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The fungus has been isolated from a wide variety of palm tissue. The fungus is not host specific so the disease could be present in many more types of palm, but further research needs to be done. The fungus has also been known to infect pygmy date palm (Phoenix roebelenii) and has been a big problem in Florida during the winter months. [1]
Phoenix roebelenii is a small to medium-sized, slow-growing slender tree growing to 2–7 metres (6.6–23.0 ft) tall. The leaves are 60–120 cm (24–47 in) long, pinnate, with around 100 leaflets arranged in a single plane (unlike the related P. loureiroi where the leaflets are in two planes).
Fungal diseases; Bayoud (Fusariose) Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. albedinis: Belaat Phytophthora sp. Bending head Ceratocystis paradoxa. Chalara paradoxa [anamorph] = Thielaviopsis paradoxa Lasiodiplodia theobromae = Botryodiplodia theobromae. Black leaf spot Coniothyrium palmarum (Israel, India and Cyprus) [1] Black scorch Ceratocystis paradoxa
Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as the date palm, [2] is a flowering-plant species in the palm family Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit called dates. The species is widely cultivated across northern Africa , the Middle East , the Horn of Africa , Australia , South Asia , and California . [ 3 ]
While P. dactylifera is grown for its edible dates, the Canary Island date palm (P. canariensis) and pygmy date palm (P. roebelenii) are widely grown as ornamental plants, but their dates are used as food for livestock and poultry. The Canary Island date palm differs from the date palm in having a stouter trunk, more leaves to the crown, more ...
Coconut palm diseases (19 P) P. Pests of oil palm ... List of date palm diseases; List of foliage plant diseases (Arecaceae) O. Omphalia tralucida; P. Pestalotiopsis ...
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Lethal yellowing (LY) is a phytoplasma disease that attacks many species of palms, including some commercially important species, such as the coconut and date palm.In the Caribbean, it is spread by the planthopper Haplaxius crudus (former name Myndus crudus) which is native to Florida, parts of the Caribbean, parts of Australia and Central America. [1]