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: Grain rot
HOST: Rice
Close-up of diseased grain. Infected portions of lemma and palea are purplish to dark brown.
Grain rot | Rice
DISEASE: Grain rot
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia glumae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas glumae
SOURCE: A. Alvarez, D. Shakya
DISEASE: Grain rot
HOST: Rice
Discolored and withered hulls of infected panicles. A brown margin between the infected and healthy parts of the grain is a diagnostic feature.
Grain rot | Rice
DISEASE: Grain rot
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia glumae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas glumae
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Xanthomonas leaf blight
HOST: Onion
This was the first photo of onion leaf blight, which was considered a controversial finding for 10 years until an outbreak occurred in the West Indies.
Xanthomonas leaf blight | Onion
DISEASE: Xanthomonas leaf blight
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. allii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. allii
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Xanthomonas leaf blight
HOST: Onion
Diseased leaf with necrotic internal tissues.
Xanthomonas leaf blight | Onion
DISEASE: Xanthomonas leaf blight
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. allii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. allii
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Xanthomonas leaf blight
HOST: Onion
Onions with brown, necrotic, blighted leaves.
Xanthomonas leaf blight | Onion
DISEASE: Xanthomonas leaf blight
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. allii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. allii
SOURCE: H. Schwartz
DISEASE: Xanthomonas leaf blight
HOST: Onion
Onions with severely blighted leaves.
Xanthomonas leaf blight | Onion
DISEASE: Xanthomonas leaf blight
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. allii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. allii
SOURCE: H. Schwartz
DISEASE: Xanthomonas leaf blight
HOST: Onion
Severely blighted onion leaves.
Xanthomonas leaf blight | Onion
DISEASE: Xanthomonas leaf blight
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. allii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. allii
SOURCE: H. Schwartz