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: Brittle root
HOST: Horseradish
Dying, stunted, yellow to brown horseradish plants.
Brittle root | Horseradish
DISEASE: Brittle root
HOST: Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
PATHOGEN: Spiroplasma citri
SOURCE: C. Eastman, M. Davis
DISEASE: Brittle root
HOST: Horseradish
Close-up of stunted, yellow horseradish plants.
Brittle root | Horseradish
DISEASE: Brittle root
HOST: Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
PATHOGEN: Spiroplasma citri
SOURCE: D. Sherrod
DISEASE: Brittle root
HOST: Horseradish
Horseradish with discolored internal tissues. Healthy root segment (top right).
Brittle root | Horseradish
DISEASE: Brittle root
HOST: Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
PATHOGEN: Spiroplasma citri
SOURCE: J. Fletcher, M. Davis
DISEASE: Oleander leaf scorch
HOST: Oleander
Diseased plant with scalloped, yellowish leaves. This usually is followed by dieback of twigs and branches. Plants often die 2 years after infection.
Oleander leaf scorch | Oleander
DISEASE: Oleander leaf scorch
HOST: Oleander (Nerium oleander)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: S. Purcell
DISEASE: Oleander leaf scorch
HOST: Oleander
Oleander with symptoms of severe scorch.
Oleander leaf scorch | Oleander
DISEASE: Oleander leaf scorch
HOST: Oleander (Nerium oleander)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: M. Blua