Diseases
Pseudomonas, Xanthomonas, Pectobacterium, Ralstonia, Clavibacter, Agrobacterium, Bacillus, Streptomyces
Bacterial diseases are plant diseases caused by non-spore-forming rod-shaped bacteria, manifesting as rots, spots, and wilting. Due to diagnostic complexity and high pathogen variability, the selection of resistant varieties is the primary method for reducing yield losses.
Mentioned in descriptions 5 044 varieties reference book.
Bacterial diseases represent a group of disorders caused by pathogenic bacteria that enter plant tissues through stomata, natural openings, or mechanical injuries. External symptoms include soft and root rots, blights, wilting, and specific spotting with a yellow halo. Symptoms often mimic mineral deficiency, complicating visual diagnosis.
Pathogen development depends directly on environmental conditions, primarily the presence of free moisture and air temperatures in the range of 25–30 °C. High infection intensity can lead to significant crop losses, and in epiphytotic years, to total crop failure, making the analysis of varietal resistance a key element of agronomic strategy.
The evaluation of varietal resistance in variety trials is conducted visually based on the area of affected organs or by using an artificial inoculation background, where plants are infected with controlled strains. Resistant varieties exhibit a hypersensitive response — rapid tissue necrosis at the site of pathogen entry, which limits the spread of infection within the plant.
The efficacy of varietal protection depends on the specificity of the variety to particular races or strains of the pathogen. Agronomists are advised to account for the high genetic variability of bacteria, due to which varietal resistance may change over time, and to pay attention to verified data on resistance to local pathogen populations.
Selection based on the description text, not official resistance ratings: such data is not available in registers. Mention indicates that the trait is discussed in the variety's sources; see the variety's profile for details on what is specifically stated.
Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant
CIRAD (FR)/Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (FR)
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Barbara Khrzhanovs`ka, Yezhy Matchak, Tereza Bartlomiieschak,
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Siiak van der Ploh
Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed
Vyshnevs`kyi Serhii Pavlovych, Liudva Valentyna Volodymyrivna, Romanenko Mykola Maksymovych, Korniichuk Oleksandr Vasylovych, Vyshnevs`kyi Pavlo Ivanovych,
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Dominique Lanoie
Lens culinaris Medik. · Lentil
HELIUKH VOLODYMYR MYKOLAIOVYCH, KARPENKO OLEKSANDR OLEKSANDROVYCH, KARPENKO OLEKSANDR OLEKSANDROVYCH
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Hliavyn Andrii Viktorovych, Kolisnyk Serhii Ivanovych, Temchenko Inna Viktorivna, Lekhman Alla Adamivna, Babych Anatolii Oleksandrovych, Petrychenko Vasyl Florovych, Ivaniuk Serhii Vasyl`ovych,
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa · Alfalfa
PANAM FRANCE SARL
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn
Doug Plaisted, Doug Plaisted,
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Dale M. Smith
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Mercier Jean-Claude
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Heinz North America Seed Department
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
Zea mays L. · Maize
ORSEM HYBRIDES
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Krakowska Hodowla i Nasiennictwo Ogrodnicze POLAN sp. z o.o.
Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang. · Bastard Medic
Mike Velde
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Vilmorin SA (FR)
Vicia narbonensis L. · French vetch
ITACYL (CASTILLA Y LEON)
Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut
Ahronomichnyi Nats. Doslidnyts`kyiinstytut Frantsi
Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR
Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton
HAZERA (1939)
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Bakker Brothers Gebroeders Bakker Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV
Fragaria L. · Strawberry
Raquel Cervantes Moreno, Jorge Rodriguez Alcazar,
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Naumov Ruslan Olehovych, Krasniuk Viacheslav Anatoliiovych,