Bottle gourd: a new host of Ralstonia solanacearum in China
G. Gao A B , L. P. Jin B , K. Y. Xie B , G. Q. Yan A and D. Y. Qu B CA College of Life Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen 041004, P. R. China.
B Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
C Corresponding author. Email: dyqu@mail.caas.net.cn
Australasian Plant Disease Notes 2(1) 151-152 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN07059
Submitted: 15 October 2007 Accepted: 31 October 2007 Published: 15 November 2007
Abstract
The bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) was confirmed as a new host of Ralstonia solanacearum. The strain isolated from the infected plants was identified as R. solanacearum race 1, biovar. 1.
Acknowledgements
This research was supported by National 863 Program (grant No. 2003AA207130) and Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province of China (grant No. 20051042).
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