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 soft rot
HOST: Wasabi (Japanese horseradish)
Longitudinal sections of diseased rhizomes with discolored vascular tissues.
Bacterial soft rot | Wasabi (Japanese horseradish)
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Wasabi (Japanese horseradish) (Wasabia japonica)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium wasabiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. wasabiae
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Wasabi (Japanese horseradish)
Longitudinal section of rhizome with discolored vascular bundles (left), and rhizome with external symptoms (right).
Bacterial soft rot | Wasabi (Japanese horseradish)
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Wasabi (Japanese horseradish) (Wasabia japonica)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium wasabiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. wasabiae
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Wasabi (Japanese horseradish)
Cross section of rhizome with dark, infected vascular bundles.
Bacterial soft rot | Wasabi (Japanese horseradish)
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Wasabi (Japanese horseradish) (Wasabia japonica)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium wasabiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. wasabiae
SOURCE: G. Rodriguez
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger
Blackening of pith and cortex of rhizome.
Bacterial wilt | Ginger
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger
Field of wilted ginger plants.
Bacterial wilt | Ginger
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: A. Hayward
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger
Ginger plants with yellowing, marginal necrosis, and downward curling of infected leaves, in contrast to darker, fully expanded healthy leaves.
Bacterial wilt | Ginger
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: M. Paret, N. Joy
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger
Cupping and leaf necrosis precedes wilt and death of plants.
Bacterial wilt | Ginger
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: M. Paret, N. Joy
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger
Typical symptoms of bacterial wilt in ginger plantations, Kerala, India.
Bacterial wilt | Ginger
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: M. Paret, N. Joy