RT - Journal Article T1 - Susceptible Plants to Soft Rot Causal Bacteria in Iran JF - yu-pps YR - 2012 JO - yu-pps VO - 1 IS - 2 UR - http://yujs.yu.ac.ir/pps/article-1-43-en.html SP - 53 EP - 63 K1 - Bacterium K1 - Rot K1 - Soft K1 - Dickeya K1 - Pectobacterium AB - 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. LA eng UL http://yujs.yu.ac.ir/pps/article-1-43-en.html M3 ER -