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 foot rot
HOST: Rice
The disease causes sheaths to turn dark brown and rot; dead leaves droop. Nodes, culms, and crowns also decay, and infected tillers are easily detached from the crown. Culms and internodes turn black.
Bacterial foot rot | Rice
DISEASE: Bacterial foot rot
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya zeae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. zeae
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial foot rot
HOST: Rice
Decayed culms (right) and healthy culms (left). Leaf sheaths of infected plants exhibit dark brown decay and attached leaves turn yellow and wilt.
Bacterial foot rot | Rice
DISEASE: Bacterial foot rot
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya zeae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. zeae
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot
HOST: Onion
The disease is characterized by dark spots on wrapper scales and/or reddish brown discoloration of inner scales.
Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot | Onion
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas viridiflava
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot
HOST: Onion
Onion with dead and rotted leaf at base of stem. Typical symptoms are water-soaked, dark green lesions that become oval with time, along with streaks and tipburn.
Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot | Onion
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas viridiflava
SOURCE: H. Schwartz
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot
HOST: Onion
Browning and decay of bulb following inoculation with Pseudomonas viridiflava.
Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot | Onion
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas viridiflava
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot
HOST: Onion
Close-up of diseased leaves.
Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot | Onion
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas viridiflava
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot
HOST: Onion
Bulb rot with gray, bluish symptoms. Reddish brown discolorations also may occur.
Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot | Onion
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak and bulb rot
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas viridiflava
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis