HEAD ROT (JELLY ROT)
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Lettuce

SOURCE:
J. Cho, A. Alvarez
DISEASE:
Head rot (Jelly rot)
HOST:
Lettuce
(Lactuca sativa)
Sliced head of lettuce. Typical symptoms are a translucent appearance and browning or jelly rot of the stalk (crown).
PATHOGEN:
Pectobacterium carotovorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM:
Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora