Ebook: Bacterial Wilt Disease: Molecular and Ecological Aspects

Jointly published with INRA, Paris.

Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, is a very destructive plant disease that attacks over 450 different species, including many of the most important economic crop plants. Often endemic, the bacterium transmits through the soil, penetrates the plant root system and eventually causes irreversible wilting and death. This book summarizes the current information on bacterial wilt for both the basic research community and for concerned professionals who are faced with the disease in the field, offering the latest approaches to diagnosis and control of the disease. Emphasis is placed on integrated and biologically sustainable control methods. Also presented is the most recent genetic/biochemical research exploring the interaction between the bacterium and its plant host at the molecular level.

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Jointly published with INRA, Paris.

Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, is a very destructive plant disease that attacks over 450 different species, including many of the most important economic crop plants. Often endemic, the bacterium transmits through the soil, penetrates the plant root system and eventually causes irreversible wilting and death. This book summarizes the current information on bacterial wilt for both the basic research community and for concerned professionals who are faced with the disease in the field, offering the latest approaches to diagnosis and control of the disease. Emphasis is placed on integrated and biologically sustainable control methods. Also presented is the most recent genetic/biochemical research exploring the interaction between the bacterium and its plant host at the molecular level.

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Jointly published with INRA, Paris.

Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, is a very destructive plant disease that attacks over 450 different species, including many of the most important economic crop plants. Often endemic, the bacterium transmits through the soil, penetrates the plant root system and eventually causes irreversible wilting and death. This book summarizes the current information on bacterial wilt for both the basic research community and for concerned professionals who are faced with the disease in the field, offering the latest approaches to diagnosis and control of the disease. Emphasis is placed on integrated and biologically sustainable control methods. Also presented is the most recent genetic/biochemical research exploring the interaction between the bacterium and its plant host at the molecular level.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
One Hundred and One Years of Research on Bacterial Wilt....Pages 1-5
Bacterial Wilt: the Missing Element in International Banana Improvement Programs....Pages 6-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Development of a Diagnostic Test Based on the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) to Identify Strains of R. solanacearum Exhibiting the Biovar 2 Genotype....Pages 17-18
Genetic Diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 in Western Europe determined by AFLP, RC-PFGE and Rep-PCR....Pages 19-33
Biogeographic Studies on Ralstonia solanacearum Race 1 and 3 by Genomic Fingerprinting....Pages 34-43
Genetic Diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum in Japan....Pages 44-49
Diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum in Tomato Rhizosphere Soil....Pages 50-55
Population Structure of Ralstonia solanacearum From a Disease Nursery and Tomato Production Fields in Taiwan....Pages 56-60
Correlation of Aggressiveness with Genomic Variation in Ralstonia solanacearum Race 1....Pages 61-73
Front Matter....Pages 74-81
Chair’s Perspective: Diagnosis....Pages 82-88
Adaptation of Technology for Diagnosis and Detection of Ralstonia solanacearum in Malawi and Tanzania....Pages 89-98
Efficiency of a Vacuum Infiltration Inoculation Procedure for Detecting Ralstonia solanacearum in Soil....Pages 99-99
Developing Appropriate Detection Methods for Developing Countries....Pages 101-102
Detection of Ralstonia solanacearum in Potato Tubers, Solanum dulcamara and Associated Irrigation Water....Pages 103-109
Selection of Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 Specific Monoclonal Antibodies from Combinatorial Libraries....Pages 110-115
Front Matter....Pages 116-122
Experiences with Bacterial Brown Rot Ralstonia solanacearum Biovar 2, Race 3 in the Netherlands....Pages 123-127
Front Matter....Pages 128-132
Directions for Future Research on Bacterial Pathogenicity....Pages 133-139
Analysis of Extracellular Polysaccharide I In Culture and In Planta Using Immunological Methods: New Insights and Implications....Pages 140-145
Regulation of Virulence by Endogenous Signal Molecules and the Importance of Extracellular Polysaccharide During Infection and Colonization....Pages 99-99
Function and Regulation of Pectin-Degrading Enzymes in Bacterial Wilt Disease....Pages 146-152
The Ralstonia solanacearum hrp Gene Region: Role of the Encoded Proteins in Interactions with Plants and Regulation of Gene Expression....Pages 153-153
Studies on the Molecular Basis for Pathogenicity and Host Specificity in Strains of Ralstonia solanacearum Pathogenic to Banana....Pages 155-156
Front Matter....Pages 157-163
Chair’s Perspective: Host Resistance....Pages 164-170
Involvement of Nitric Oxide in Ralstonia solanacearum-Induced Hypersensitive Reaction in Tobacco....Pages 171-177
Correlation of Chemical Profiles of Xylem Fluid of Tomato to Resistance to Bacterial Wilt....Pages 178-183
Behavior of Bioluminescent Ralstonia solanacearum YN5 Containing the luxCDABE in Tomatoes Susceptible and Resistant to Bacterial Wilt....Pages 184-191
Genetic Analysis of Quantitative Resistance Loci (QRL) of Tomato Variety Hawaii 7996 in Taiwan....Pages 192-194
Genetics of Plant Resistance to Bacterial Wilt: Round Table Report....Pages 195-195
Worldwide Evaluation of an International Set of Resistance Sources to Bacterial Wilt in Tomato....Pages 197-199
Front Matter....Pages 203-208
Resistance Sources to Bacterial Wilt in Eggplant (Solanum melongena)....Pages 209-217
Breeding for Resistance to Bacterial Wilt of Potatoes in Brazil....Pages 218-224
Relationship Between Latent Infection and Groundnut Bacterial Wilt Resistance....Pages 225-232
Inheritance of Resistance to Bacterial Wilt in Chinese Dragon Groundnuts....Pages 233-242
Resistance to Bacterial Wilt in Uganda....Pages 245-249
Front Matter....Pages 250-254
Chairs’ Perspectives on Biological Control and Epidemiology....Pages 255-262
The Suppression of Ralstonia solanacearum by Marigolds....Pages 263-266
Elements of Biocontrol of Tomato Bacterial Wilt....Pages 269-275
The Development of a Biological Control Agent against Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 in Kenya....Pages 276-283
The Effect of Temperature, Storage Period and Inoculum Concentration on Symptom Development and Survival of Ralstonia solanacearum in Inoculated Tubers....Pages 195-195
Epidemiology of Tomato Bacterial Wilt in Agreste Region of Pernambuco State, Brazil, in 1996/1997....Pages 284-289
Current Situation of Bacterial Wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum Smith) in Cuba....Pages 290-293
Factors Affecting the Population of Ralstonia Solanacearum in a Naturally Infested Field Planted to Tobacco....Pages 294-299
Front Matter....Pages 300-305
Disease Management Session Commentary....Pages 306-308
The Usefulness of Potato Resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum, for the Integrated Control of Bacterial Wilt....Pages 309-315
Bacterial Wilt in Brazil: Current Status and Control Methods....Pages 316-320
Disease Management Strategies for Control of Bacterial Wilt of Tobacco in the Southeastern USA....Pages 321-321
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Relative Importance of Latent Tuber Infection and Soil Infestation by Ralstonia solanacearum on the Incidence of Bacterial Wilt of Potato....Pages 325-331
Weeds as Latent Hosts of Ralstonia solanacearum in Highland Uganda: Implications to Development of an Integrated Control Package for Bacterial Wilt....Pages 332-336
Round Table on Bacterial Wilt (Brown Rot) of Potato....Pages 337-342
Back Matter....Pages 343-350
....Pages 351-357