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 canker and blast
HOST: Apricot
Apricot with typical reddish brown-discolored tissues beneath the bark and gumming around infected areas.

Bacterial canker and blast | Apricot
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: S. Sampson, M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot
Young infected twig with droplets of bacterial ooze on stem.

Bacterial canker and blast | Apricot
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca 'Moorpark')
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot
Bacterial canker has many symptoms. Typical symptoms are brown, sometimes reddish brown, internal tissues and rough, cracked bark.

Bacterial canker and blast | Apricot
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca 'Moorpark')
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot
Infected apricot with sparse foliage (some twigs with no foliage) and a discolored area exposed where bark was removed.

Bacterial canker and blast | Apricot
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca 'Moorpark')
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot
Fruit spot phase with numerous reddish necrotic spots.

Bacterial canker and blast | Apricot
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca 'Moorpark')
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Healthy pear shoot (left) and diseased shoots (center and right). Leaves are reddish and growth is stunted.

Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Close-up of infected pear branch showing premature reddish coloration of leaves and cupped, stunted leaves.

Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson