BACTERIAL STALK AND TOP ROT
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Corn (Maize)

SOURCE:
APS
DISEASE:
Bacterial stalk and top rot
HOST:
Corn (Maize)
(Zea mays)
Plant with decay of growing point and stalk. Other bacterial species also cause stalk rot, including Pectobacterium carotovorum.
PATHOGEN:
Dickeya zeae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM:
Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. zeae