Description:

• Relatively high soil moisture and temperature are favorable conditions for the development of this disease.
• The bacterium spreads through irrigation water, infested soil, or agricultural implements.

Damage Symptoms:

• Sudden wilting and death of infected plants is the characteristic symptom.
• Brown discoloration of vascular tissues can be observed when stems are cut.
• Plants may ooze a milky bacterial stream when cut and placed in water.
• Complete plant collapse in severe cases.

Preventive Measures:

• Practice crop rotation.
• Maintain proper field drainage to prevent waterlogging.

Control Measures:

• Drench soil with copper oxychloride or with Pseudomonas fluorescens.