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How to deal with bacterial wilt in tomatoes

Bacterial wilt-infected tomatoes. 

Bacterial wilt is a common disease affecting crops like tomatoes, tobacco, brinjal, ginger, cucumber, rice, chilli and bananas. The disease is common in moist and humid sandy soils caused by bacteria living in the soil called Pseudomonas Solanacearum.

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