R alstonia solanacearum is a soil‐borne bacterium causing the widespread disease known
as bacterial wilt. R alstonia solanacearum is also the causal agent of M oko disease of …

Xylem vascular wilt pathogens cause devastating diseases in plants. Proliferation of these
pathogens in the xylem causes massive disruption of water and mineral transport, resulting …

Bacterial wilt, caused by strains belonging to the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex,
inflicts severe economic losses in many crops worldwide. Host resistance remains the most …

Wild crop relatives have been playing enormously important roles both in the depiction of
plant genomes and the genetic improvement of their cultivated counterparts. They have …

Ralstonia solanacearum is one of the most devastating bacterial plant pathogens due to its
large host range, worldwide geographic distribution and persistence in fields. This soilborne …

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is widely grown in the tropics but production is subject to
high losses from diseases. AVRDC—The World Vegetable Center initiated a program to …

Nontyphoid salmonellosis caused by Salmonella enterica is the most common bacterial food-
borne illness in humans, and fresh produce, including tomatoes, is a common vehicle …

Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is a ruinous soilborne disease affecting
more than 450 plant species. Efficient control methods for this disease remain unavailable to …

Plant-associated microbiota plays an important role in plant disease resistance. Bacterial
wilt resistance of tomato is a function of the quantitative trait of tomato plants; however, the …

Based on the phylotype classification, we questioned how genetically and phenotypically
diverse strains of Ralstonia solanacearum pathogenic to potato may be. We studied 129 …