WITCHES'-BROOM
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Citrus (Lime)

SOURCE:
J. Bove, M. Garnier
DISEASE:
Witches'-broom
HOST:
Citrus (Lime)
(Citrus sp.)
Lime tree with compact, small leaves (witches'-broom). Leaves on older brooms dry out and eventually drop, leaving dead, bare branches. There are no flowers or fruit on brooms.
PATHOGEN:
'Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM:
Phytoplasma Peanut witches'-broom group