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 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: Dogwood stunt
HOST: Dogwood
Diseased plant with small leaves (left).
Dogwood stunt | Dogwood
DISEASE: Dogwood stunt
HOST: Dogwood (Cornus sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Saber tooth
HOST: Lily
Lily with deformed growth that resembles a saber tooth.
Saber tooth | Lily
DISEASE: Saber tooth
HOST: Lily (Lilium sp. 'Enchantment')
PATHOGEN: Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. oortii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Corynebacterium flaccumfaciens subsp. oortii
SOURCE: H. van Hoof, J. van der Wolf
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Dogwood
Witches'-broom of eastern dogwood.
Witches'-broom | Dogwood
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Dogwood (Cornus sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma' sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma (undefined)
SOURCE: W. Sinclair