DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Watercress
Diseased watercress (left) and healthy plant (right).
Aster yellows | Watercress
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: W. Borth
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Wheat
Healthy head (left) and diseased head (right). Diseased seedlings may die within 2 to 3 weeks. Infected heads of surviving plants are small and sterile, with distorted awns.
Aster yellows | Wheat
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: L. N. Chiykowski
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Zinnia
Yellowing and shoot proliferation of foliage.
Aster yellows | Zinnia
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Zinnia (Zinnia violacea)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: J. Forsberg, M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Varnish spot
HOST: Lettuce
Leaf with large brown and small, shiny, dark brown necrotic spots that spread in size and later dry out.
Varnish spot | Lettuce
DISEASE: Varnish spot
HOST: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas cichorii
SOURCE: S. Miller
DISEASE: Varnish spot
HOST: Lettuce
Advanced stage of disease with large, brown necrotic areas. They most often are along veins. Outermost leaves of the head usually are not affected.
Varnish spot | Lettuce
DISEASE: Varnish spot
HOST: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas cichorii
SOURCE: K. Ohata, M. Goto