Erwinia carotovora associated with Potato: A Critical Appraisal with respect to Indian perspective

Abstract

Erwinia carotovora, an important gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria (Family Enterobacteriaceae), causes soft rot diseases on wide variety of crop species, chiefly potato which is characterized by blackleg of potato plants and soft rot of its tubers during the storage condition, thus causing extreme yield losses worldwide. The aim of proposed review is to depicts the current status and analyze the molecular diversity of E. carotovora, recovered from potato and highlighting the various techniques or methods used for Erwinia diseases management