inoculation, the plants were cultivated for up to four days under ambient light with 16 h of supplemental illumination of 150 µE m−2s−1photosynthetically active radiation. The temperature ranged from 15 °C to 30 °C, and air humidity was between 53 and 82%. The plants were watered...
The genusXanthomonas; is a well-studied group of plant-associated Gram-negative bacteria that belong to the familyXanthomonadaceaesubclass Gammaproteobacteria [1]. An estimated 27 species is pathogenic to approximately 400 plants. These include but not limited to sugar cane, beans, cassava, cabbage...