DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Almond
Multiple galls on almond roots (left). Roots of healthy plant (right). Severe galling on young trees causes stunting.
Crown gall | Almond
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: Agrobacterium tumefaciens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizobium sp.
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: European stone fruit yellows
HOST: Almond
The disease causes yellowing and rolling of leaves (right). Leaves become thick and rough in texture. Healthy leaves (left).
European stone fruit yellows | Almond
DISEASE: European stone fruit yellows
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: E. Seemueller
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pluot
Fire blight cankers on major limb. Pluot is an interspecific hybrid of plum and apricot.
Fire blight | Pluot
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pluot (Prunus hybrid 'Dandy Dapple')
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pluot
Dead shoot, the result of systemic infection.
Fire blight | Pluot
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pluot (Prunus hybrid 'Dandy Dapple')
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pluot
Typical symptoms of fire blight-infected shoot.
Fire blight | Pluot
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pluot (Prunus hybrid 'Dandy Dapple')
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Foamy canker
HOST: Almond
White, macerated tissues near cambium region is characteristic of disease. Foam is usually associated with cankers. The disease is suspected to be bacterial but the causal agent has not been identified.
Foamy canker | Almond
DISEASE: Foamy canker
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown
SOURCE: B. Teviotdale
DISEASE: Foamy canker
HOST: Almond
Amber red-colored ooze sliding down the trunk. The causal agent has not been identified.
Foamy canker | Almond
DISEASE: Foamy canker
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown
SOURCE: B. Teviotdale