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: Hairy root
HOST: Rose
Hairy root symptoms of many fibrous roots (right). Noninfected root (left).
Hairy root | Rose
DISEASE: Hairy root
HOST: Rose (Rosa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Agrobacterium rhizogenes
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Hairy root
HOST: Apple
Crown gall (left) and hairy root (right) caused by Agrobacterium tumefaciens and A. rhizogenes, respectively.
Hairy root | Apple
DISEASE: Hairy root
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica)
PATHOGEN: Agrobacterium rhizogenes
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizobium sp.
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Hairy root
HOST: Rose
Crown gall (left) and hairy root (right) caused by Agrobacterium tumefaciens and A. rhizogenes, respectively. Healthy root (center).
Hairy root | Rose
DISEASE: Hairy root
HOST: Rose (Rosa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Agrobacterium rhizogenes
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizobium sp.
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Marginal leaf blight
HOST: Lettuce
Marginal leaf blight first appears as slimy wilting of leaf margins. Small, reddish lesions may be seen on leaf blades. Infected tissues turn brown to black in time.
Marginal leaf blight | Lettuce
DISEASE: Marginal leaf blight
HOST: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas marginalis
SOURCE: L. Fucikovsky