Bacterial blight (Boll rot) | Cotton

HOST:Cotton

HOST (LATIN):Gossypium barbadense

PATHOGEN:Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum

SYNONYM:Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum

SOURCE:A. Hayward

Boll rot first appears as raised, water-soaked lesions, which become sunken and turn brown to black with time.