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: Aster yellows
HOST: Zinnia
Yellowing and shoot proliferation of foliage.
Aster yellows | Zinnia
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Zinnia (Zinnia violacea)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: J. Forsberg, M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Bacterial blast
HOST: Pear
The bacterium infects all flower parts and may spread and kill the entire spur.
Bacterial blast | Pear
DISEASE: Bacterial blast
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Zinnia
Leaf with small, brown spots.
Bacterial leaf spot | Zinnia
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Zinnia (Zinnia violacea)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. zinniae
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Zinnia
Leaf with blackish, necrotic, angular spots.
Bacterial leaf spot | Zinnia
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Zinnia (Zinnia violacea)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. zinniae
SOURCE: M. Daughtrey
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Pear
Crown gall of pear rootstock.
Crown gall | Pear
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: Agrobacterium tumefaciens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizobium sp.
SOURCE: H. Sawada, M. Goto
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pear
Blighted shoot and blossoms.
Fire blight | Pear
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pear
Typical appearance of advanced stage of disease after the bacterium invades from shoot tips/flowers downward.
Fire blight | Pear
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pear
The disease causes lack of leaf detachment on infected branches, commonly seen during California winters.
Fire blight | Pear
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: M. Schroth