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: Phony disease (Phony peach)
HOST: Peach
Tree with characteristic reduced growth. Foliage is dark green, then turns yellowish. Twigs become brittle and branches die back. Fruit are small.
Phony disease (Phony peach) | Peach
DISEASE: Phony disease (Phony peach)
HOST: Peach (Prunus persica)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: P. C. Anderson
DISEASE: Phony disease (Phony peach)
HOST: Peach
Twigs on diseased trees have shortened internodes and increased lateral branching.
Phony disease (Phony peach) | Peach
DISEASE: Phony disease (Phony peach)
HOST: Peach (Prunus persica)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: M. Davis
DISEASE: Wildfire (Angular leaf spot)
HOST: Tobacco
Characteristic symptoms are necrotic, brown spots with angular margins surrounded by distinct yellow halos. The halos are caused by the production of tabtoxin.
Wildfire (Angular leaf spot) | Tobacco
DISEASE: Wildfire (Angular leaf spot)
HOST: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci
SOURCE: G. Lucas