BACTERIAL DECLINE
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Papaya

SOURCE:
M. Schroth
DISEASE:
Bacterial decline
HOST:
Papaya
(Carica 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.
PATHOGEN:
Erwinia papayae