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RESULTS

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DISEASE: Australian citrus dieback

HOST: Citrus (Lime)

Severe decline, a late stage of disease. The disease spreads slowly in mature trees, progressing faster in young trees.

DISEASE: Bacterial blast and black pit

HOST: Citrus (Lime)

Characteristic symptoms of brownish black lesions on twigs and leaves (blast), starting with infection of petioles. Black pit refers to brown to black sunken spots on fruit, 5 to 20 mm in diameter.

DISEASE: Bacterial stripe

HOST: Bird-of-Paradise

Bird-of-paradise with brownish black stripes along leaf veins and decay at midrib.

DISEASE: Bacterial wilt

HOST: Bird-of-Paradise

Bird-of-paradise with wilted and dead leaves.

DISEASE: Bacterial wilt

HOST: Bird-of-Paradise

Bird-of-paradise (sliced section) with rotted stele in diseased rhizome. Note discolored vascular bundles of leaf petioles.

DISEASE: Olive knot

HOST: Olive

Multiple infections of young stems. The bacterium invades vascular tissues during certain times of the year and may be isolated from branches that appear healthy.

DISEASE: Olive knot

HOST: Olive

Tree with knots/galls on branches along with twig dieback, which is associated with knots. Fusarium and Diplodia spp. infect through knots and are thought to be main reason for dieback.

DISEASE: Olive knot

HOST: Olive

Multiple infections on olive branch. Knots at this stage begin to die from the outside in and are infected by several fungi.

DISEASE: Witches'-broom

HOST: Citrus (Lime)

Lime tree with compact, small leaves (witches'-broom). Leaves on older brooms dry out and eventually drop, leaving dead, bare branches. There are no flowers or fruit on brooms.