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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.

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.

DISEASE: Purple stain

HOST: Papaya

Purple pigmentation of internal tissues near peduncle end of fruits. Pigmentation and yellow translucence of papaya flesh are more evident of fruit on right.

DISEASE: Purple stain

HOST: Papaya

Purple pigmentation of internal tissues.

DISEASE: Purple stain

HOST: Papaya

Another view of purple discoloration at peduncle end. Bacteria are found in vascular tissues and latex ducts.

DISEASE: Purple stain

HOST: Papaya

Cross section of fruit exhibiting purplish discoloration in latex ducts.

DISEASE: Xanthomonas leaf blight

HOST: Onion

This was the first photo of onion leaf blight, which was considered a controversial finding for 10 years until an outbreak occurred in the West Indies.

DISEASE: Xanthomonas leaf blight

HOST: Onion

Diseased leaf with necrotic internal tissues.

DISEASE: Xanthomonas leaf blight

HOST: Onion

Onions with brown, necrotic, blighted leaves.