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: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger
Blackening of pith and cortex of rhizome.
Bacterial wilt | Ginger
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger
Field of wilted ginger plants.
Bacterial wilt | Ginger
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: A. Hayward
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger
Ginger plants with yellowing, marginal necrosis, and downward curling of infected leaves, in contrast to darker, fully expanded healthy leaves.
Bacterial wilt | Ginger
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: M. Paret, N. Joy
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger
Cupping and leaf necrosis precedes wilt and death of plants.
Bacterial wilt | Ginger
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: M. Paret, N. Joy
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger
Typical symptoms of bacterial wilt in ginger plantations, Kerala, India.
Bacterial wilt | Ginger
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: M. Paret, N. Joy
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
DISEASE: Slime flux
HOST: Casuarina
Slime flux occurs on a number of tree species and is always associated with bacteria and yeast. However, the causal agent has not been identified.
Slime flux | Casuarina
DISEASE: Slime flux
HOST: Casuarina (Casuarina equisetifolia)
PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown
SOURCE: W. Sinclair