DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Watercress
Diseased watercress (left) and healthy plant (right).
Aster yellows | Watercress
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: W. Borth
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pluot
Fire blight cankers on major limb. Pluot is an interspecific hybrid of plum and apricot.
Fire blight | Pluot
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pluot (Prunus hybrid 'Dandy Dapple')
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pluot
Dead shoot, the result of systemic infection.
Fire blight | Pluot
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pluot (Prunus hybrid 'Dandy Dapple')
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pluot
Typical symptoms of fire blight-infected shoot.
Fire blight | Pluot
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pluot (Prunus hybrid 'Dandy Dapple')
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Mohan
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