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 blight (Brown stem)
HOST: Celery
Lesions are necrotic and circular to angular. Some have yellowish halos. Older lesions become brown and dry.
Bacterial blight (Brown stem) | Celery
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Brown stem)
HOST: Celery (Apium graveolens)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas cichorii
SOURCE: R. Raid
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Brown stem)
HOST: Celery
Ooze from lesion on celery leaf.
Bacterial blight (Brown stem) | Celery
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Brown stem)
HOST: Celery (Apium graveolens)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas cichorii
SOURCE: R. Raid
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Brown stem)
HOST: Celery
Characteristic brown discoloration of petioles, which is more evident on inside of petiole close to the crown. Parenchyma tissues are firm and brown.
Bacterial blight (Brown stem) | Celery
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Brown stem)
HOST: Celery (Apium graveolens)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas cichorii
SOURCE: K. Pernezny
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Apple
Severe infection of apple with dying twigs and branches.
Fire blight | Apple
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Apple
Diseased apple with copious ooze.
Fire blight | Apple
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica 'Jonathan')
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Apple
Canker on trunk oozing fire blight bacteria.
Fire blight | Apple
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Crabapple
Blighted shoot tip.
Fire blight | Crabapple
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Crabapple (Malus sylvestris)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: W. Sinclair