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 brown spot
HOST: Mallotus
Leaf with small, rustylike lesions.
Bacterial brown spot | Mallotus
DISEASE: Bacterial brown spot
HOST: Mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malloti
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial brown spot
HOST: Mallotus
Leaf with tiny, light brown spots surrounded by chlorotic zones.
Bacterial brown spot | Mallotus
DISEASE: Bacterial brown spot
HOST: Mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malloti
SOURCE: M. Kobayashi, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot
HOST: Palm
Palm with advanced stage of heart rot. Symptoms of mature palms include rapid browning and desiccation of foliage, rot of roots and buds, and aborted fruits.
Bacterial heart rot | Palm
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot
HOST: Palm (Cocos nucifera)
PATHOGEN: Phytomonas sp.
SOURCE: R. McCoy, M. Davis
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Mallotus
Leaf with dark and water-soaked lesions along veins.
Bacterial leaf spot | Mallotus
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia mallotivora
SOURCE: M. Kobayashi, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Mallotus
Leaves with water-soaking, and one also with dark spots surrounded by chlorotic tissues.
Bacterial leaf spot | Mallotus
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia mallotivora
SOURCE: M. Kobayashi, M. Goto
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm
Palm with dark necrotic inflorescence.
Lethal yellowing | Palm
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm (Cocos nucifera)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Coconut lethal yellowing group
SOURCE: N. A. Harrison
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm
Palm with close-up of diseased yellow spear leaf.
Lethal yellowing | Palm
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm (Cocos nucifera)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Coconut lethal yellowing group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm
Progression of lethal yellowing symptoms. Older fronds of coconut palm turn yellow, followed by yellowing of younger ones near center of crown.
Lethal yellowing | Palm
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm (Cocos nucifera)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Coconut lethal yellowing group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair