Epidemiology, ecology and management of rhizogenic agrobacteria, causative agents of hairy root disease in vegetable crops. KU Leuven
Crazy roots, a disease caused by Agrobacterium rhizogenes, is becoming a major problem in the Flemish greenhouse horticulture, in particular in the cultivation of tomato, cucumber and eggplant.A.rhizogenes infection results in an extensive development of the root system and in a strong vegetative growth of the plant, which is detrimental for fruit development. During the last few years crazy roots has spread fast in the Flemish horticulture, ...