Plant pathologists at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) studied nearly 30 palm species to analyze their risk for Thielaviopsis trunk rot. Thielaviopsis trunk rot is caused by a lethal fungus that can infect almost every part of a palm. As a result, this disease can cause palms to suddenly buckle and fall over.
"Usually, it is a really hidden disease," Dr. Braham Dhillon, plant pathologist at the UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, told FOX 13. "There are no outward symptoms, and you only see — or only know — once the palm trunk has collapsed. So, it is hard to detect in the landscape."
They found Buccaneer, Foxtail, and some varieties of Coconut palms were susceptible to Thielaviopsis trunk rot. Meanwhile, these palms were resistant: Everglades, Cabbage/Sabal, Florida Thatch, Saw Palmetto, Bismarck, Roebelenii/Pygmy Date
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