DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and stalk rot
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Corn husk leaves with brownish red streaks and blotches. The leaves turn brown but may later become gray or white. Symptoms vary depending upon genotype.
Bacterial leaf blight and stalk rot | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and stalk rot
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Acidovorax avenae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and stalk rot
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Leaves with whitish streaks.
Bacterial leaf blight and stalk rot | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and stalk rot
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Acidovorax avenae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and stalk rot
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Lesions may vary from brown to red, sometimes gray or white, and some genotypes have red borders around lesions.
Bacterial leaf blight and stalk rot | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and stalk rot
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Acidovorax avenae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Marginal leaf blight
HOST: Lettuce
Marginal leaf blight first appears as slimy wilting of leaf margins. Small, reddish lesions may be seen on leaf blades. Infected tissues turn brown to black in time.
Marginal leaf blight | Lettuce
DISEASE: Marginal leaf blight
HOST: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas marginalis
SOURCE: L. Fucikovsky
DISEASE: Purple stain
HOST: Papaya
Purple pigmentation of internal tissues near peduncle end of fruits. Pigmentation and yellow translucence of papaya flesh are more evident of fruit on right.
Purple stain | Papaya
DISEASE: Purple stain
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea agglomerans
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia herbicola
SOURCE: M. Nelson
DISEASE: Purple stain
HOST: Papaya
Purple pigmentation of internal tissues.
Purple stain | Papaya
DISEASE: Purple stain
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea agglomerans
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia herbicola
SOURCE: M. Nelson
DISEASE: Purple stain
HOST: Papaya
Another view of purple discoloration at peduncle end. Bacteria are found in vascular tissues and latex ducts.
Purple stain | Papaya
DISEASE: Purple stain
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea agglomerans
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia herbicola
SOURCE: K. Nishijima
DISEASE: Purple stain
HOST: Papaya
Cross section of fruit exhibiting purplish discoloration in latex ducts.
Purple stain | Papaya
DISEASE: Purple stain
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea agglomerans
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia herbicola
SOURCE: M. Nelson, A. Alvarez