44th TWC, Tob. Work. Conf., 2010, abstr. 85
Genetic diversity in Ralstonia solanacearum and implications for mechanical transmission in tobacco
Clemson University, Dept. of Entomology Soils and Plant Sciences, Pee Dee REC, Florence, SC, USA
Mechanical flower and leaf removal (topping/harvesting) have a major role in the spread of bacterial wilt in the southeastern USA. Mechanical topping and harvesting can spread the pathogen rapidly from localized centers of infection throughout entire...