Produced by Jim Deacon, with assistance of Aline Robertson and Alan Isbister Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, The University of Edinburgh Agrobacterium tumefaciens causes crown gall diseas

Crown gall, a disease of roots and stems, occurs on a large number of plants. In Washington, it is probably most serious on cherries, apples, and a few other tree fruits. It is also a problem on roses

by Nanette Londeree, Consulting Rosarian Crown gall is a disease caused by a soil inhabiting bacterium that infects many ornamentals and fruit trees in the garden. It is often brought to a garden o

Authors: C. Poncet, C. Antonini, A. Bettachini, D. Hericher, S. Pionnat, L. Simonini, Y. Dessaux, X. Nesme Abstract: Crown gall is a widespread plant tumor disease in temperate regions of the wor