DISEASE: Alfalfa dwarf
HOST: Alfalfa
Alfalfa dwarf is characterized by stunted plants (left), usually dark blue-green in color. Xylem tissues become brown, especially when exposed to air.
Alfalfa dwarf | Alfalfa
DISEASE: Alfalfa dwarf
HOST: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: R. M. Davis
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: Common scab (Potato scab)
HOST: Potato
Symptoms of common scab vary depending upon the cultivar. The lesions can be shallow or deep, erumpent and corky, and vary in color.
Common scab (Potato scab) | Potato
DISEASE: Common scab (Potato scab)
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Streptomyces scabiei
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Streptomyces scabies
SOURCE: A. Secor
DISEASE: Common scab (Potato scab)
HOST: Potato
White-skinned tuber with sunken and superficial scab lesions.
Common scab (Potato scab) | Potato
DISEASE: Common scab (Potato scab)
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Streptomyces scabiei
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Streptomyces scabies
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Common scab (Potato scab)
HOST: Potato
Red-skinned tuber with lesions that usually penetrate less than 1 mm.
Common scab (Potato scab) | Potato
DISEASE: Common scab (Potato scab)
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Streptomyces scabiei
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Streptomyces scabies
SOURCE: S. Thomson