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.
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Bacterial mushy canker | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial mushy canker
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia sp.
SOURCE: E. Trujillo
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Dieffenbachia
Dieffenbachia with rot and decay of stem and leaf tissues.
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Bacterial stem rot | Dieffenbachia
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Dieffenbachia (Dieffenbachia seguine)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya dieffenbachiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. dieffenbachiae
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Dieffenbachia
Dieffenbachia with wilted and rotted leaves.
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Bacterial stem rot | Dieffenbachia
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Dieffenbachia (Dieffenbachia seguine)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya dieffenbachiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. dieffenbachiae
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Dieffenbachia
Cross section of stem exposing rotted tissues.
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Bacterial stem rot | Dieffenbachia
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Dieffenbachia (Dieffenbachia seguine)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya dieffenbachiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. dieffenbachiae
SOURCE: R. Raabe