Dreams of good harvest had been short lived with papaya lately. Leaves turned yellow over a week or two, and the whole papaya tree became weak and died within two weeks. I guess it's erwinia papayae a bacterial pathogen, at work. It's also known as bacterial crown rot.
Pic 1: affected papaya tree probably due to erwinia papayae bacteria
Oh gosh I am so sorry. We often have leaves that go brown and fall. I try to have a few papaya trees growing at the same time, and some little ones coming up. when they get too tall I cut them down.
The papaya has beautiful leaves.
ReplyDeleteyes indeed.
DeleteOh gosh I am so sorry. We often have leaves that go brown and fall. I try to have a few papaya trees growing at the same time, and some little ones coming up. when they get too tall I cut them down.
ReplyDeleteIts quite frustrating to lose papaya tree at that stage.
DeleteHello!
ReplyDeleteI love papaya but have never seen how it grows. Beautiful plant!