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DISEASE: Bacterial wilt

HOST: Squash

Field with severe symptoms of wilt. Foliage often is chlorotic and leaf margins may be chlorotic and necrotic before plant death. Bacterial ooze may be seen streaming from the xylem when infected stems are cut.

Bacterial wilt | Squash

DISEASE: Bacterial wilt

HOST: Squash (Cucurbita maxima)

PATHOGEN: Erwinia tracheiphila

SOURCE: B. Jacobsen, M. Shurtleff

DISEASE: Coffee leaf scorch

HOST: Coffee

Diseased twig with yellowish, stunted leaves (left). Healthy twig with normal-sized leaves (right).

Coffee leaf scorch | Coffee

DISEASE: Coffee leaf scorch

HOST: Coffee (Coffea arabica)

PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa

SOURCE: S. Purcell

DISEASE: Pear decline

HOST: Pear

'Bartlett' pears were grafted onto tolerant rootstock. All trees are infected. Note yellowish, diseased branches.

Pear decline | Pear

DISEASE: Pear decline

HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis 'Bartlett')

PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'

PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group

SOURCE: C. Smart