Survival of Klebsiella pneumoniae strain borkar in pomegranate orchard soil and its tolerance to temperature and pH

Survival of plant pathogenic bacteria in soil depends on several factors like soil environmental condition, soil’s physical and chemical properties, soil’s texture and structure, the infected crop residues in soil and the ability of bacteria to survive all these external factors. Perpetuation of the bacteria in soil over a long period makes the soil uncultivable for that crop, helps in spread of disease and its intensities year after year and a cause for substantial yield losses.1