Table 1. Number of plant diseases caused by various pathogen groups1
Crop
Fungi
Viruses
Bacteria
Apple
71
12
6
Corn
65
13
8
Potato
37
24
Rice
35
16
Soybean
40
18
7
Wheat
43
31
5
1Estimated from reports in APS Disease Compendium series
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