Black pod of cacao in Ecuador caused by P. palmivora (see lesioned fruit on left).
Photographer:
Maria Ratti
Disease Symptoms:
All disease symptoms
Fruit rot
Host Genus:
Theobroma
Scale:
Whole tree
Black pod disease of cacao caused by P. palmivora
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