Isolation of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis from Sunflower in Wisconsin. D. J. Styer, Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, Plant Disease Resistance Research Unit, ARS, USDA, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706. R. D. Durbin, Research Leader, Plant Disease Resistance Research Unit, ARS, USDA, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706. Plant Dis. 66:601. Accepted for publication 2 March 1982. This article is in the public domain and not copyrightable. It may be freely reprinted with customary crediting of the source. The American Phytopathological Society, 1982. DOI: 10.1094/PD-66-601.

Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis has been isolated from sunflower cultivars growing in Wisconsin. Infested seed appears to be the source of the primary inoculum. Field observations suggest that the cultivar Sunbred 212 is resistant.

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