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: Maize bushy stunt
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Maize with chlorotic leaf margins and reddening of tips and margins of older leaves.
Maize bushy stunt | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Maize bushy stunt
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: L. Nault, M. Davis
DISEASE: Maize bushy stunt
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Late stage of disease.
Maize bushy stunt | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Maize bushy stunt
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: R. Davis, M. Davis
DISEASE: Maize bushy stunt
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Dalbulus maidis, leafhopper vector of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris', the cause of maize bushy stunt.
Maize bushy stunt | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Maize bushy stunt
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: L. Nault, M. Davis
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Wilted seedlings resulting from systemic invasion.
Stewart's wilt | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia stewartii
SOURCE: D. White
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Leaf blight is the dominant symptom of this disease. Lesions begin as gray-green to yellow in color and turn brown in time.
Stewart's wilt | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia stewartii
SOURCE: D. White
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Flea beetle and scars caused by feeding damage. The beetle is a vector and is an overwintering site for the bacterium.
Stewart's wilt | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia stewartii
SOURCE: D. White
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Young wilted plant with pale green and yellow streaks on leaves.
Stewart's wilt | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia stewartii
SOURCE: D. White