page_title: Coffee wilt disease
section_title: Host
hierarchical_section_title: Coffee wilt disease / Host
caption_attribution_description: English: Robusta coffee tree infected by coffee wilt disease (CWD), credit The Mediae Company, mpeketown.com/agri-info/
context_page_description: Coffee wilt disease is a common wilt that results in complete death of coffee trees it infects. This vascular disease is induced by the fungal pathogen known by its teleomorph Gibberella xylarioides. In 1927 coffee wilt disease was first observed in the Central African Republic where it developed slowly and went on to cause two epidemics between the 1930s and the 1960s. Coffee wilt disease was first seen in Coffea excelsa.
context_section_description: Hosts of coffee wilt disease include Coffea arabica (Arabica coffee), Coffea canephora (Robusta coffee), Coffea liberica (Liberian coffee), and Coffea excelsa (Excelsa coffee) Currently, the disease is limited to Eastern and Central Africa, however, studies have shown that most Coffea species are likely to be susceptible to the disease, which can potentially lead to more worldwide problems in the coffee industry.
caption: Robusta coffee tree infected by coffee wilt disease, credit The Mediae Company[5]
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