DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane
Field view of the advanced stage of disease.
Leaf scald | Sugarcane
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas albilineans
SOURCE: D. Teakle
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane
Acute phase of disease is characterized by wilting and dying plants. Leaves during this stage have very narrow, white lines that may extend the entire length of the leaf or sheath.
Leaf scald | Sugarcane
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas albilineans
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane
Leaves with narrow, white stripes/streaks, a stage of the disease.
Leaf scald | Sugarcane
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas albilineans
SOURCE: APS
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
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Citrus (Lime)
Lime tree with compact, small leaves (witches'-broom). Leaves on older brooms dry out and eventually drop, leaving dead, bare branches. There are no flowers or fruit on brooms.
Witches'-broom | Citrus (Lime)
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Citrus (Lime) (Citrus sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Peanut witches'-broom group
SOURCE: J. Bove, M. Garnier
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Dogwood
Witches'-broom of eastern dogwood.
Witches'-broom | Dogwood
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Dogwood (Cornus sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma' sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma (undefined)
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Lilac
Lilac with broomlike symptoms and dead twigs.
Witches'-broom | Lilac
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Lilac (Syringa josiflexa 'Royalty')
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma fraxini'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Ash yellows group
SOURCE: C. Hibben, W. Sinclair