Editing Passiflora edulis (section)

====Phytoplasma====
Overshooting is the term used when ''[[Phytoplasma]]'', a specialized [[bacterium]], attacks the [[phloem]] of a plant. ''Phytoplasma'' infection is characterized by [[chlorotic]] small leaves, shortening of [[internode (botany)|internodes]], excessive lateral [[Shoot (botany)|shoot]]s and abnormal flowers. Although there have been reports of this disease within the passion fruit plant,<ref name="diseases">{{cite web|url=http://www.kari.org/sites/default/files/hort/Passion_fruit_diseases_manual.pdf|title=Manual for identification of passion fruit diseases and their management|publisher=Horticulture and Industrial Crops, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi|vauthors=Amata RL, etal|website=www.kari.org|date=June 2011|access-date=14 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924220406/http://www.kari.org/sites/default/files/hort/Passion_fruit_diseases_manual.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> many infected plants are affected without visible signs of disease. Although ''Phytoplasma'' can be spread through [[grafting]], it can be inhibited by periodic inspection of plant nurseries and areas that have had past infections.<ref name="diseases" /> Overshooting responds to treatment with [[tetracycline]], a common [[broad-spectrum]] [[antibiotic]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}