Bunch disease | Pecan

HOST:Pecan

HOST (LATIN):Carya illinoinensis

PATHOGEN:Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni

SYNONYM:Phytoplasma X-disease group

SOURCE:W. Sinclair

Pecan exhibiting bunch symptoms at ends of branches. This disease is thought to be caused by a phytoplasma similar to the walnut bunch pathogen in the X-disease group.