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DISEASE: Bugtok disease (Moko disease)

HOST: Banana

Longitudinal section of infected stalk exposing discolored vascular bundles.

Bugtok disease (Moko disease) | Banana

DISEASE: Bugtok disease (Moko disease)

HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)

PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum

PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum

SOURCE: A. Hayward

DISEASE: Hollow stalk

HOST: Tobacco

Hollow stalk may appear at time of topping and suckering. Top leaves wilt and the stalk becomes bare as the disease moves downward.

Hollow stalk | Tobacco

DISEASE: Hollow stalk

HOST: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)

PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium carotovorum

PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora

SOURCE: P. Shoemaker

DISEASE: Hollow stalk

HOST: Tobacco

Infection of flue-cured tobacco stalks occur at wound sites caused by topping. After top infection, browning of pith occurs and tissues rot.

Hollow stalk | Tobacco

DISEASE: Hollow stalk

HOST: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)

PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium carotovorum

PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora

SOURCE: APS

DISEASE: Slippery skin

HOST: Onion

Rot progresses from the top of infected scales and eventually internal tissues rot. In early stages, the only external symptoms may be softening of the neck.

Slippery skin | Onion

DISEASE: Slippery skin

HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)

PATHOGEN: Burkholderia gladioli pv. alliicola

PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas gladioli pv. alliicola

SOURCE: H. Schwartz