fruits.
—Arlene Borenstein-Zuluaga, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2021
In the fight against diseases, the university is using gene editing techniques to develop grapefruit plants resistant to citrus canker.
—orlandosentinel.com, 20 Oct. 2021
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“Citrus canker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citrus%20canker. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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