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: Bacterial leaf stripe
HOST: Millet
Leaf with long reddish stripes, usually vein delimited.
Bacterial leaf stripe | Millet
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf stripe
HOST: Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
PATHOGEN: Acidovorax avenae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae
SOURCE: L. Claflin
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf stripe
HOST: Millet
Leaf with reddish stripes delimited by veins.
Bacterial leaf stripe | Millet
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf stripe
HOST: Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
PATHOGEN: Acidovorax avenae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae
SOURCE: L. Claflin
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf stripe
HOST: Sorghum
Diseased leaf with linear, interveinal stripes that are purplish red. They also can be yellow, tan, or purple depending upon host reaction.
Bacterial leaf stripe | Sorghum
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf stripe
HOST: Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia andropogonis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas andropogonis
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf stripe
HOST: Sorghum
Leaf with reddish brown stripes between veins.
Bacterial leaf stripe | Sorghum
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf stripe
HOST: Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia andropogonis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas andropogonis
SOURCE: L. Claflin
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf stripe
HOST: Sorghum
Highly susceptible cultivar with severe symptoms.
Bacterial leaf stripe | Sorghum
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf stripe
HOST: Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia andropogonis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas andropogonis
SOURCE: L. Claflin
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