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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.

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.

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.

DISEASE: Bacterial decline

HOST: Papaya

Complete destruction of papaya plantation in Micronesia. Only a severely damaged trunk remains.

DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation

HOST: Papaya

Fasciation symptoms of papaya. Causal agent is unknown.

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.

DISEASE: Bacterial stem and rhizome rot

HOST: Iris

Iris stem and rhizome with brown, discolored, rotted portions.

DISEASE: Bacterial stem and rhizome rot

HOST: Iris

Mushy rot of stems and rhizomes are characteristic of advanced stage of the disease.

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.