| abstract |
The present invention relates to the use of host defense inducers to control selected harmful bacterial organisms in useful plants, in which the harmful bacterial organisms are selected from the group consisting of Acidovorax avenae, Burkholderia spec., Burkholderia glumae, Candidatus Liberibacter spec., Corynebacterium, Erwinia spec., Pseudomonas syringae, Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidae, Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea, Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, Pseudomonas syringae pv. Iachrymans, Streptomyces spp., Xanthomonas spp., Xanthomonas axonopodis, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines, Xanthomonas campestris, Xanthomonas campestris pv. Musacearum, Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni, Xanthomonas fragariae and Xanthomonas transluscens. In a preferred aspect of the invention the host defense inducer is isothianyl. The present invention also relates to a method for controlling harmful bacterial organisms selected in plants useful by treatment with a host defense inducer. |