Bacterial wilt of bell pepper, caused by the plant-pathogenic bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum. |
 Vascular necrosis associated with bacterial wilt of bell pepper, caused by the plant-pathogenic bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum. |
 Root rot associated with bacterial wilt of bell pepper, caused by the plant-pathogenic bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum. |
 Bacterial wilt of eggplant (Solanum melongenum) caused by the plant-pathogenic bacterium, Ralstonia solanacearum. |
 A young, yellowed and wilting edible ginger (Zingiber officinale) plant suffering from bacterial wilt disease, caused by the plant-pathogenic bacterium, Ralstonia solanacearum. |
A bacterial wilt is disease or disease symptom caused by plant-pathogenic bacteria in which there is drooping of leaves and stems or plant dieback from lack of water (inadequate water supply or excessive transpiration); a vascular of bacterial etiology disease that interrupts normal water uptake.
Bacterial wilt of solanaceous venegtables is one of the most damaging vegetable diseases in the tropics.