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Bacterial wilt | Squash

HOST:Squash
HOST (LATIN):Cucurbita maxima
PATHOGEN:Erwinia tracheiphila
SOURCE:B. Jacobsen, M. Shurtleff

Field with severe symptoms of wilt. Foliage often is chlorotic and leaf margins may be chlorotic and necrotic before plant death. Bacterial ooze may be seen streaming from the xylem when infected stems are cut.