Jointly published with INRA, Paris.

Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, is a very destructive plant disease that attacks over 450 different species, including many of the most important economic crop plants. Often endemic, the bacterium transmits through the soil, penetrates the plant root system and eventually causes irreversible wilting and death. This book summarizes the current information on bacterial wilt for both the basic research community and for concerned professionals who are faced with the disease in the field, offering the latest approaches to diagnosis and control of the disease. Emphasis is placed on integrated and biologically sustainable control methods. Also presented is the most recent genetic/biochemical research exploring the interaction between the bacterium and its plant host at the molecular level.

One Hundred and One Years of Research on Bacterial Wilt

Bacterial Wilt: the Missing Element in International Banana Improvement Programs
Chair's Perspective: Diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum
Phylogeny, Diversity and Molecular Diagnostics of Ralstonia solanacearum
Development of a Diagnostic Test Based on the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) to Identify Strains of R. solanacearum Exhibiting the Biovar 2 Genotype
Genetic Diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 in Western Europe determined by AFLP, RC-PFGE and Rep-PCR
Biogeographic Studies on Ralstonia solanacearum Race 1 and 3 by Genomic Fingerprinting
Analysis of Genetic Variation of a Population of Banana Infecting Strains of Ralstonia solanacearum
Genetic Diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum in Japan
Diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum in Tomato Rhizosphere Soil
Population Structure of Ralstonia solanacearum From a Disease Nursery and Tomato Production Fields in Taiwan
Correlation of Aggressiveness with Genomic Variation in Ralstonia solanacearum Race
Chair's Perspective:
Molecular Methods for Detection and Discrimination of Ralstonia solanacearum
Adaptation of Technology for Diagnosis and Detection ofRalstonia solanacearum in Malawi and Tanzania
Efficiency of a Vacuum Infiltration Inoculation Procedure for Detecting Ralstonia solanacearum in Soil
Developing Appropriate Detection Methods for Developing Countries
Evaluation of Methods for Detection of Potato Seed Contamination by Ralstonia solanacearum
Detection of Ralstonia solanacearum in Potato Tubers, Solanum dulcamara and Associated Irrigation Water
Selection of Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 Specific Monoclonal Antibodies from Combinatorial Libraries
Experiences with Bacterial Brown Rot Ralstonia solanacearum Biovar 2, Race 3 in the Netherlands
Directions for Future Research on Bacterial Pathogenicity
Analysis of Extracellular Polysaccharide I In Culture and In Planta Using Immunological Methods: New Insights and Implications
Regulation of Virulence by Endogenous Signal Molecules and the Importance of Extracellular Polysaccharide During Infection and Colonization
Function and Regulation of Pectin-Degrading Enzymes in Bacterial Wilt Disease
The Ralstonia solanacearum hrp Gene Region: Role of the Encoded Proteins in Interactions with Plants and Regulation of Gene Expression
Relationship of Wild Type Strain Motility and Interaction with Host Plants in Ralstonia solanacearum
Studies on the Molecular Basis for Pathogenicity and Host Specificity in Strains of Ralstonia solanacearum Pathogenic to Banana
Chair's Perspective: Host Resistance
Transcriptional Regulation and Function of hsr203J, an Hypersensitivity-Related Gene of Tobacco Activated in Respons to Ralstonia solanacearum
An Anti-Ralstonia solanacearum Protein from Potato and Its Immunogold Localization In Vivo
Involvement of Nitric Oxide in Ralstonia solanacearum-Induced Hypersensitive Reaction in Tobacco
Correlation of Chemical Profiles of Xylem Fluid of Tomato to Resistance to Bacterial Wilt
Behavior of Bioluminescent Ralstonia solanacearum YN5 Containing the luxCDABE in Tomatoes Susceptible and Resistant to Bacterial Wilt
Genetic Analysis of Quantitative Resistance Loci (QRL) of Tomato Variety Hawaii 7996 in Taiwan
Identification and Mapping of RRS1, a Single Recessive Locus in Arabidopsis thaliana that Confers Resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum
Mi Introgression Lines as Tools for the Genetic Analysis of Bacterial Wilt Resistance in Tomato
Genetics of Plant Resistance to Bacterial Wilt: Round Table Report
Worldwide Evaluation of an International Set of Resistance Sources to Bacterial Wilt in Tomato
Selection of Processing Tomato Progenies for Resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum
Resistance Sources to Bacterial Wilt in Eggplant (Solanum melongena)
Breeding for Resistance to Bacterial Wilt of Potatoes in Brazil
Relationship Between Latent Infection and Groundnut Bacterial Wilt Resistance
Inheritance of Resistance to Bacterial Wilt in Chinese Dragon Groundnuts
Resistance to Bacterial Wilt in Uganda
Multiplication of Ralstonia solanacearum in Capsicum annuum
Solanum tuberosum - S. commersonii Somatic Hybrids are Resistant to Brown Rot Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum
Chairs' Perspectives on Biological Control and Epidemiology
The Suppression of Ralstonia by Marigolds solanacearum
Elements of Biocontrol of Tomato Bacterial Wilt solanacearum
The Development of a Biological Control Agent against Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 in Kenya
A Tentative Explanation of the Distribution, on Reunion Island, of Bacterial Wilt Caused by Either Biovar 2 or Biovar 3 of Ralstonia solanacearum
The Effect of Temperature, Storage Period and Inoculum Concentration on Symptom Development and Survival of Ralstonia solanacearum in Inoculated Tubers
Epidemiology of Tomato Bacterial Wilt in Agreste Region of Pernambuco State, Brazil, in 1996/1997
Current Situation of Bacterial Wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum Smith) in Cuba
Factors Affecting the Population of Ralstonia solanacearum in a Naturally Infested Field Planted to Tobacco
Disease Management Session Commentary
The Usefulness of Potato Resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum, for the Integrated Control of Bacterial Wilt
Bacterial Wilt in Brazil: Current Status and Control Methods
Disease Management Strategies for Control of Bacterial Wilt of Tobacco in the Southeastern USA
Relative Importance of Latent Tuber Infection and Soil Infestation by Ralstonia solanacearum on the Incidence of Bacterial Wilt of Potato
Maintaining Scottish Seed Potato Production Free From Ralstonia solanacearum
Weeds as Latent Hosts of Ralstonia solanacearum in Highland Uganda: Implications to Development of an Integrated Control Package for Bacterial Wilt
Round Table on Bacterial Wilt (Brown Rot) of Potato
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