THE CUBA REVIEW 



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Leaf Droop of Coconut Palms (Courtesy of Agricultural Experiment Station, Santiago de las Vegas.) 



The decayed tissue is soft and dark brown or blackish. In consequence of this 

 decay, the lower part of the leaf stalk is unable to bear the weight of the leaf and it 

 kinks sharply at the decayed region, thus causing the leaf to droop. 



The affected leaves die and dry up. When all the lower leaves have been at- 

 tacked the crown is reduced to a few leaves, more or less erect. If these are at- 



