University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Plant pathogenic bacteria cause many serious diseases of plants throughout the world, but fewer than fungi or viruses, and they cause relatively less damage and economic cost. most plants, both economic and wild, have innate immunity or resistance to many pathogens.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-284) and index.

Introduction -- Sings and symptoms of plant disease: is it fungal, viral or bacterial -- Classification of plant diseases -- Identification of bacterial plant diseases -- Angular leaf spot -- Bacterial blight (xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli) -- Tomato: Bacterial spot, bacterial speck, Bacterial canker -- Black Rot (Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris) -- Bacterial soft rot (Pseudomonas spp., Erwinia spp.) -- Bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) -- Bacterial speck -- Bacterial Diseases of corn and their management -- Bacterial Diseases of almond and their management -- Bacterial Diseases of apple and their management -- Bacterial Diseases of apricot and peach/nectarine and their management -- Bacterial Diseases of avocado and their management -- Bacterial diseases of Banana -- Bacterial diseases of cherry and their management -- Bacterial disease of citrus and their management -- Bacterial disease of mango and their management -- Future prospects in plant bacteriology -- Bacterial disease management: Innovation and future prospects -- Bacterial foliage diseases of soybean -- Bacillus thuringiensis toxins in the control of caterpillars and stink bugs in soybean culture