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: Black rot
HOST: Broccoli
Blight and rot of flower buds.

Black rot | Broccoli
DISEASE: Black rot
HOST: Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Black rot
HOST: Cabbage
Typical yellow, V-shaped necrotic areas at leaf margins.

Black rot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Black rot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Black rot
HOST: Cabbage
V-shaped, yellowish necrotic areas and blackened veins with small lesions at leaf margins .

Black rot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Black rot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Black rot
HOST: Cabbage
V-shaped necrotic areas at leaf margins and insect damage caused by diamondback moth.

Black rot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Black rot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
SOURCE: M. Goto