This virus-transmitted mosaic is considered a "beneficial plant disease" because of the attractive variegation it produces in the foliage of affected Albutilon species.

This ubiquitous disease reduces avocado fruit shelf life and negatively affects fruit quality, taste, and marketability. Symptoms, pathogen biology, and integrated disease management techniques are discussed; some of the ...

A severe disease of the kava plant caused by cucumber mosaic virus is described. Symptoms are illustrated and integrated disease management options are discussed.

Symptoms and management of Dickeya chrysanthemi, a potentially serious problem for various ornamental foliage plants in Hawaii, are discussed.

Symptoms and control options for this important aphid-transmitted disease of banana are described.

This disease, also known as black Sigatoka, caused by the fungus Mycosphaerella fijiensis, is the most important disease of banana worldwide. The publication discusses its life cycle and epidemiology, illustrates its ...

Radopholus similis is a serious pathogen affecting a wide range of plants grown in Hawaii. Control options in nursery crops, including anthurium, and field plantings are discussed.

This plant has many positive uses but can be a severe pathogen of coastal plants in Hawaii and the Pacific region. The distinction between it and two similarly parasitic dodders (Cuscuta spp.) is made, and control options ...

This disease, also known as brown eyespot, caused by the plant-pathogenic fungus Cercospora coffeicola, can be economically important in Hawaii at some locations or in some seasons due to the costs associated with managing ...

Citrus can be grown in Hawaii but due to various insects and plant diseases limiting production, the majority of citrus fruits consumed here are imported. This disease seriously affects marketability of Hawaii-grown citrus, ...