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DISEASE: Alfalfa dwarf

HOST: Alfalfa

Alfalfa dwarf is characterized by stunted plants (left), usually dark blue-green in color. Xylem tissues become brown, especially when exposed to air.

Alfalfa dwarf | Alfalfa

DISEASE: Alfalfa dwarf

HOST: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa

SOURCE: R. M. Davis

DISEASE: Bacterial finger-tip rot

HOST: Banana

Cross sections of fruit with internal discoloration and rot. This disease is also known as Mokillo disease.

Bacterial finger-tip rot | Banana

DISEASE: Bacterial finger-tip rot

HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)

PATHOGEN: Burkholderia cenocepacia

PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas cenocepacia

SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen

DISEASE: Bacterial finger-tip rot

HOST: Banana

Longitudinal sections of fruit with internal discoloration and rot. Healthy (right).

Bacterial finger-tip rot | Banana

DISEASE: Bacterial finger-tip rot

HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)

PATHOGEN: Burkholderia cenocepacia

PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas cenocepacia

SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen

DISEASE: Bacterial finger-tip rot

HOST: Banana

Diseased banana hand with external discoloration.

Bacterial finger-tip rot | Banana

DISEASE: Bacterial finger-tip rot

HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)

PATHOGEN: Burkholderia cenocepacia

PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas cenocepacia

SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen

DISEASE: Bacterial mushy canker

HOST: Papaya

This disease (Micronesia) differs from bacterial decline by causing blackish, water-soaked, mushy cankers near or in leaf axils or on young stems.

Bacterial mushy canker | Papaya

DISEASE: Bacterial mushy canker

HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)

PATHOGEN: Erwinia sp.

SOURCE: E. Trujillo