DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Brown stem)
HOST: Celery
Lesions are necrotic and circular to angular. Some have yellowish halos. Older lesions become brown and dry.
Bacterial blight (Brown stem) | Celery
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Brown stem)
HOST: Celery (Apium graveolens)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas cichorii
SOURCE: R. Raid
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Brown stem)
HOST: Celery
Ooze from lesion on celery leaf.
Bacterial blight (Brown stem) | Celery
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Brown stem)
HOST: Celery (Apium graveolens)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas cichorii
SOURCE: R. Raid
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Brown stem)
HOST: Celery
Characteristic brown discoloration of petioles, which is more evident on inside of petiole close to the crown. Parenchyma tissues are firm and brown.
Bacterial blight (Brown stem) | Celery
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Brown stem)
HOST: Celery (Apium graveolens)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas cichorii
SOURCE: K. Pernezny
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: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Ficus
Leaf exhibiting systemic invasion of veinal tissues.
Bacterial leaf spot | Ficus
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Ficus (Ficus lyrata)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas cichorii
SOURCE: J. Yuen
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Geranium
Disease begins as water-soaked lesions that become brown to black and may coalesce, forming large necrotic areas.
Bacterial leaf spot | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas cichorii
SOURCE: R. Raabe