DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot
HOST: Palm
Palm with advanced stage of heart rot. Symptoms of mature palms include rapid browning and desiccation of foliage, rot of roots and buds, and aborted fruits.
Bacterial heart rot | Palm
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot
HOST: Palm (Cocos nucifera)
PATHOGEN: Phytomonas sp.
SOURCE: R. McCoy, M. Davis
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Nephthytis
Leaf with concentric rings of dark tissues. There has been confusion of the causal agent with Dickeya sp., which also causes mushy leaf spots.
Bacterial leaf spot | Nephthytis
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Nephthytis (Syngonium podophyllum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium carotovorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora
SOURCE: A. Chase
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Nephthytis
Water-soaked tissues and large, dark brown necrotic areas at leaf margins. Healthy (center leaf).
Bacterial leaf spot | Nephthytis
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Nephthytis (Syngonium podophyllum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas cichorii
SOURCE: S. Thomson
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: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm
Palm with dark necrotic inflorescence.
Lethal yellowing | Palm
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm (Cocos nucifera)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Coconut lethal yellowing group
SOURCE: N. A. Harrison
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm
Palm with close-up of diseased yellow spear leaf.
Lethal yellowing | Palm
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm (Cocos nucifera)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Coconut lethal yellowing group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm
Progression of lethal yellowing symptoms. Older fronds of coconut palm turn yellow, followed by yellowing of younger ones near center of crown.
Lethal yellowing | Palm
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm (Cocos nucifera)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Coconut lethal yellowing group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm
Coconut palm with yellowing and desiccation of leaves, late stage of disease.
Lethal yellowing | Palm
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm (Cocos nucifera)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Coconut lethal yellowing group
SOURCE: N. A. Harrison
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm
Palms near death, noted by yellow fronds, some that have dehisced.
Lethal yellowing | Palm
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm (Cocos nucifera)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Coconut lethal yellowing group
SOURCE: M. Davis