Plant Pathology (2008) 57, p. 368 (Loreti et al.)

S. Loreti, M. Fiori, D. De Simone, G. Falchi, A. Gallelli, A. Schiaffino and S. Ena (2008)
Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, on tomato in Italy
Plant Pathology 57 (2), 368-368
Abstract: During 2007, tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) plants grown in Italy were observed with symptoms of wilting with brown discoloration of the vascular tissue after cross section and oozing of a dirty white exudate. The bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum was isolated from the diseased plants. The identification was based on the nutritional profile and PCR analysis of the isolates. Pathogenicity of the isolates was demonstrated by inoculation and re-isolation.
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Database assignments for author(s): Stefania Loreti, Angela Gallelli

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Ralstonia solanacearum	Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)	Italy