DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Bacterial decline of papaya, historically called St. Croix decline, was thought to be caused by a fungus. This picture shows a papaya with dead top and side branches, a severe stage of the disease.

Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Water-soaked papaya stem in St. Croix. Dark, water-soaked, greasy lesions occur on stems and leaves. The causal agent differs somewhat from descriptions of Erwinia papayae D strains in Micronesia.

Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Bacterial invasion of leaf veins and adjacent tissues of papaya in Micronesia. This disease has also been called canker, dieback, and blight.

Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: E. Trujillo
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Complete destruction of papaya plantation in Micronesia. Only a severely damaged trunk remains.

Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: E. Trujillo
DISEASE: Bacterial flower stalk and leaf necrosis
HOST: Onion
Dark, rotted areas of stalk and leaves caused by systemic invasion of the pathogen.

Bacterial flower stalk and leaf necrosis | Onion
DISEASE: Bacterial flower stalk and leaf necrosis
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas marginalis pv. marginalis
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Bacterial flower stalk and leaf necrosis
HOST: Onion
Gray-brown rot of onion after inoculation. Disease starts as small, water-soaked lesions that later develop into slimy, gray-brown rot. The disease progresses downward from the stalk and may rot the entire bulb.

Bacterial flower stalk and leaf necrosis | Onion
DISEASE: Bacterial flower stalk and leaf necrosis
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas marginalis pv. marginalis
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Bacterial flower stalk and leaf necrosis
HOST: Onion
Leaves with necrosis and rot. The common name for this disease is the same as those used for two other diseases. Also, another common name for this disease is bacterial soft rot.

Bacterial flower stalk and leaf necrosis | Onion
DISEASE: Bacterial flower stalk and leaf necrosis
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas marginalis pv. marginalis
SOURCE: S. Mohan
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