Table 1.

Minimum and maximum levels of resistivity measured in healthy and diseased Syagrus romanzoffiana (queen palm) at two different locations in southeastern Florida, U.S., in March 2014.

Palm identityzMeasurement height (MH) on trunk (cm)yTrunk diameter at MH (cm)Maximum resistance (ohms)Minimum resistance (ohms)Difference in resistance (ohms)
Palm Beach County, irrigated site
A (healthy)5241374097
3823843450
13023773146
Max/Min = 4.4x64.3w
B (healthy)4291166353
32251275275
532415047103
12424744430
Max/Min = 3.465.3
C (Fusarium)153126149212
352719447147
542516432132
Max/Min = 8.2163.7
D (Ganoderma)827641153
1727961977
32271323993
512619995104
7224281143138
12024333153180
Max/Min = 30.3107.5
Broward County, non-irrigated site
E (Ganoderma)123420713
353072765
502915744113
13828339235104
Max/Min = 48.4101.3
F (healthy)1038265133132
403019013456
1302614011723
Max/Min = 2.370.3
G (healthy)183021113576
462618915039
1382614711136
Max/Min = 1.950.3
  • z Letters used for palm identity correspond to letters used for palm identity in Figure 1.

  • y Measurement height (MH) is from the soil line.

  • x For each palm, minimum resistance value across all MHs and maximum resistance value across all MHs were used to calculate quotient.

  • w For each palm, value is mean of the difference between maximum resistance and minimum resistance at each MH.