DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Dieffenbachia
Dieffenbachia with wilted and rotted leaves.
Bacterial stem rot | Dieffenbachia
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Dieffenbachia (Dieffenbachia seguine)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya dieffenbachiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. dieffenbachiae
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Dieffenbachia
Cross section of stem exposing rotted tissues.
Bacterial stem rot | Dieffenbachia
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Dieffenbachia (Dieffenbachia seguine)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya dieffenbachiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. dieffenbachiae
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Dieffenbachia
Leaf with rot and wilt.
Bacterial stem rot | Dieffenbachia
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Dieffenbachia (Dieffenbachia seguine)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya dieffenbachiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. dieffenbachiae
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Tomato
Stem with long necrotic lesions. The pathogen often enters plants following pruning injuries.
Bacterial stem rot | Tomato
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Ewinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Tomato
Wilt is first symptom of disease. Later, the pith usually disintegrates, causing hollow and blackened stems.
Bacterial stem rot | Tomato
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: M. Stanghelllini
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Tomato
Severely infected plants in glass house. First symptoms appear as wilt of young leaves. Leaf epinasty may occur.
Bacterial wilt | Tomato
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Tomato
Necrotic, brownish, cortical tissues. Massive infection of cortex may result in water-soaked lesions on stem surfaces.
Bacterial wilt | Tomato
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: A. Hayward
DISEASE: Pith necrosis
HOST: Tomato
Cracked, dry, hollow stems with internal necrosis.
Pith necrosis | Tomato
DISEASE: Pith necrosis
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas corrugata
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Pith necrosis
HOST: Tomato
External necrotic stem tissues. Initial symptoms include chlorosis of young leaves. Wilting may occur when disease is severe.
Pith necrosis | Tomato
DISEASE: Pith necrosis
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas corrugata
SOURCE: K. Natsuaki, M. Goto