DISEASE: Greasy center
HOST: Poinsettia
Stem with dark cankers and copious ooze. Necrotic areas are greasy in appearance and eventually turn light tan to brown with a papery texture as the cuticle becomes detached.
Greasy center | Poinsettia
DISEASE: Greasy center
HOST: Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas viridiflava
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing/scorch
HOST: Beet
Blue-green sharpshooter (Graphocephala atropunctata) transmits Xylella fastidiosa and has a large host range, including palms, grasses, and grapes.
Lethal yellowing/scorch | Beet
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing/scorch
HOST: Beet (Beta vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: A. Purcell, M. Davis
DISEASE: Red stripe (Top rot)
HOST: Sugarcane
Symptoms of disease are long, narrow, and sharply delineated red stripes. Top rot, another stage, may occur with or without red stripes.
Red stripe (Top rot) | Sugarcane
DISEASE: Red stripe (Top rot)
HOST: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
PATHOGEN: Acidovorax avenae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae
SOURCE: APS