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: Greening disease
HOST: Periwinkle
Healthy flower and infected flower.
Greening disease | Periwinkle
DISEASE: Greening disease
HOST: Periwinkle (Vinca sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: D. Teakle
DISEASE: Greening disease
HOST: Periwinkle
Diseased plants with phyllody and greenish yellow leaves.
Greening disease | Periwinkle
DISEASE: Greening disease
HOST: Periwinkle (Vinca minor)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: E. Braun
DISEASE: Greening disease
HOST: Periwinkle
The disease causes virescence and phyllody, distorted and discolored leaves, and greening of flowers.
Greening disease | Periwinkle
DISEASE: Greening disease
HOST: Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: W. Borth
DISEASE: Rugose leaf curl
HOST: Clover
Two rugose, distorted white clover leaves and a healthy leaf. Rugose leaf curl is caused by an unidentified phloem-infecting bacterium.
Rugose leaf curl | Clover
DISEASE: Rugose leaf curl
HOST: Clover (Trifolium repens)
PATHOGEN: Phloem-infecting bacterium
SOURCE: D. Teakle