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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: 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: 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: Slime flux

HOST: Casuarina

Slime flux occurs on a number of tree species and is always associated with bacteria and yeast. However, the causal agent has not been identified.

Slime flux | Casuarina

DISEASE: Slime flux

HOST: Casuarina (Casuarina equisetifolia)

PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown

SOURCE: W. Sinclair