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 spot (Head rot)
HOST: Cauliflower
Leaves with tiny lesions surrounded by large halos.
Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot) | Cauliflower
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola
SOURCE: R. Campbell
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Cauliflower
Section of a cauliflower head with discolored, infected tissues.
Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot) | Cauliflower
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola
SOURCE: R. Campbell
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Lettuce
Leaf with black, greasy spots that tend to be vein delimited. Lesions begin as small, angular, water-soaked lesions that coalesce, resulting in large necrotic areas.
Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot) | Lettuce
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vitians
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. vitians
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Black rot
HOST: Broccoli
Blight and rot of flower buds.
Black rot | Broccoli
DISEASE: Black rot
HOST: Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Black rot
HOST: Cabbage
Typical yellow, V-shaped necrotic areas at leaf margins.
Black rot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Black rot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Black rot
HOST: Cabbage
V-shaped, yellowish necrotic areas and blackened veins with small lesions at leaf margins .
Black rot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Black rot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Black rot
HOST: Cabbage
V-shaped necrotic areas at leaf margins and insect damage caused by diamondback moth.
Black rot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Black rot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
SOURCE: M. Goto