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Some diseases affecting greenhouse-cultivated crops are caused by one or more bacterial infestations. Some bacteria primarily damage the root system (such as Ralstonia solanacearum, Erwinia tracheiphila, R. solanacearum), while others primarily manifest aboveground plant parts (like Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans). Bacteria cannot be combated using crop protection agents, so solutions have to be found in prevention and in competition with other bacteria. As a result, it is necessary to find new methods of crop protection and disease combating. Greenhouse horticulture researchers are working on alternative methods and applications based on prevention (hygiene), antagonism and competition (other bacteria or fungi), climate control (ventilation), or physical solutions (light) for management of bacterial diseases.
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Reddy, P.P. (2016). Bacterial Diseases and Their Management. In: Sustainable Crop Protection under Protected Cultivation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-952-3_13
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