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
DISEASE: Fasciation (Shoot proliferation)
HOST: Heron's bill (Stork's bill)
Heron's bill with multiple shoots.
Fasciation (Shoot proliferation) | Heron's bill (Stork's bill)
DISEASE: Fasciation (Shoot proliferation)
HOST: Heron's bill (Stork's bill) (Erodium × variabile)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: M. Putnam
DISEASE: Greasy center
HOST: Poinsettia
Stem with dark cankers and copious ooze. Necrotic areas are greasy in appearance and eventually turn light tan to brown with a papery texture as the cuticle becomes detached.
Greasy center | Poinsettia
DISEASE: Greasy center
HOST: Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas viridiflava
SOURCE: R. Raabe