BACTERIAL WILT
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Peanut

SOURCE:
D. Porter
DISEASE:
Bacterial wilt
HOST:
Peanut
(Arachis hypogaea)
First sign of disease is slight drooping or curling of leaves. As the plant declines, foliage turns yellow, followed by wilt and death of stems.
PATHOGEN:
Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM:
Pseudomonas solanacearum