Other Plant Disease — United States
In Hawaii (US), _Dickeya dianthicola_ (EPPO A2 List) was detected for the 1st time in January 2018 in potato (_Solanum tuberosum_) plants showing symptoms of bacterial soft rot. Infected plants had been collected from a potato field on Oahu.
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[Blackleg of potato can be caused by several species and subspecies of bacteria in the genera _Pectobacterium_ and _Dickeya_. Symptoms may include stem rot leading to leaf yellowing,
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