DISEASE: Hollow stalk
HOST: Tobacco
Hollow stalk may appear at time of topping and suckering. Top leaves wilt and the stalk becomes bare as the disease moves downward.
Hollow stalk | Tobacco
DISEASE: Hollow stalk
HOST: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium carotovorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora
SOURCE: P. Shoemaker
DISEASE: Hollow stalk
HOST: Tobacco
Infection of flue-cured tobacco stalks occur at wound sites caused by topping. After top infection, browning of pith occurs and tissues rot.
Hollow stalk | Tobacco
DISEASE: Hollow stalk
HOST: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium carotovorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Sheath brown rot
HOST: Rice
Disease symptoms typically occur on flag leaf sheaths from booting to heading stage and also on panicles. Water-soaked lesions on glumes turn light brown.
Sheath brown rot | Rice
DISEASE: Sheath brown rot
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia fuscovaginae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas fuscovaginae
SOURCE: K. Miyajima, M. Goto
DISEASE: Sheath brown rot
HOST: Rice
Close-up of stem lesions.
Sheath brown rot | Rice
DISEASE: Sheath brown rot
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia fuscovaginae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas fuscovaginae
SOURCE: K. Miyajima, M. Goto
DISEASE: Sheath brown rot
HOST: Rice
Seedling with rot symptoms.
Sheath brown rot | Rice
DISEASE: Sheath brown rot
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia fuscovaginae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas fuscovaginae
SOURCE: K. Miyajima, M. Goto
DISEASE: Sheath brown rot
HOST: Rice
Diseased, unhulled grains with brown discoloration. Healthy grain (left).
Sheath brown rot | Rice
DISEASE: Sheath brown rot
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia fuscovaginae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas fuscovaginae
SOURCE: K. Miyajima, M. Goto
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Alfalfa
Alfalfa plant (center) exhibiting stunting and proliferation of stems. Other symptoms are small, rounded, chlorotic, often puckered leaves and a yellowish cast.
Witches'-broom | Alfalfa
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Clover proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Alfalfa
Young plant (left) with small, numerous stems (witches'-broom). Healthy stems (right).
Witches'-broom | Alfalfa
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Clover proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Cactus
Witches'-broom of Opuntia cactus.
Witches'-broom | Cactus
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Cactus (Opuntia sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma' sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma (undefined)
SOURCE: R. McCoy, M. Davis