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 canker
HOST: Loquat
Branch with cankers.
Bacterial canker | Loquat
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. eriobotryae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot
HOST: Palm
Palm with advanced stage of heart rot. Symptoms of mature palms include rapid browning and desiccation of foliage, rot of roots and buds, and aborted fruits.
Bacterial heart rot | Palm
DISEASE: Bacterial heart rot
HOST: Palm (Cocos nucifera)
PATHOGEN: Phytomonas sp.
SOURCE: R. McCoy, M. Davis
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: Fire blight
HOST: Loquat
Shoot blight of loquat.
Fire blight | Loquat
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Manulis
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Loquat
Fire blight-infected fruit.
Fire blight | Loquat
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Manulis
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Loquat
Twig with reddish brown leaves, some dead, and blackened stem.
Fire blight | Loquat
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Manulis
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Loquat
Blighted blossoms, another symptom of the disease.
Fire blight | Loquat
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Manulis
DISEASE: Lethal decline
HOST: Palm
Date palm exhibiting symptoms of lethal decline.
Lethal decline | Palm
DISEASE: Lethal decline
HOST: Palm (Phoenix dactylifera)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Coconut lethal yellowing group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair