Author： Umesha S. Kavitha R. Shetty H. S.
Publisher： Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISSN： 0323-5408
Source： Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, Vol.38, Iss.4, 2005-11, pp. : 281-293
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Abstract
Abstract A survey of chilli fields in the state of Karnataka, India, showed the presence of bacterial wilt disease in important chilli growing regions. The disease incidence ranged from 26–32%. The pathogen was isolated from infected plant material and seeds. Infected plant material showed the release of milky white bacterial ooze. Burkholderia solanacearum was detected from chilli seeds by liquid assay and its identity was confirmed by biochemical tests, hypersensitive reaction and pathogenicity tests. Seed transmission of the pathogen up to 45% was observed in seeds artificially infested with the pathogen. Among different tissues of the seed, endosperm showed the presence of the pathogen. Biological seed treatment with antagonistic Pseudomonas fluorescens significantly ( p =0.05) improved the seed quality parameters under laboratory conditions and drastically reduced the bacterial wilt incidence under field conditions. Seed-borne nature, transmission and effect of Pseudomonas fluorescens in both the forms of pure culture and formulation on seed quality parameters and bacterial wilt incidence are discussed in the present work.
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