DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Barley
Infection by this phytoplasm causes twisted awns and sterile florets.
Aster yellows | Barley
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Barley (Hordeum vulgare)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: E. Banttari
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Barley
Small necrotic spots on lower leaves and red coalescing streaks on upper leaves.
Aster yellows | Barley
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Barley (Hordeum vulgare)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: E. Banttari
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 finger-tip rot
HOST: Banana
Cross sections of fruit with internal discoloration and rot. This disease is also known as Mokillo disease.
Bacterial finger-tip rot | Banana
DISEASE: Bacterial finger-tip rot
HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia cenocepacia
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas cenocepacia
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Bacterial finger-tip rot
HOST: Banana
Longitudinal sections of fruit with internal discoloration and rot. Healthy (right).
Bacterial finger-tip rot | Banana
DISEASE: Bacterial finger-tip rot
HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia cenocepacia
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas cenocepacia
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Bacterial finger-tip rot
HOST: Banana
Diseased banana hand with external discoloration.
Bacterial finger-tip rot | Banana
DISEASE: Bacterial finger-tip rot
HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia cenocepacia
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas cenocepacia
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Bacterial kernel blight (Leaf blight)
HOST: Barley
Dark, brown discolored kernels at the embryo end and posterior surface.
Bacterial kernel blight (Leaf blight) | Barley
DISEASE: Bacterial kernel blight (Leaf blight)
HOST: Barley (Hordeum vulgare)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: C. Martinez-Miller
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight
HOST: Barley
Diseased barley plants with typical bleaching of flag leaves. Initial symptoms are water-soaked lesions that later coalesce. Eventually, the entire leaf becomes necrotic and edges roll inward.
Bacterial leaf blight | Barley
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight
HOST: Barley (Hordeum vulgare)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: D. Sands
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt (Moko disease)
HOST: Banana
Diseased young plant with wilted, yellowish leaves.
Bacterial wilt (Moko disease) | Banana
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt (Moko disease)
HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen