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Papaya dieback disease symptoms development on papaya seedlings artificially infected with the pathogen, Erwinia mallotivora. (a) Necrotic lesion developed along the vein of infected leaf, (b) water soaked lesion developed on infected stem, and (c) shrunken and bending of infected stem, leading to ultimate plant death. Arrows indicate the affected regions.
