Ralstonia
Ralstonia is commonly referred to as "Bacterial wilt" or "Brown rot".
DISEASE SYMPTOMS
- wiltingvascular discoloration
- brown roots
CAUSAL AGENT
- the bacterium, Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2
HOST RANGE
- geraniums
- tomato
- potato
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
- Europe
- Asia
- South and Central America
- Australia
SPREAD OF THE PATHOGEN
- soil
- contaminated irrigation water, equipment, or personnel
- lack of greenhouse sanitation
Location: http://epi.ufl.edu/plant/ralstonia.shtml