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.
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Bacterial heart rot | Palm
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot
HOST: Palm (Cocos nucifera)
PATHOGEN: Phytomonas sp.
SOURCE: R. McCoy, M. Davis
DISEASE: Bacterial shoot blight
HOST: Tea
Leaves with reddish brown spots.
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Bacterial shoot blight | Tea
DISEASE: Bacterial shoot blight
HOST: Tea (Camellia sinensis)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. theae
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm
Palm with dark necrotic inflorescence.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Lethal yellowing | Palm
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm (Cocos nucifera)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Coconut lethal yellowing group
SOURCE: M. Davis
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm
Lethal yellowing of palms in Florida. This image was taken shortly after initial outbreak.
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Lethal yellowing | Palm
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm (Cocos nucifera)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Coconut lethal yellowing group
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm
Myndus crudus, planthopper, a vector of the lethal yellowing phytoplasma of palms and grasses.
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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