Bacteriophage As a Promising Biocontrol Agent for Pectobacterium Carotovorum, Inciting Potato Soft Rot Disease

Abstract

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is considered an economically common edible plant with high importance in moderate climates, more rarely in warm ones. On a global scale, the potato is considered the 4 th most cultivated food crop after wheat, rice, and maize.