A REVIEW ON SOLANACEOUS PLANT DISEASES CAUSED BY RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM HAVING SERIOUS ECONOMIC IMPACT

Abstract

The highly destructive soil-borne pathogen Ralstonia solanacerum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. (RS) affects a variety of solanaceous plants and causes catastrophic diseases leading to massive economic losses across the globe. Biochemical assays separate this bacterium's strains into 5 races and 5 biovars by host range. This bacterium’s race 1 biovar 1, which is endemic to the south-eastern United States, infects many different vegetable and ornamental species. Some solanaceous vegetables and ornamental crops are infected by RS race 3 biovar 2, which causes brown rot, bacterial wilt, and Moko disease. The race 3 biovar 3 is not hosted by tobacco. The most devastating RS diseases affect solanaceous crops like potatoes, tobacco, pepper, tomatoes, and eggplant. This review offers a thorough examination of this bacterium's impacts on solanaceous crops, emphasizing their economic impact. It also emphasizes the importance of integrated disease management, including current developments in control methods (biological, physical, chemical, cultural, and integrated) and bio-control effectiveness and suppression mechanisms, to combat deadly bacterial wilt diseases. Avirulent RS, Pseudomonas, Bacillus, and Streptomyces spp. strains are examples of well-known Biological Control Agents (BCAs). Research shows that plant waste, animal manure, and organic materials reduce bacterial wilt. It's crucial to incorporate pest management for bacterial wilt infections. This review also identifies intriguing possibilities for future study and collaboration on this bacterium. Understanding this bacterium's complexity and using effective management measures can lessen its detrimental effects on agriculture. Keywords : Ralstonia, bacterial wilt, biovar, control measure, race, solanaceous crops.