Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse | Pineapple

HOST:Pineapple

HOST (LATIN):Ananas comosus

PATHOGEN:Dickeya sp.

SYNONYM:Erwinia chrysanthemi

SOURCE:K. Rohrbach

Dark, necrotic, decayed area at bases of central heart leaves. Advanced stage is characterized by an olive green leaf color and puffy appearance of midportions of leaves.