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: Ratoon stunt
HOST: Sugarcane
Necrotic, reddish vascular bundles in node of sliced stalk, a diagnostic symptom.

Ratoon stunt | Sugarcane
DISEASE: Ratoon stunt
HOST: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
PATHOGEN: Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli
SOURCE: D. Teakle
DISEASE: Ratoon stunt
HOST: Sugarcane
Disease of susceptible cultivar L62-96 (right). External symptoms are characterized by stunting and poor growth.

Ratoon stunt | Sugarcane
DISEASE: Ratoon stunt
HOST: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
PATHOGEN: Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli
SOURCE: A. Gillaspie, M. Davis
DISEASE: Ratoon stunt
HOST: Sugarcane
Red discoloration just below nodal tissues is a symptom in mature stalks of 'L41-233'.

Ratoon stunt | Sugarcane
DISEASE: Ratoon stunt
HOST: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
PATHOGEN: Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli
SOURCE: A. Gillaspie, M. Davis
DISEASE: Ratoon stunt
HOST: Sugarcane
Row of disease 'Trojan' plants (left). Healthy row (right).

Ratoon stunt | Sugarcane
DISEASE: Ratoon stunt
HOST: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum 'Trojan')
PATHOGEN: Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli
SOURCE: D. Teakle