List of coconut palm diseases
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Bacterial diseases

Bacterial diseases
Bacterial bud rot Erwinia
Erwinia
Erwinia is a genus of Enterobacteriaceae bacteria containing mostly plant pathogenic species which was named for the first phytobacteriologist, Erwin Smith. It is a gram negative bacterium related to E. coli, Shigella, Salmonella and Yersinia. It is primarily a rod-shaped bacteria. A well-known...

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Fungal diseases

Fungal diseases
Algal leaf spot Cephaleuros virescens
Cephaleuros virescens
Cephaleuros virescens is a plant pathogen....

Anthracnose
Glomerella cingulata
Glomerella cingulata
Glomerella cingulata is a plant pathogenic fungus that causes disease on many different hosts including quince and apple bitter rot and anthracnose on many fruit and vegetable species. Glomerella cingulata is the sexual stage while the asexual stage is called Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.-...



Colletotrichum gloeosporioides [anomorph]
Bitten leaf
Ceratocystis paradoxa
Ceratocystis paradoxa
Ceratocystis paradoxa is a plant pathogen able to cause disease in many species.- External links :* *...



Chalara paradoxa [anomorph]
Bipolaris leafspot Bipolaris incurvata
Bipolaris incurvata
Bipolaris incurvata is a plant pathogen that causes blight and leaf spots in coconut trees.- External links :* *...

Black scorch
Ceratocystis paradoxa
Ceratocystis paradoxa
Ceratocystis paradoxa is a plant pathogen able to cause disease in many species.- External links :* *...



Chalara paradoxa [anomorph]
Bud rot
Phytophthora palmivora
Phytophthora palmivora
Phytophthora palmivora causes bud-rot of palms, fruit-rot or kole-roga of coconut and arecanut. These are among the most serious diseases caused by fungi and moulds in South India. It occurs almost every year in Malnad, Mysore, North & South Kanara, Malabar and other areas. Similar diseases of...



Phytophthora heveae

Phytophthora katsurae
Phytophthora katsurae
Phytophthora katsurae is a plant pathogen. It was first isolated from chestnut trees in Japan. It has also been reported from Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Australia and Korea.- External links :* *...



Phytophthora nicotianae
Phytophthora nicotianae
Phytophthora nicotianae is a plant pathogen. It can be found in the root of Zamioculcas zamiifolia.- External links :* *...



Fusarium moniliforme

Fusarium solani

Graphium
Graphium (fungus)
Graphium is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae. It probably evolved from a lichen ancestor, as it is closely related to many lichenized species of fungi.-External links:* at Index Fungorum...

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Catacauma leaf spot Catacauma mucosum
Damping-off
Fusarium
Fusarium
Fusarium is a large genus of filamentous fungi widely distributed in soil and in association with plants. Most species are harmless saprobes, and are relatively abundant members of the soil microbial community. Some species produce mycotoxins in cereal crops that can affect human and animal health...

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Phytophthora
Phytophthora
Phytophthora is a genus of plant-damaging Oomycetes , whose member species are capable of causing enormous economic losses on crops worldwide, as well as environmental damage in natural ecosystems. The genus was first described by Heinrich Anton de Bary in 1875...

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Pythium
Pythium
Pythium is a genus of parasitic oomycete. Most species are plant parasites, but Pythium insidiosum is an important pathogen of animals...

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Rhizoctonia solani
Rhizoctonia solani
Rhizoctonia solani is a plant pathogenic fungus with a wide host range and worldwide distribution. This plant pathogen was discovered more than 100 years ago. Rhizoctonia solani frequently exists as thread-like growth on plants or in culture. Asexual spores are not produced, only the sexual stage...

Dry basal rot
Ceratocystis paradoxa
Ceratocystis paradoxa
Ceratocystis paradoxa is a plant pathogen able to cause disease in many species.- External links :* *...



Chalara paradoxa [anomorph]
Ganoderma butt rot
Ganoderma boninense

Ganoderma tornatum
Ganoderma tornatum
Ganoderma tornatum is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...



Ganoderma zonatum
Ganoderma zonatum
Ganoderma zonatum is a plant pathogen that infects the palm species causing butt rot. It is a fungus that infects the bottom 4 –5 feet of the plant also rotting the roots...

Graphiola leaf spot Graphiola phoenicis
Graphiola phoenicis
Graphiola phoenicis is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...

Gray leaf blight Pestalotiopsis palmarum
Pestalotiopsis palmarum
Pestalotiopsis palmarum is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...

Koleroga Phytophthora arecae
Leaf blight Cytospora palmarum
Cytospora palmarum
Cytospora palmarum is a plant pathogen that causes leaf blight on coconut.- External links :* *...

Leaf spots
Alternaria
Alternaria
Alternaria is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Alternaria species are known as major plant pathogens. They are also common allergens in humans, growing indoors and causing hay fever or hypersensitivity reactions that sometimes lead to asthma...

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Botryosphaeria disrupta
Botryosphaeria disrupta
Botryosphaeria disrupta is a plant pathogen that causes canker and dieback in several important plant species such as mango and avocado.- External links :**...



Capitorostrum cocoes
Capitorostrum cocoes
Capitorostrum cocoes is an ascomycete fungus that is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...



Cercospora
Cercospora
Cercospora is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Several species of this genus cause plant diseases, mostly forms of leaf spot. It is a relatively well-studied genus of fungi but there are countless species not yet described, and there is still much to learn about the most well-known of the species.-...

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Curvularia lunata

Cylindrocladium pteridis
Cylindrocladium pteridis
Cylindrocladium pteridis is a fungal plant pathogen.- External links :* *...



Drechslera gigantea
Drechslera gigantea
Drechslera gigantea is a plant pathogen that causes eyespot disease on many host plants.- External links :* *...



Drechslera halodes

Epicoccum nigrum
Epicoccum nigrum
Epicoccum nigrum is a species of fungus. A plant pathogen, it is widespread fungus which produces colored pigments that can be used as antifungal agents against other pathogenic fungi....



Helminthosporium sp.

Macrophoma
Macrophoma
Macrophoma is a genus of anamorphic fungi in the family Botryosphaeriaceae.-Species:*Macrophoma abietis*Macrophoma abietis-pectinatae*Macrophoma abscondita*Macrophoma acaciaecola*Macrophoma acanthina*Macrophoma aceris...

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Macrosporium cocos
Macrosporium cocos
Macrosporium cocos is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...



Melanconium sp.

Mycosphaerella palmicola
Mycosphaerella palmicola
Mycosphaerella palmicola is a fungal plant pathogen.-External links:* *...



Periconiella cocoes
Periconiella cocoes
Periconiella cocoes is an ascomycete fungus that is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...



Pseudoepicoccum cocos
Pseudoepicoccum cocos
Pseudoepicoccum cocos is an ascomycete fungus that is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...



Phomopsis
Phomopsis
Phomopsis is a genus of ascomyceta fungi.-Species:Species include:* Phomopsis arnoldiae* Phomopsis asparagi* Phomopsis asparagicola* Phomopsis cannabina* Phomopsis caricae-papayae* Phomopsis coffeae* Phomopsis elaeagni...

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Phyllosticta palmetto
Phyllosticta palmetto
Phyllosticta palmetto is a plant pathogen.- External links :**...



Ramularia necator
Ramularia necator
Ramularia necator is a fungal plant pathogen.-External links:**...

Lethal bole rot Marasmiellus cocophilus
Marasmiellus cocophilus
Marasmiellus cocophilus is a fungal plant pathogen that causes lethal bole rot on coconut.- External links :* *...

Lixa grande Sphaerodothis acrocomiae
Lixa pequena Phyllachora torrendiella
Nut fall
Phytophthora arecae

Phytophthora palmivora
Phytophthora palmivora
Phytophthora palmivora causes bud-rot of palms, fruit-rot or kole-roga of coconut and arecanut. These are among the most serious diseases caused by fungi and moulds in South India. It occurs almost every year in Malnad, Mysore, North & South Kanara, Malabar and other areas. Similar diseases of...



Phytophthora katsurae
Phytophthora katsurae
Phytophthora katsurae is a plant pathogen. It was first isolated from chestnut trees in Japan. It has also been reported from Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Australia and Korea.- External links :* *...



Phytophthora nicotianae
Phytophthora nicotianae
Phytophthora nicotianae is a plant pathogen. It can be found in the root of Zamioculcas zamiifolia.- External links :* *...



Fusarium moniliforme

Graphium
Graphium (fungus)
Graphium is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae. It probably evolved from a lichen ancestor, as it is closely related to many lichenized species of fungi.-External links:* at Index Fungorum...

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Powdery mildew Oidium
Oidium
This article is about a type of fungal spore. For the ascomycete genus, see Oidium . For the fungus that causes powdery mildew on grapes, see Uncinula necator....

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Queima das folhas
Botryosphaeria cocogena
Botryosphaeria cocogena
Botryosphaeria cocogena is a plant pathogen that causes blight in coconut leaves.- External links :**...



Lasiodiplodia theobromae
Lasiodiplodia theobromae
Lasiodiplodia theobromae is a plant pathogen with a very wide host range. It causes rotting and dieback in most species it infects. On rare occasions it has been found to cause Fungal keratitis. It is a common post harvest fungus disease of citrus known as stem-end rot.- External links :* *...

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Root rot
Fusarium
Fusarium
Fusarium is a large genus of filamentous fungi widely distributed in soil and in association with plants. Most species are harmless saprobes, and are relatively abundant members of the soil microbial community. Some species produce mycotoxins in cereal crops that can affect human and animal health...

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Phytophthora
Phytophthora
Phytophthora is a genus of plant-damaging Oomycetes , whose member species are capable of causing enormous economic losses on crops worldwide, as well as environmental damage in natural ecosystems. The genus was first described by Heinrich Anton de Bary in 1875...

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Pythium
Pythium
Pythium is a genus of parasitic oomycete. Most species are plant parasites, but Pythium insidiosum is an important pathogen of animals...

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Rhizoctonia solani
Rhizoctonia solani
Rhizoctonia solani is a plant pathogenic fungus with a wide host range and worldwide distribution. This plant pathogen was discovered more than 100 years ago. Rhizoctonia solani frequently exists as thread-like growth on plants or in culture. Asexual spores are not produced, only the sexual stage...

Stem bleeding
Ceratocystis paradoxa
Ceratocystis paradoxa
Ceratocystis paradoxa is a plant pathogen able to cause disease in many species.- External links :* *...



Chalara paradoxa
Stigmina leaf spot
Stigmina palmivora
Stigmina palmivora
Stigmina palmivora is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...

Thread blight
Pellicularia filamentosa

Pellicularia koleroga

Corticium penicillatum
Corticium penicillatum
Corticium penicillatum is a species of fungus in the class Agaricomycetes. It is a corticioid fungus and a plant pathogen, the causal agent of coconut thread blight, a leaf disease of coconuts.The species was originally described from Papua New Guinea in 1925 and has since been reported from...


Virus and viroid diseases

diseases
Cadang-cadang Coconut cadang-cadang viroid
Foliar decay SS-DNA, identity uncertain
Tinangaja Coconut tinangaja viroid
Natuna wilt Not known
Premature decline Not known
Soccoro wilt Not known

Phytoplasmal diseases

Phytoplasmal diseases
Awka disease Phytoplasma
Blast Phytoplasma suspected
Cape St. Paul wilt Phytoplasma
Cedros wilt Phytomonas stahellii
Heart rot Phytomonas stahellii
Kaincope disease Phytoplasma
Kalimantan wilt Phytoplasma suspected
Kribi disease Phytoplasma
Lethal decline Phytoplasma
Lethal disease Phytoplasma
Lethal yellowing Phytoplasma
Pudricion del cogollo Phytoplasma
Root wilt disease Phytoplasma
Stem necrosis Phytoplasma suspected

Miscellaneous diseases and disorders

Miscellaneous diseases and disorders
Bristle top Not known
Dry bud rot Not known, but possibly vectored by the insects Sogatella kolophon and S. yubana
Finschafen disease Not known
Frond rot Physiological disorder
Leaf scorch decline Not known
Malaysia wilt Not known
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