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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.

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.

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.

DISEASE: Bacterial decline

HOST: Papaya

Complete destruction of papaya plantation in Micronesia. Only a severely damaged trunk remains.

DISEASE: Citrus stubborn disease

HOST: Citrus (sp. unknown)

Characteristic symptoms of thickened peel at peduncle end and aborted seeds.

DISEASE: Citrus stubborn disease

HOST: Citrus (Orange)

Severely stunted sweet orange tree. Foliage is dense and abnormally upright. Leaves may be cupped and unusually thick. They also may be chlorotic and mottled.

DISEASE: Citrus stubborn disease

HOST: Citrus (Orange)

Fruit from a diseased tree are frequently lopsided or acorn-shaped, usually few and small. They may not color at stem end.

DISEASE: Citrus stubborn disease

HOST: Citrus (Orange)

Sweet orange exhibiting off-season flowering and crop heterogeneity. Diseased trees generally have shoots with shortened internodes, which lead to rosettes with cupped leaves.