DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Bacterial decline of papaya, historically called St. Croix decline, was thought to be caused by a fungus. This picture shows a papaya with dead top and side branches, a severe stage of the disease.
Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Water-soaked papaya stem in St. Croix. Dark, water-soaked, greasy lesions occur on stems and leaves. The causal agent differs somewhat from descriptions of Erwinia papayae D strains in Micronesia.
Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Bacterial invasion of leaf veins and adjacent tissues of papaya in Micronesia. This disease has also been called canker, dieback, and blight.
Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: E. Trujillo
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Complete destruction of papaya plantation in Micronesia. Only a severely damaged trunk remains.
Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: E. Trujillo
DISEASE: Blood disease
HOST: Banana
Yellow leaves of dying plant.
Blood disease | Banana
DISEASE: Blood disease
HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum species complex
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Ralstonia solanacearum (Phylotype IV)
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Blood disease
HOST: Banana
Cross sections of diseased fruit with reddish discoloration and bacterial ooze.
Blood disease | Banana
DISEASE: Blood disease
HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum species complex
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Ralstonia solanacearum (Phylotype IV)
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Blood disease
HOST: Banana
Longitudinal sections (right) exposing reddish brown discoloration of infected fruit.
Blood disease | Banana
DISEASE: Blood disease
HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum species complex
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Ralstonia solanacearum (Phylotype IV)
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Blood disease
HOST: Banana
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.
Blood disease | Banana
DISEASE: Blood disease
HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum species complex
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Ralstonia solanacearum (Phylotype IV)
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane
Leaf symptoms of chlorosis and white, "pencil-line" streaks.
Leaf scald | Sugarcane
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas albilineans
SOURCE: R. Birch