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 scorch
HOST: Pecan
Pecan with necrotic scorched leaves with distinct dark lines between healthy and diseased tissues.

Bacterial leaf scorch | Pecan
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf scorch
HOST: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: T. Brenneman
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf scorch
HOST: Sycamore
Sycamore with scorched leaves and dieback of small branches.

Bacterial leaf scorch | Sycamore
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf scorch
HOST: Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf scorch
HOST: Sycamore
Close-up of scorched leaves.

Bacterial leaf scorch | Sycamore
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf scorch
HOST: Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Brown line and decline
HOST: Almond
Stunted and yellowish diseased tree. Such trees produce little to no growth and decline rapidly.

Brown line and decline | Almond
DISEASE: Brown line and decline
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma' sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma (undefined)
SOURCE: B. Teviotdale
DISEASE: Brown line and decline
HOST: Almond
Bark was split laterally at graft union, revealing line of necrotic tissue that extends into woody cortical tissues.

Brown line and decline | Almond
DISEASE: Brown line and decline
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma' sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma (undefined)
SOURCE: J. Uyemoto
DISEASE: Brown line and decline
HOST: Almond
Shriveled nuts from infected tree. Two healthy kernels (bottom left).

Brown line and decline | Almond
DISEASE: Brown line and decline
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma' sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma (undefined)
SOURCE: J. Uyemoto