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Bacterial diseases (fruit) Acetic souring Acetic acid bacteria: Bacterial fruitlet brown rot Erwinia ananas pv. ananas: Fruit collapse Erwinia chrysanthemi: Marbled fruit Acetobacter spp. A. peroxydans Erwinia herbicola var. ananas. Pink fruit Acetobacter aceti. Erwinia herbicola Gluconobacter oxydans. Soft rot Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora
Fruitlet core rot (FCR) is the disease of a pineapple fruit, from the pathogen Penicillium funiculosum that is brown or black in color and rotted in the center. [2] FCR is associated with multiple pathogens, such as Candida guilliermondi in addition to P. funiculosum, however, leathery pocket (LP) and interfruitlet corking (IFC) are only associated with P. funiculosum. [2]
Dysmicoccus brevipes is a mealybug.The scientific name was published for the first time by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1893. The species is found primarily on pineapple and other species in the genus Ananas, but also infests citrus trees, cotton, banana, coffee and other plants.
Ananas macrodontes is a plant species closely related to the pineapple, in the family Bromeliaceae. [4] Its common name is the false pineapple, [5] a name shared with the not closely related Pandanus kaida. [6] There is no consensus whether this species should belong in the same genus as the pineapple , or in its own genus (Pseudananas). [4] [3]
The most serious pests are mealybugs that feed on citrus. Other species damage sugarcane, grapes, pineapple (Jahn et al. 2003), coffee trees, cassava, ferns, cacti, gardenias, papaya, mulberry, sunflower and orchids. Mealybugs only tend to be serious pests in the presence of ants because the ants protect them from predators and parasites. [2]
Fruit cracking Genetic Fruit russet Frost, sprays, etc. Green mottle Unidentified Hollow apple High temperature Internal bark necrosis = measles Low pH and mineral nutrient imbalance Internal browning Boron and calcium deficiencies, etc. Jonathan spot Reduced by controlled atmosphere storage Narrow leaf Genetic
Common Name Native Distribution Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. Pineapple: East of the Andes, from northern South America to northern Argentina. [2] Ananas macrodontes E.Morren: False Pineapple: Coastal Brazil and basins of Parana and Paraguay rivers to northern Argentina. [2]
Chloridea virescens larvae are a field crop pest, attacking a wide variety of crops. As its common name suggests, it is widely described as attacking tobacco plants of the Nicotiana species, but it also favors cotton, alfalfa, clovers, soybean, and flax plants.