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This article is a list of diseases of coconut palms (Cocos nucifera ).
Bacterial diseases
Coconut gone bad: the dark spots are very bitter and the whole meat has turned yellow. The first indication is a bitter taste of the water; this coconut should not be consumed.
A coconut with a large part of the meat missing.
Fungal diseases
Virus and viroid
A coconut palm with lethal yellowing
Phytoplasmal diseases
Awka disease/Texas phoenix palm decline
Ca. Phytoplasma palmae
Blast
Ca. Phytoplasma suspected
Cape St. Paul wilt
Ca. Phytoplasma
Cedros wilt
Phytomonas sp.
Heart rot
Phytomonas sp.
Kaincope disease
Ca. Phytoplasma
Kalimantan wilt
Ca. Phytoplasma suspected
Kribi disease
Ca. Phytoplasma
Lethal decline
Ca. Phytoplasma
Lethal disease
Ca. Phytoplasma
Lethal yellowing
Ca. Phytoplasma
Pudricion del cogollo
Ca. Phytoplasma
Root wilt disease
Ca. Phytoplasma
Stem necrosis
Ca. Phytoplasma suspected
Miscellaneous diseases and disorders
Further reading
Manimekalai, R. Soumya, V.P., Sathish Kumar, R., Selvarajan, R., Krishna Reddy, M., Sasikala, George V Thomas., Rajeev M and Baranwal, V.K. 2010. Molecular detection of 16Sr XI group Phytoplasma associated with Root (Wilt) Disease of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) in India. Plant disease 94:636
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