Bacterial wilt of tobacco in Bangladesh: a pilot study for assessment of the status, detection of seed-borne nature and genetic variation of its pathogen, Ralstonia solanacearum
Plabon Saha,
Shiuly Akter,
Mehedi Hasan
et al.
Abstract:Bacterial wilt of tobacco caused by Ralstonia solanacearum poses a significant threat to tobacco cultivation in Bangladesh. In this study, fourteen tobacco growing areas of Bangladesh were surveyed to assess the status of bacterial wilt disease in tobacco. The result revealed that the higher level of bacterial wilt incidence and severity was recorded in Bandarban followed by Naikhonchari, Lama, Rangpur, and Lalmonirhat and the lower level was in Chakaria, Kushtia, Meherpur, Chuadanga, and Jhenaidah. However, a… Show more
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