Losses in crop yields due to disease need to be reduced in order to meet increasing global
food demands associated with growth in the human population. There is a well-recognized …

Summary Future Challenges in Plant Pathology Plant infection is a complicated process. On
encountering a plant, pathogenic microorganisms must first adapt to life on the epiphytic …

Soft rot Enterobacteriaceae (SRE) are bacterial plant pathogens that cause blackleg, wilt
and soft rot diseases on a broad range of important crop and ornamental plants worldwide …

Abstract Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) represent an alternative to improve
plant growth and yield as well as to act as agents of biocontrol. This study characterized …

Soft rot Pectobacteriaceae (SRP) are ubiquitous on earth as there are records of findings
from all continents where host plants are grown. This chapter describes information on soft …

Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum is a necrotrophic plant pathogen that
secretes plant cell wall-degrading enzymes (PCWDEs) that cause soft rot disease in various …

In western Europe, Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense is emerging as a causal
agent of blackleg disease. In field experiments in the Netherlands, the virulence of this …

Pectobacterium brasiliense (Pbr) is considered as one of the most virulent species among
the Pectobacteriaceae. This species has a broad host range within horticulture crops and is …

Rice is used as a staple food in different areas of world, especially in China. In recent years,
rice seedlings have been affected seriously by symptoms resembling bacterial palea …

Dickeya spp. and Pectobacterium spp. are etiological agents of soft rot on crops, vegetables,
and ornamentals. They also cause blackleg on potato. These pectinolytic phytopathogens …