DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Parsnip
Parsnip with severe blight symptoms. There also is browning of the vascular system. Rot may progress from the crown into roots.
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Bacterial blight | Parsnip
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas viridiflava
SOURCE: J. Hunter
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse
HOST: Pineapple
Infected leaf with olive green, puffy appearance.
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Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse | Pineapple
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse
HOST: Pineapple (Ananas comosus)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: G. Taniguchi
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse
HOST: Pineapple
Advanced stage of heart rot. Note puffy appearance of discolored midportions of central heart leaves.
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Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse | Pineapple
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse
HOST: Pineapple (Ananas comosus)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: C. V. Subere
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse
HOST: Pineapple
Dark, necrotic, decayed area at bases of central heart leaves. Advanced stage is characterized by an olive green leaf color and puffy appearance of midportions of leaves.
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Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse | Pineapple
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse
HOST: Pineapple (Ananas comosus)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: K. Rohrbach
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse
HOST: Pineapple
Diseased plant with reddening of leaves, a symptom of the disease.
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Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse | Pineapple
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse
HOST: Pineapple (Ananas comosus)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: G. Taniguchi
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse
HOST: Pineapple
Diseased pineapple (right) has olive green color. Healthy fruit (left).
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Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse | Pineapple
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse
HOST: Pineapple (Ananas comosus)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: K. Rohrbach
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse
HOST: Pineapple
Diseased ripe fruit with external discoloration.
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Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse | Pineapple
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse
HOST: Pineapple (Ananas comosus)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: C. V. Subere
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse
HOST: Pineapple
Longitudinal section of pineapple fruit core exhibiting outward spread of infection.
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Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse | Pineapple
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse
HOST: Pineapple (Ananas comosus)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: C. V. Subere
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse
HOST: Pineapple
Longitudinal section of pineapple with rotted tissues and cavities at the base.
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Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse | Pineapple
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse
HOST: Pineapple (Ananas comosus)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: A. de Silva