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: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane
Leaf symptoms of chlorosis and white, "pencil-line" streaks.

Leaf scald | Sugarcane
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas albilineans
SOURCE: R. Birch
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane
Early stage of disease with white, "pencil-line" streaks on leaf.

Leaf scald | Sugarcane
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas albilineans
SOURCE: R. Birch
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane
Leaf with brownish necrotic streaks, some reddish.

Leaf scald | Sugarcane
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas albilineans
SOURCE: D. Teakle
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane
Advanced stage of disease with brownish red necrotic streaks covering most of the leaf surface.

Leaf scald | Sugarcane
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas albilineans
SOURCE: S. Schenk