DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton
Boll rot first appears as raised, water-soaked lesions, which become sunken and turn brown to black with time.
Bacterial blight (Boll rot) | Cotton
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton (Gossypium barbadense)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
SOURCE: A. Hayward
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton
Infection of bolls causes premature opening and increased susceptibility to secondary, saprophytic microorganisms that cause rot. Note discolored cotton.
Bacterial blight (Boll rot) | Cotton
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton (Gossypium barbadense)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Blood disease
HOST: Banana
Yellow leaves of dying plant.
Blood disease | Banana
DISEASE: Blood disease
HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum species complex
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Ralstonia solanacearum (Phylotype IV)
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Blood disease
HOST: Banana
Cross sections of diseased fruit with reddish discoloration and bacterial ooze.
Blood disease | Banana
DISEASE: Blood disease
HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum species complex
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Ralstonia solanacearum (Phylotype IV)
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Blood disease
HOST: Banana
Longitudinal sections (right) exposing reddish brown discoloration of infected fruit.
Blood disease | Banana
DISEASE: Blood disease
HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum species complex
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Ralstonia solanacearum (Phylotype IV)
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Blood disease
HOST: Banana
Diseased plant with wilt and yellowing of leaves. The disease occurs in Indonesia and is characterized by bright red discoloration of vascular tissues. It is caused by strains in the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex.
Blood disease | Banana
DISEASE: Blood disease
HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum species complex
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Ralstonia solanacearum (Phylotype IV)
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Citrus variegated chlorosis
HOST: Citrus (sp. unknown)
Leaf with chlorosis in interveinal spaces and brown spots visible on lower leaf surface.
Citrus variegated chlorosis | Citrus (sp. unknown)
DISEASE: Citrus variegated chlorosis
HOST: Citrus (sp. unknown) (Citrus sp.)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: M. J. G. Beretta
DISEASE: Citrus variegated chlorosis
HOST: Citrus (sp. unknown)
Interveinal chlorosis on upper side of leaves.
Citrus variegated chlorosis | Citrus (sp. unknown)
DISEASE: Citrus variegated chlorosis
HOST: Citrus (sp. unknown) (Citrus sp.)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: M. J. G. Beretta
DISEASE: Citrus variegated chlorosis
HOST: Citrus (sp. unknown)
Leafhopper (Oncometopia nigricans) vector of Xylella fastidiosa, which transmits citrus variegated chlorosis.
Citrus variegated chlorosis | Citrus (sp. unknown)
DISEASE: Citrus variegated chlorosis
HOST: Citrus (sp. unknown) (Citrus sp.)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: D. Hopkins