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: 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
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Apple
Severe infection of apple with dying twigs and branches.
Fire blight | Apple
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Apple
Diseased apple with copious ooze.
Fire blight | Apple
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica 'Jonathan')
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Apple
Canker on trunk oozing fire blight bacteria.
Fire blight | Apple
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Crabapple
Blighted shoot tip.
Fire blight | Crabapple
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Crabapple (Malus sylvestris)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: W. Sinclair