List of date palm diseases

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This article is a list of diseases of date palms (Phoenix dactylifera).

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[edit] Fungal diseases

Fungal diseases
Bayoud (Fusariose) Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis
Belaat Phytophthora sp.
Bending head Ceratocystis paradoxa

Chalara paradoxa [anamorph] = Thielaviopsis paradoxa
Lasiodiplodia theobromae = Botryodiplodia theobromae

Black leaf spot Chaetosphaeropsis sp.
Black scorch Ceratocystis paradoxa

Chalara paradoxa [anamorph]

Diplodia disease Diplodia phoenicum

Lasiodiplodia theobromae = D. natalensis

Fruit rots Alternaria spp.

Aspergillus spp.
Fusarium spp.
Penicillium spp., etc.

Graphiola leaf spot Graphiola phoenicis
Inflorescence rot Diplodia spp.

Fusarium spp.
Thielaviopsis spp.

Khamedj Mauginiella scaettae
Omphalia root rot Omphalia tralucida

O. pigmentata

Pestalotia leaf spot Pestalotiopsis palmarum = Pestalotia palmarum
Taches brunes (brown leaf spot) Mycosphaerella tassiana

Cladosporium herbarum [anamorph]

Terminal bud rot Ceratocystis paradoxa

Chalara paradoxa [anamorph]

[edit] Miscellaneous diseases and disorders

Miscellaneous diseases and disorders
Al-Wijm Unknown cause
Barhee disorder Unknown cause
Blacknose Physiological disorder
Black scald Physical disorder
Crosscut Anatomical defect, fruitstock
Faround Unknown cause
Internal browning Unknown cause
Lethal yellowing Mycoplasmalike organism (MLO)
Rapid decline Unknown cause

[edit] Nematodes, parasitic

Nematodes, parasitices
Root knot Meloidogyne arenaria

M. hapla
M. incognita
M. javanica

Root lesion Pratylenchus penetrans

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