Recovery plan for Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 Biovar 2 (Phylotype IIB, sequevars 1 and 2) causing brown rot of potato, bacterial wilt of tomato, and southern wilt of geranium

Authors: Dickstein, Ellen; BOCSANCZY, ANA MARIA - University Of Florida; CHAMPOISEAU, PATRICE - Consultant; JONES, JEFFREY - University Of Florida; NORMAN, DAVID - University Of Florida; PARET, MATHEWS - University Of Florida; SHARMA, ANUJ - University Of Florida; MOMOL, TIMUR - University Of Florida; ALLEN, CAITLYN - University Of Wisconsin; Huang, Qi; MILLER, SALLY - The Ohio State University; SHADMAN-ADOLPHO, SYLVIA - Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS); EVANS-GOLDNER, LYNN - Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS); LIU, ZHAOWEI - Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS); BULLUCK, RUSS - Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS); CARDWELL, KITTY - Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service (CSREES, USDA); FAJARDO, JULIUS - Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

Submitted to: Plant Health Progress
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/25/2023
Publication Date: 2/21/2024
Citation: Dickstein, E.R., Bocsanczy, A., Champoiseau, P.G., Jones, J.B., Norman, D.J., Paret, M., Sharma, A., Momol, T.M., Allen, C., Huang, Q., Miller, S.A., Shadman-Adolpho, S., Evans-Goldner, L., Liu, Z., Bulluck, R., Cardwell, K., Fajardo, J. 2024. Recovery plan for Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 Biovar 2 (Phylotype IIB, sequevars 1 and 2) causing brown rot of potato, bacterial wilt of tomato, and southern wilt of geranium. Plant Health Progress. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-03-23-0027-RP.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-03-23-0027-RP

Interpretive Summary: Bacterial wilt is an important disease of many crops and is caused by the bacterial pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum. One strain, known as r3b2, is of such concern that it is considered a quarantine pest in the United States and elsewhere. To prepare for possible outbreaks of disease, a team of scientists put together a recovery plan for this strain. The recovery plan is a disease-specific document produced as part of the National Plant Disease Recovery System (NPDRS) as specified in Homeland Security Presidential Directive Number 9 (HSPD-9). The purpose of the NPDRS is to ensure that the tools, infrastructure, communication networks, and capacity required to mitigate the impact of high consequence plant disease outbreaks are in place to maintain crop production. The R. solanacearum r3b2-specific plan provides a brief primer on the diseases caused by this pathogen, assesses the status of critical recovery components, and identifies disease management research, extension and education needs. These documents are not intended to serve as stand-alone recommendations to address the many and varied aspects of plant disease outbreak and the multitude of decisions that must be made, and actions taken to achieve effective response and recovery. Rather, they serve as a guide for the USDA in efforts directed toward plant disease recovery.

Technical Abstract: This recovery plan is one of several disease-specific documents produced as part of the National Plant Disease Recovery System (NPDRS) called for in Homeland Security Presidential Directive Number 9 (HSPD-9). The purpose of the NPDRS is to ensure that the tools, infrastructure, communication networks, and capacity required to mitigate the impact of high consequence plant disease outbreaks are such that a reasonable level of crop production is maintained. Each disease-specific plan is intended to provide a brief primer on the disease, assess the status of critical recovery components, and identify disease management research, extension, and education needs. These documents are not intended to be stand-alone documents that address the many and varied aspects of plant disease outbreaks, the multitude of decisions that must be made, and actions taken to achieve effective response and recovery. They are, however, documents that will help the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) guide further efforts directed toward plant disease recovery.