IFAS Extension
Agriculture
Abstract
This fact sheet is limited to those diseases where the pathogens only infect (invade) and cause spots and blights of the leaf blade. Other diseases may cause death of leaflets and leaf segments but are actually the result of a pathogen infecting the leaf petiole or rachis.
About this Publication
This document is PP-218, one of a series of the Department of Plant Pathology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 2005. Revised May 2015. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Elliott, M. L. (2019). Leaf Spots and Leaf Blights of Palm. EDIS, 2006(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-pp142-2006
Authors
Monica Elliott
Specialist
University of Florida
professor emeritus, Department of Plant Pathology, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center
Contacts
Braham Dhillon
Specialist
University of Florida
assistant professor, palm horticulture, Plant Pathology Department, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Davie, FL