DISEASE: Bacterial mushy canker
HOST: Papaya
This disease (Micronesia) differs from bacterial decline by causing blackish, water-soaked, mushy cankers near or in leaf axils or on young stems.
Bacterial mushy canker | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial mushy canker
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia sp.
SOURCE: E. Trujillo
DISEASE: Greasy center
HOST: Poinsettia
Stem with dark cankers and copious ooze. Necrotic areas are greasy in appearance and eventually turn light tan to brown with a papery texture as the cuticle becomes detached.
Greasy center | Poinsettia
DISEASE: Greasy center
HOST: Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas viridiflava
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Syringae seedling blight and leaf spot
HOST: Pepper
Blight lesions (on transplants) usually begin as water-soaked spots that later turn brown to black. Lesions are on cotyledons and first true leaves.
Syringae seedling blight and leaf spot | Pepper
DISEASE: Syringae seedling blight and leaf spot
HOST: Pepper (Capsicum annuum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: APS