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: Halo blight
HOST: Yam bean
Leaves with necrotic lesions surrounded by yellow halos.
Halo blight | Yam bean
DISEASE: Halo blight
HOST: Yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. phaseolicola
SOURCE: L. Fucikovsky
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