BLOOD DISEASE
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Banana

SOURCE:
I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE:
Blood disease
HOST:
Banana
(Musa sp.)
Diseased plant with wilt and yellowing of leaves. The disease occurs in Indonesia and is characterized by bright red discoloration of vascular tissues. It is caused by strains in the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex.
PATHOGEN:
Ralstonia solanacearum species complex
PATHOGEN SYNONYM:
Ralstonia solanacearum (Phylotype IV)