DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Aster
Foliar symptoms of chlorosis, malformation of leaves, and phyllody.
Aster yellows | Aster
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Aster (Aster sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: R. McCoy, M. Davis
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Aster
Flowers with phyllody (left and center). Healthy flower (right).
Aster yellows | Aster
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Aster (Aster sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: R. McCoy, M. Davis
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Aster
Macrosteles sp., a leafhopper vector of aster yellows phytoplasma.
Aster yellows | Aster
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Aster (Aster sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: J. Clark, A. Purcell, M. Davis
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Marigold
Infected plant (left) with yellowing and stunting.
Aster yellows | Marigold
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Squash
Diagnostic characteristics for the disease are yellowing of young leaves, proliferation of secondary shoots, and rigid erect habit. Leaves are misshapen and smaller than normal and have stiff, thick laminae.
Aster yellows | Squash
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Squash (Cucurbita sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: S. Miller
DISEASE: Pseudomonas leaf spot
HOST: Marigold
Marigolds with yellow apical chlorosis attributed to toxin production by the pathogen.
Pseudomonas leaf spot | Marigold
DISEASE: Pseudomonas leaf spot
HOST: Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis
SOURCE: R. Durbin
DISEASE: Pseudomonas leaf spot
HOST: Marigold
Chlorotic leaves with total loss of chlorophyll. Disease is also known as toxic chlorosis.
Pseudomonas leaf spot | Marigold
DISEASE: Pseudomonas leaf spot
HOST: Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis
SOURCE: R. Durbin