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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.

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.

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.

DISEASE: Bacterial decline

HOST: Papaya

Complete destruction of papaya plantation in Micronesia. Only a severely damaged trunk remains.

DISEASE: Bacterial pustule

HOST: Soybean

Early symptoms are minute, pale green spots on young leaves. Later, small pustules form in the center of spots, best observed on underside of leaves. Spots vary in size and darken with age and lesions coalesce. Dead areas are torn away by wind.

DISEASE: Elm yellows

HOST: Elm

Symptoms of elm yellows occasionally appear on one branch before others, but more often they involve the entire crown.

DISEASE: Elm yellows

HOST: Elm

Diseased twig (right) with epinasty, chlorosis, and yellowing of leaves. Sometimes both yellow and green leaves occur on same branch. Healthy branch (left).

DISEASE: Elm yellows

HOST: Elm

Branches with butterscotch discoloration (center) and necrotic flecks in phloem and vascular cambium (right). Healthy branch (left). Sudden wilt and browning is common with small trees.

DISEASE: Elm yellows

HOST: Elm

Elm yellows is characterized by witches'-brooms and stunting. Some cultivars have both yellow and reddish foliar discoloration.