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 rot
HOST: Dahlia
Longitudinal section of dahlia with discolored, rotted tissues.
Bacterial rot | Dahlia
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Dahlia (Dahlia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Dracaena
Rot at base of leaves.
Bacterial rot | Dracaena
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Dracaena (Dracaena deremensis)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Dracaena
Systemic rot throughout central stems.
Bacterial rot | Dracaena
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Dracaena (Dracaena deremensis)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: A. Chase
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Fennel
Soft rot of fennel.
Bacterial rot | Fennel
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: R. Davis
DISEASE: Center rot
HOST: Onion
Early symptoms of disease are necrotic, bleached areas on young leaves that typically wilt.
Center rot | Onion
DISEASE: Center rot
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea ananatis
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Center rot
HOST: Onion
Advanced stage of center rot. The bacterium has moved down from leaves into the bulb.
Center rot | Onion
DISEASE: Center rot
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea ananatis
SOURCE: H. Schwartz
DISEASE: Center rot
HOST: Onion
Bulb with pale yellow, discolored decayed area.
Center rot | Onion
DISEASE: Center rot
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea ananatis
SOURCE: H. Schwartz