. of  Plant Pathology, Department of  Plant Protection, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran. , Taghinasab@gau.ac.ir
                    
                    
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                    The soft rot causal bacteria, species of Pectobacterium and Dickeya, are important pathogens of  plants, which  have worldwide distribution. These  bacteria  are very broad host range and cause plant tissues rot . Diseases caused  by  these bacteria in the form of soft rot, black stem, bulb rot and leaf spot of corn, rice, canola, sugar beet, potatoes, banana, dates, carrots, cabbage, onions, turnips, peppers, philodendron, pandanus, dieffenbachia, Cyclamen, Iris, Aglaonema, Dracaena, Gladiolus, Ficus, ornamental cactus, and Orobanche  have been reported from Iran. Some varieties of field crops such as corn, tomatoes, potatoes  and sugar beet, as tolerant  to  these bacteria  in Iran.
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
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Special  Received: 2012/04/10 | Accepted: 2012/09/19 | Published: 2014/06/15