BACTERIAL HEART ROT AND FRUIT COLLAPSE
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Pineapple

SOURCE:
C. V. Subere
DISEASE:
Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse
HOST:
Pineapple
(Ananas comosus)
Advanced stage of heart rot. Note puffy appearance of discolored midportions of central heart leaves.
PATHOGEN:
Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM:
Erwinia chrysanthemi