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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 leaf spot

HOST: Croton

Tan, irregular-sized lesions on lower leaf surfaces.

DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot

HOST: Crown-of-thorns

Leaves with brown lesions surrounded by bright yellow halos.

DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot

HOST: Poinsettia

Leaves with reddish brown blighted areas and spots. Severely spotted leaves turn yellow and dehisce.

DISEASE: Black chaff (Bacterial leaf streak)

HOST: Barley

Black chaff is characterized by water-soaked and darkened glumes on barley heads and streaks and stripes on leaves.

DISEASE: Black chaff (Bacterial leaf streak)

HOST: Barley

Leaf with linear, water-soaked lesions that turn necrotic and brown. Flakes of dry bacterial exudate are apparent on the lesions. The pathogen also causes black glume of barley.