Biovar of Ralstonia solanacearum Causing Bacterial Wilt of Tomato in Nigeria

Plant Disease
O S Adebayo, E J A Ekpo

Abstract

A survey of southwestern Nigeria showed an outbreak of wilt disease caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in 80% of tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) fields in the production area of Ogun State (7°15'N, 3°25'E) in June 1996. Subsequent surveys conducted in Edo (6°45'N, 5°30'E), Delta (5°15'N, 5°45'E), Lagos (6°30'N, 3°40'E), Oyo (8°40'N, 3°30'E), and Osun (7°50'N, 4°E) states between May and November 1998 identified 60 to 80% infected fields per state. Observations made at the experimental plots of the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) at Ibadan (7°23'N, 2°50'E) also showed similar infections. Affected plants exhibited initial wilting of terminal leaves followed (within 2 days) by sudden and permanent wilt. For further identification of the causal organism, 10 tomato plants showing wilt symptoms were collected from each of five fields in the vegetable blocks of the NIHORT at Ibadan and 20 farmers' fields in Ogun State. The 10 plants per field were thereafter bulked as one composite sample. Creamy bacterial sap from these samples was plated on tetrazolium chloride media, and plates were incubated at 30°C for 48 h (2). Colonies that were fluidal and white with pink centers were used for biovar determination. Basal me...Continue Reading

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