BACTERIAL HEART ROT AND FRUIT COLLAPSE
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Pineapple

SOURCE:
K. Rohrbach
DISEASE:
Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse
HOST:
Pineapple
(Ananas comosus)
Dark, necrotic, decayed area at bases of central heart leaves. Advanced stage is characterized by an olive green leaf color and puffy appearance of midportions of leaves.
PATHOGEN:
Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM:
Erwinia chrysanthemi