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: Cowpea
Leaf spots vary in size from small to large and some fall out in time, leaving a shot-hole appearance.
Bacterial leaf spot | Cowpea
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vignicola
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. vignicola
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cowpea
Leaves with large, light brown necrotic areas.
Bacterial leaf spot | Cowpea
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vignicola
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. vignicola
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Sheath brown rot
HOST: Rice
Disease symptoms typically occur on flag leaf sheaths from booting to heading stage and also on panicles. Water-soaked lesions on glumes turn light brown.
Sheath brown rot | Rice
DISEASE: Sheath brown rot
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia fuscovaginae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas fuscovaginae
SOURCE: K. Miyajima, M. Goto
DISEASE: Sheath brown rot
HOST: Rice
Close-up of stem lesions.
Sheath brown rot | Rice
DISEASE: Sheath brown rot
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia fuscovaginae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas fuscovaginae
SOURCE: K. Miyajima, M. Goto
DISEASE: Sheath brown rot
HOST: Rice
Seedling with rot symptoms.
Sheath brown rot | Rice
DISEASE: Sheath brown rot
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia fuscovaginae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas fuscovaginae
SOURCE: K. Miyajima, M. Goto