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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	6
Rice	35	16	8
Soybean	40	18	7
Wheat	43	31	5

¹Estimated from reports in APS Disease Compendium series

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