Author: Chuan Hong, Extension Specialist; Tom Banko, Associate Professor; and Marcia Stefani, Research Specialist; Virginia Tech
Publication Number: 450-800, Posted January 2003
Figure 4. A canker is an elongated lesion on the stem or trunk of a woody plant. This canker is on a pear branch and has been caused by the bacteria responsible for fireblight.
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