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: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Dahlia
Dalhlia tubers with proliferation and leaf development.
Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall) | Dahlia
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Dahlia (Dahlia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Dahlia
Bacterial fasciation of dahlia tubers.
Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall) | Dahlia
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Dahlia (Dahlia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: H. van Hoof, M. Geesteranus
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak
HOST: Oat
Leaf with long, dark red streaks.
Bacterial leaf streak | Oat
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak
HOST: Oat (Avena sativa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas translucens pv. cerealis
SOURCE: L. Claflin
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Dahlia
Longitudinal section of dahlia with discolored, rotted tissues.
Bacterial rot | Dahlia
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Dahlia (Dahlia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial stripe (Blight)
HOST: Oat
Leaves with irregular necrotic spots and elongated stripes that are light tan in the center. Symptoms begin as water-soaked lesions.
Bacterial stripe (Blight) | Oat
DISEASE: Bacterial stripe (Blight)
HOST: Oat (Avena sativa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. striafaciens
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Dahlia
Crown gall of dahlia tubers. Note brownish, rough-surfaced galls, one of which shows rot. Galls often are infected by microorganisms that cause rot.
Crown gall | Dahlia
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Dahlia (Dahlia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Agrobacterium tumefaciens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizobium sp.
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Halo blight
HOST: Oat
Oat leaves with oval lesions that darken in time and have distinctive yellow halos.
Halo blight | Oat
DISEASE: Halo blight
HOST: Oat (Avena sativa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. coronafaciens
SOURCE: N. Schaad
DISEASE: Halo blight
HOST: Oat
Close-up of young and old lesions surrounded by halos.
Halo blight | Oat
DISEASE: Halo blight
HOST: Oat (Avena sativa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. coronafaciens
SOURCE: N. Schaad