This article is a list of diseases of date palm

Date Palm

The date palm is a palm in the genus Phoenix, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit. Although its place of origin is unknown because of long cultivation, it probably originated from lands around the Persian Gulf. It is a medium-sized plant, 15–25 m tall, growing singly or forming a clump with...

s (Phoenix dactylifera).

Fungal diseases

Inflorescence Pink rot
(Serratia marcescens)>

Fungal diseases
Bayoud (Fusariose)	Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. albedinis Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. albedinis Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. albedinis is a fungal plant pathogen that causes a disease known as Bayoudh disease or fusarium wilt primarily on dates.-External links:* *...
Belaat	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... sp.
Bending head	Ceratocystis paradoxa Ceratocystis paradoxa Ceratocystis paradoxa is a plant pathogen able to cause disease in many species.- External links :* *... Chalara paradoxa [anamorph] Botryodiplodia theobromae
Black leaf spot	Chaetosphaeropsis sp.
Black scorch	Ceratocystis paradoxa Ceratocystis paradoxa Ceratocystis paradoxa is a plant pathogen able to cause disease in many species.- External links :* *... Chalara paradoxa [anamorph]
Diplodia disease	Diplodia phoenicum Diplodia phoenicum Diplodia phoenicum is a plant pathogen.- 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 :* *... Diplodia natalensis
Fruit rots	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... spp. Aspergillus Aspergillus Aspergillus is a genus consisting of several hundred mold species found in various climates worldwide. Aspergillus was first catalogued in 1729 by the Italian priest and biologist Pier Antonio Micheli... spp. 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... spp. Penicillium Penicillium Penicillium is a genus of ascomycetous fungi of major importance in the natural environment as well as food and drug production. Members of the genus produce penicillin, a molecule that is used as an antibiotic, which kills or stops the growth of certain kinds of bacteria inside the body... spp., etc.
Graphiola leaf spot	Graphiola phoenicis Graphiola phoenicis Graphiola phoenicis is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...
Inflorescence rot	Diplodia Diplodia Diplodia is a genus of anamorphic fungi in the family Botryosphaeriaceae.-Species:*Diplodia abiegna*Diplodia abrotani*Diplodia abutilonis*Diplodia acaciae*Diplodia acaciarum*Diplodia acanthophylli*Diplodia acericola... spp. 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... spp. hielaviopsis spp.
Khamedj	Mauginiella scaettae Mauginiella scaettae Mauginiella scaettae is an ascomycete fungus that is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...
Leaf dieback	Alternaria sp. 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...
Omphalia root rot	Omphalia tralucida Omphalia tralucida Omphalia tralucida is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *... Omphalia pigmentata
Pestalotia leaf spot	Pestalotiopsis palmarum Pestalotiopsis palmarum Pestalotiopsis palmarum is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *... Pestalotia palmarum
Taches brunes (brown leaf spot)	Mycosphaerella tassiana Cladosporium herbarum Cladosporium herbarum Cladosporium herbarum is a fungal plant pathogen. Its hosts include Bryum, Buxbaumia, Gyroweissia, Tortula, and Dicranella.- External links :**... [anamorph]
Terminal bud rot	Ceratocystis paradoxa Ceratocystis paradoxa Ceratocystis paradoxa is a plant pathogen able to cause disease in many species.- External links :* *... Chalara paradoxa [anamorph]
Wilt of fruit bunches	Fusarium moniliforme

Nematodes, parasitic

Nematodes, parasitic
Root knot	Meloidogyne arenaria Meloidogyne arenaria Meloidogyne arenaria is a plant pathogenic nematode.- External links :*... Meloidogyne hapla Meloidogyne incognita Meloidogyne incognita The Meloidogyne incognita is a nematode, a type of roundworm, in the family Heteroderidae. It is an important plant parasite classified in parasitology as a root-knot nematode, as it prefers to attack the root of its host plant.... Meloidogyne javanica Meloidogyne javanica Meloidogyne javanica is a plant pathogenic nematode. It is one of the tropical Root-knot Nematodes and a major agricultural pest in many countries. Meloidogyne javanica reproduces by obligatory mitotic parthenogenesis .- External links :*...
Root lesion	Pratylenchus penetrans Pratylenchus penetrans Pratylenchus penetrans is a plant pathogenic nematode.- External links :*...

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Inflorescence Pink rot
(Serratia marcescens)

Insects, parasitic

"Large" Red Palm Weevil, "Picudo rojo" (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus)

http://www.picudorojocanarias.es/
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Rhynchophorus_ferrugineus
http://www.ecologistasenaccion.org/article.php3?id_article=4105
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhynchophorus_ferrugineus