PEAR DECLINE
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Pear

SOURCE:
C. Smart
DISEASE:
Pear decline
HOST:
Pear
(Pyrus communis 'Bartlett')
'Bartlett' pears were grafted onto tolerant rootstock. All trees are infected. Note yellowish, diseased branches.
PATHOGEN:
'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM:
Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group