BACTERIAL STEM ROT
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Tomato

SOURCE:
M. Stanghelllini
DISEASE:
Bacterial stem rot
HOST:
Tomato
(Lycopersicon esculentum)
Wilt is first symptom of disease. Later, the pith usually disintegrates, causing hollow and blackened stems.
PATHOGEN:
Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM:
Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica