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RESULTS

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DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)

HOST: Cotton

Boll rot first appears as raised, water-soaked lesions, which become sunken and turn brown to black with time.

DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)

HOST: Cotton

Infection of bolls causes premature opening and increased susceptibility to secondary, saprophytic microorganisms that cause rot. Note discolored cotton.

DISEASE: Blood disease

HOST: Banana

Yellow leaves of dying plant.

DISEASE: Blood disease

HOST: Banana

Cross sections of diseased fruit with reddish discoloration and bacterial ooze.

DISEASE: Blood disease

HOST: Banana

Longitudinal sections (right) exposing reddish brown discoloration of infected fruit.

DISEASE: Blood disease

HOST: Banana

Diseased plant with wilt and yellowing of leaves. The disease occurs in Indonesia and is characterized by bright red discoloration of vascular tissues. It is caused by strains in the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex.

DISEASE: Carrot yellows

HOST: Carrot

Flowers with shoot proliferation (witches’-broom) (left). Healthy flower (right). Virescence and phyllody of flower parts are common.

DISEASE: Carrot yellows

HOST: Carrot

Carrot with proliferation of roots. Initial symptoms include yellowing and narrowing of veins of young leaves. The entire leaf later becomes necrotic.