Primer reporte de Pectobacterium spp. asociada a Opuntia ficus en Baja California, México

Abstract

During the 2013-2014 production cycle, the presence of soft rot in Opuntia ficus cv Chicomostoc plants in the Mexicali Valley and West Coast of Baja California. The aim of this study was to determine the etiological agent of those symptoms, so infected pads were collected and proceeded to run morphological, physiological, and pathogenicity tests as well. Based on the results of the tests, the etiological agent of the soft rot observed in Opuntia was Pectobacterium spp. This is the first report of this bacteria in the Baja California area.