DISEASE: Bacterial leaf scorch
HOST: Pecan
Pecan with necrotic scorched leaves with distinct dark lines between healthy and diseased tissues.
Bacterial leaf scorch | Pecan
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf scorch
HOST: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: T. Brenneman
DISEASE: Bacterial stem and root rot
HOST: Sweet potato
Collapse of stems and roots caused by systemic activity of the pathogen.
Bacterial stem and root rot | Sweet potato
DISEASE: Bacterial stem and root rot
HOST: Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: N. Schaad
DISEASE: Bacterial stem and root rot
HOST: Sweet potato
Rot and collapse of stem, petioles, and leaves caused by systemic infection.
Bacterial stem and root rot | Sweet potato
DISEASE: Bacterial stem and root rot
HOST: Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: N. Schaad
DISEASE: Bacterial stem and root rot
HOST: Sweet potato
Rot and internal discoloration of tuber.
Bacterial stem and root rot | Sweet potato
DISEASE: Bacterial stem and root rot
HOST: Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: C. Clark
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Heliconia
Wilted and dying heliconia plant.
Bacterial wilt | Heliconia
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Heliconia (Heliconia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Heliconia
Heliconia spathes with wilt and leaf necrosis.
Bacterial wilt | Heliconia
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Heliconia (Heliconia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Heliconia
Heliconia stalk with discolored base.
Bacterial wilt | Heliconia
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Heliconia (Heliconia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Heliconia
Spathe of heliconia infected with bacterial wilt (right) compared with healthy spathe.
Bacterial wilt | Heliconia
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Heliconia (Heliconia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Bunch disease
HOST: Pecan
Pecan exhibiting bunch symptoms at ends of branches. This disease is thought to be caused by a phytoplasma similar to the walnut bunch pathogen in the X-disease group.
Bunch disease | Pecan
DISEASE: Bunch disease
HOST: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma X-disease group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair