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DISEASE: Bacterial wilt

HOST: Squash

Field with severe symptoms of wilt. Foliage often is chlorotic and leaf margins may be chlorotic and necrotic before plant death. Bacterial ooze may be seen streaming from the xylem when infected stems are cut.

Bacterial wilt | Squash

DISEASE: Bacterial wilt

HOST: Squash (Cucurbita maxima)

PATHOGEN: Erwinia tracheiphila

SOURCE: B. Jacobsen, M. Shurtleff

DISEASE: Ratoon stunt

HOST: Sugarcane

Row of disease 'Trojan' plants (left). Healthy row (right).

Ratoon stunt | Sugarcane

DISEASE: Ratoon stunt

HOST: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum 'Trojan')

PATHOGEN: Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli

SOURCE: D. Teakle

DISEASE: Slime flux

HOST: Casuarina

Slime flux occurs on a number of tree species and is always associated with bacteria and yeast. However, the causal agent has not been identified.

Slime flux | Casuarina

DISEASE: Slime flux

HOST: Casuarina (Casuarina equisetifolia)

PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown

SOURCE: W. Sinclair