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* Aslam MN, Mukhtar T (2018) Distributional variability of bacterial wilt of chili incited by Ralstonia solanacearum in eight agro-ecological zones of Pakistan. PeerJ Preprints 6:e26668v1 https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26668v1
------- First reported from Pakistan in 1989 (Geddes, 1989). National survey of chilli production (2014-15) showed an average of 10% incidence of wilt detected in 76% of fields inspected. Maximum disease incidence of 16.4% recorded in Sindh province followed by Punjab (11.4%), Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa (7%) and Baluchistan (4.5%). Prevalence ranged between 5% and 19.5% with maximum prevalence in Indus delta and minimum in Western dry mountains. Isolates identified as biovar 3 (81%) and biovar 4 (19%) were probably R. pseudosolanacearum [phylotype I].

* Begum N, Haque MI, Mukhtar T, Naqvi SM, Wang JF (2012) Status of bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Phytopathology 24(1), 11-20.
------- Surveys in different vegetable growing areas of Pakistan (during April-September 2008-09) showed overal bacterial wilt incidence of 21.9% in sweet pepper, 16.6% in chilli, 13.3% in tomato, 105% in potato and 5.5% in eggplant. Mainly distributed in Islamabad Capital Territory and Punjab with incidences of 19.2% and 13.9% respectively. 80% of isolates identified as biovar 3 (probably R. pseudosolanacearum [phylotype I] and 20% as biovar 2. Biovar 2 isolates predominant in potato, mostly in the Northern territory. Other hosts were mainly affected by biovar 3

* Review of Plant Pathology, 76(10), p 1048 (8095).

* Junaid M, Bibi A, Ahmad M, Ali M, Noor Y (2019) Molecular identification and pathogenicity of Ralstonia solanacearum isolates collected from north west of Pakistan. Novel Research in Microbiology Journal 3, 314-325 DOI:10.21608/nrmj.2019.30611
------- R. solanacearum sensu lato confirmed in commercial tomato crops in 26 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of North West Pakistan.