Survival Mechanisms of Phytopathogenic Bacteria

M. L. Schuster, Dermot P. Coyne

Annual Review of Phytopathology · 1974 · 128 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Natural habitats usually do not provide bacteria the continuity of agricultural crops. With continuous culture. perpetuation of pathogen is no problem. Although agricul­ tural practices provide some discontinuity between crops. it is less than that in nature. Uniformity of crop germ plasm also favors inoculum buildup and perhaps perpetuation of the pathogens.