List of papaya diseases
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Bacterial diseases

Bacterial diseases
Bacterial canker 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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Bacterial leaf spot Pseudomonas caricapapayae
Pseudomonas caricapapayae
Pseudomonas caricapapayae is a Gram-negative soil bacterium that is pathogenic to plants. It was originally isolated on papaya in Brazil. Based on 16S rRNA analysis, P. caricapapayae has been placed in the P. syringae group....

Bacterial wilt Pseudomonas solanacearum
Black rot Erwinia cypripedii
Bunchy top Unknown bacterium
Erwinia decline 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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Erwinia mushy canker 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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Internal yellowing Enterobacter cloacae
Purple stain Erwinia herbicola
Maribo Pseudomonas maribos

Fungal diseases

Fungal diseases
Alternaria fruit spot
Alternaria alternata
Alternaria alternata
Alternaria alternata has been recorded causing leaf spot and other diseases on over 380 host species. It is opportunistic pathogen on numerous hosts causing leaf spots, rots and blights on many plant parts...

Angular leaf spot
Leveillula taurica
Leveillula taurica
Leveillula taurica is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...

Anthracnose
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Black spot
Asperisporium caricae
Asperisporium caricae
Asperisporium caricae is an ascomycete fungus that is a plant pathogen, found in North and South America.- External links :* *...



Cercospora papayae
Cercospora papayae
Cercospora papayae is a fungal plant pathogen.- External links :**...



Phomopsis caricae-papayae
Phomopsis caricae-papayae
Phomopsis caricae-papayae is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...

Blossom spot Choanephora cucurbitarum
Choanephora cucurbitarum
The fungus Choanephora cucurbitarum is a plant pathogen that causes fruit rot in cucurbit.- External links :* *...

Brown spot
Corynespora cassiicola
Corynespora cassiicola
Corynespora cassiicola is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...


Helminthosporium vignicola
Chocolate spot
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Collar rot
Cylindrocladium crotalariae

Calonectria crotalariae [teleomorph]
Damping off
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

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


Phytophthora parasitica

Pythium aphanidermatum
Pythium aphanidermatum
Pythium aphanidermatum is a plant pathogen.- External links :**...



Pythium debaryanum
Pythium debaryanum
Pythium debaryanum is a plant pathogen.- External links :**...



Pythium ultimum
Pythium ultimum
Pythium ultimum is a plant pathogen.- External links :***...



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...



Thanatephorus cucumeris [teleomorph]
Dry rot
Phoma caricae-papayae
Phoma caricae-papayae
Phoma caricae-papayae is a fungal plant pathogen.- External links :* *...


Ascochyta caricae-papayae

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

[teleomorph]
Foot rot
Pythium aphanidermatum
Pythium aphanidermatum
Pythium aphanidermatum is a plant pathogen.- External links :**...



Pythium ultimum
Pythium ultimum
Pythium ultimum is a plant pathogen.- External links :***...

Fruit rot
Monilia sp.
Fruit spot
Cercospora mamaonis
Cercospora mamaonis
Cercospora mamaonis is a fungal plant pathogen.- External links :**...

Fusarium fruit rot
Fusarium solani

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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Guignardia spot
Guignardia
Guignardia
Guignardia is a genus of fungi in the family Botryosphaeriaceae.-Species:*Guignardia abeana*Guignardia abietella-sibirica*Guignardia acaciae*Guignardia adeana*Guignardia adianti*Guignardia adriatica...

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Greasy spot
Corynespora cassiicola
Corynespora cassiicola
Corynespora cassiicola is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...


Helminthosporium vignicola
Internal blight
Cladosporium
Cladosporium
Cladosporium is a genus of fungi including some of the most common indoor and outdoor molds. Species produce olive-green to brown or black colonies, and have dark-pigmented conidia that are formed in simple or branching chains....

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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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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...

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Lasiodiplodia fruit rot
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 :* *...


Lasiodiplodia triflorae
Leaf spot
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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Asperisporium caricae
Asperisporium caricae
Asperisporium caricae is an ascomycete fungus that is a plant pathogen, found in North and South America.- External links :* *...



Cercospora mamaonis
Cercospora mamaonis
Cercospora mamaonis is a fungal plant pathogen.- External links :**...



Cercospora papayae
Cercospora papayae
Cercospora papayae is a fungal plant pathogen.- External links :**...



Choanephora cucurbitarum
Choanephora cucurbitarum
The fungus Choanephora cucurbitarum is a plant pathogen that causes fruit rot in cucurbit.- External links :* *...



Curvularia caricae-papayae
Curvularia caricae-papayae
Curvularia caricae-papayae is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...



Gloeosporium sp.

Phoma caricae-papayae
Phoma caricae-papayae
Phoma caricae-papayae is a fungal plant pathogen.- External links :* *...



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

[teleomorph]

Phyllosticta
Phyllosticta
Phyllosticta is a genus of fungi. Many of the species in this genus are plant pathogens.-Species:*Phyllosticta aberiae*Phyllosticta abietis*Phyllosticta abortiva*Phyllosticta abramovii*Phyllosticta abricola...

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Petiole spot Didymella sp.
Phytophthora blight
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 nicotianae var. parasitica
Phytophthora parasitica
Powdery mildew
Erysiphe cichoracearum
Erysiphe cichoracearum
Erysiphe cichoracearum is a plant pathogen that causes powdery mildew disease of cucurbits, including melon, cucumber, pumpkin, and squash. The primary symptoms are white, powder-like spots on the leaves and stems. Sphaerotheca fuliginea causes a similar looking powdery mildew of cucurbits.-...



Erysiphe
Erysiphe
Erysiphe is a genus of fungi in the Erysiphaceae family. Many of the species in this genus are plant pathogens which cause powdery mildew....

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Oidium caricae

Oidium indicum
Oidium indicum
Oidium indicum is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...



Ovulariopsis papayae
Ovulariopsis papayae
Ovulariopsis papayae is a plant pathogen.- External links :**...



Sphaerotheca fuliginea
Sphaerotheca fuliginea
Sphaerotheca fuliginea is a plant pathogen that causes powdery mildew on cucurbits. Sphaerotheca fuliginea and Erysiphe cichoracearum are the two most commonly recorded fungi causing cucurbit powdery mildew. In the past, Erysiphe cichoracearum was considered to be the primary causal organism...



Sphaerotheca humuli
Phytophthora fruit rot
Phytophthora capsici
Phytophthora capsici
Phytophthora capsici is an oomycete plant pathogen that causes fruit rot of peppers. It was first described by L. Leonian at a New Mexico Agricultural Research Station in Las Cruces in 1922 on a crop of chili peppers. In 1967, a study by Satour and Butler found 45 species of cultivated plants and...



Phytophthora nicotianae var. parasitica
Phytophthora parasitica

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...

Rhizopus soft rot
Rhizopus stolonifer Rhizopus nigricans
Root 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...



Pythium aphanidermatum
Pythium aphanidermatum
Pythium aphanidermatum is a plant pathogen.- External links :**...



Pythium ultimum
Pythium ultimum
Pythium ultimum is a plant pathogen.- External links :***...



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...



Thanatephorus cucumeris [teleomorph]
Sclerotium blight
Sclerotium rolfsii

Athelia rolfsii
Athelia rolfsii
Athelia rolfsii is a corticioid fungus in the family Atheliaceae. It is a facultative plant pathogen and is the causal agent of "southern blight" disease in crops.-Taxonomy:...

[teleomorph]
Seedling blight
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Stem-end rot
Alternaria alternata
Alternaria alternata
Alternaria alternata has been recorded causing leaf spot and other diseases on over 380 host species. It is opportunistic pathogen on numerous hosts causing leaf spots, rots and blights on many plant parts...



Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

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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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 :* *...


Ascochyta caricae-papayae

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

[teleomorph]

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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Rhizopus stolonifer
Stemphylium fruit spot
Stemphylium lycopersici
Stemphylium lycopersici
Stemphylium lycopersici is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...


Stemphylium floridanum
Stem rot
Fusarium solani

Nectria haematococca [teleomorph]

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 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...



Pythium aphanidermatum
Pythium aphanidermatum
Pythium aphanidermatum is a plant pathogen.- External links :**...



Pythium ultimum
Pythium ultimum
Pythium ultimum is a plant pathogen.- External links :***...

Target spot Phyllosticta caricae-papayae
Phyllosticta caricae-papayae
Phyllosticta caricae-papayae is a plant pathogen.- External links :**...

Verticillium wilt Verticillium dahliae
Verticillium dahliae
Verticillium dahliae is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes verticillium wilt in many plant species, causing leaves to curl and discolor. It may cause death in some plants.- External links :* *...

Wet fruit rot 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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Miscellaneous diseases and disorders

Miscellaneous diseases and disorders
Algal leaf spot Cephaleuros virescens
Bumpy fruit Boron deficiency
Freckles Physiological
Nivum Haamir dieback Unknown cause

Nematodes, parasitic

Nematodes, parasitic
Reniform nematode
Rotylenchulus reniformis
Rotylenchulus reniformis
-History and significance:Rotylenchulus reniformis is a plant parasite nematode with a worldwide distribution in the tropical and subtropical regions. This nematode has a wide host range infecting plants in many species around the word. It belongs to the Family Hoplolaimidae; it was first...



Rotylenchulus parvus
Rotylenchulus parvus
Rotylenchulus parvus is a plant pathogenic nematode.- External links :*...

Root-knot nematode
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 :*...



Meloidogyne arenaria
Meloidogyne arenaria
Meloidogyne arenaria is a plant pathogenic nematode.- External links :*...



Meloidogyne hapla

Phytoplasmal diseases

Phytoplasmal diseases
Dieback Phytoplasma
Phytoplasma
Phytoplasma are specialised bacteria that are obligate parasites of plant phloem tissue and transmitting insects . They were first discovered by scientists in 1967 and were named mycoplasma-like organisms or MLOs. They cannot be cultured in vitro in cell-free media...

Yellow crinkle Phytoplasma

Viral and viroid diseases

Viral and viroid diseases
Apical necrosis Papaya apical necrosis virus
Droopy necrosis Papaya droopy necrosis virus
Feather leaf Unknown virus
Leaf curl Virus suspected
Mosaic Papaya mosaic virus
Papaya mosaic virus
Papaya mosaic virus is a plant pathogenic virus in the genus Potexvirus and the family Flexiviridae. PapMV is a filamentous, flexuous rod, 530 nm in length....

Papaya ringspot
Papaya ringspot virus
Papaya ringspot virus is a plant pathogenic virus in the genus Potyvirus and the virus family Potyviridae.The virus is a non-enveloped, flexous rod-shaped particle that is between 760-800 nm long and 12 nm in diameter. It is transmitted between plants by mechanical activities like...

Papaya ringspot virus
Papaya ringspot virus
Papaya ringspot virus is a plant pathogenic virus in the genus Potyvirus and the virus family Potyviridae.The virus is a non-enveloped, flexous rod-shaped particle that is between 760-800 nm long and 12 nm in diameter. It is transmitted between plants by mechanical activities like...

Spotted wilt Tomato spotted wilt virus
Terminal necrosis and wilt Tobacco ringspot virus
Tobacco ringspot virus
Tobacco ringspot virus is a plant pathogenic virus in the plant virus family Comoviridae. It is the type species of the Comoviridae Genus Nepovirus. Nepoviruses are be transmitted between plants by nematodes...

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