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 foot rot
HOST: Rice
The disease causes sheaths to turn dark brown and rot; dead leaves droop. Nodes, culms, and crowns also decay, and infected tillers are easily detached from the crown. Culms and internodes turn black.
Bacterial foot rot | Rice
DISEASE: Bacterial foot rot
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya zeae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. zeae
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial foot rot
HOST: Rice
Decayed culms (right) and healthy culms (left). Leaf sheaths of infected plants exhibit dark brown decay and attached leaves turn yellow and wilt.
Bacterial foot rot | Rice
DISEASE: Bacterial foot rot
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya zeae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. zeae
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot
HOST: Onion
The disease is characterized by dark spots on wrapper scales and/or reddish brown discoloration of inner scales.
Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot | Onion
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas viridiflava
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot
HOST: Onion
Onion with dead and rotted leaf at base of stem. Typical symptoms are water-soaked, dark green lesions that become oval with time, along with streaks and tipburn.
Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot | Onion
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas viridiflava
SOURCE: H. Schwartz
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot
HOST: Onion
Browning and decay of bulb following inoculation with Pseudomonas viridiflava.
Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot | Onion
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas viridiflava
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis