Database of Plant Diseases in Japan

Details of Sweet potato Bacterial stem and root rot
Host plant
  • Sweet potato
Disease nameBacterial stem and root rot
Disease name (Japanese)
  • 茎根腐細菌病 [kuki-negusare-saikin-byo]
Pathogen/Cause (1)
  • Dickeya sp.
Pathogen/Cause (synonym) (1)
  • Erwinia chrysanthemi Burkholder, McFadden & Dimock 1953
References (1)
  • 田村逸美ら:日植病報 64(4):376, 1998
Pathogen/Cause (2)
  • Dickeya dadantii Samson, Legendre, Christen, Fischer-Le Saux, Achouak & Gardan 2005
References (2)
  • 福元智博ら:日植病報 91(1):51, 2025
Related strains3 strains
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