List of coconut palm diseases
This article is a list of diseases of coconut palms (Cocos nucifera).
Bacterial diseases[]
Coconut gone bad: the dark spots are very bitter and the whole meat has turned yellow. The first indication is a bitter taste of the water; this coconut should not be consumed.
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A coconut with a large part of the meat missing.
Bacterial diseases | |
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Bacterial bud rot | Erwinia spp. |
Fungal diseases[]
Virus and viroid[]
diseases | |
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Cadang-cadang | Coconut cadang-cadang viroid |
Foliar decay | ssDNA, identity uncertain |
Tinangaja | |
Natuna wilt | Not known |
Premature decline | Not known |
Soccoro wilt | Not known |
Phytoplasmal diseases[]
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A coconut palm with lethal yellowing
Phytoplasmal diseases | |
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Awka disease/Texas phoenix palm decline | Ca. |
Blast | Ca. Phytoplasma suspected |
Cape St. Paul wilt | Ca. Phytoplasma |
Cedros wilt | Phytomonas sp. |
Heart rot | Phytomonas sp. |
Kaincope disease | Ca. Phytoplasma |
Kalimantan wilt | Ca. Phytoplasma suspected |
Kribi disease | Ca. Phytoplasma |
Lethal decline | Ca. Phytoplasma |
Lethal disease | Ca. Phytoplasma |
Lethal yellowing | Ca. Phytoplasma |
Pudricion del cogollo | Ca. Phytoplasma |
Root wilt disease | Ca. Phytoplasma |
Stem necrosis | Ca. Phytoplasma suspected |
Miscellaneous diseases and disorders[]
Miscellaneous diseases and disorders | |
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Bristle top | Not known |
Dry bud rot | Not known, but possibly vectored by the insects Sogatella kolophon and () |
Finschafen disease | Not known |
Frond rot | Physiological disorder |
Leaf scorch decline | Not known |
Malaysia wilt | Not known |
Red ring disease | Bursaphelenchus cocophilus (nematode) |
Porroca disease | not known |
Coconut lethal crown atrophy | Not known |
Further reading[]
- Manimekalai, R. Soumya, V.P., Sathish Kumar, R., Selvarajan, R., Krishna Reddy, M., Sasikala, George V Thomas., Rajeev M and Baranwal, V.K. 2010. Molecular detection of 16Sr XI group Phytoplasma associated with Root (Wilt) Disease of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) in India. Plant disease 94:636
References[]
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