DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Marigold
Infected plant (left) with yellowing and stunting.
Aster yellows | Marigold
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
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 blight
HOST: Mulberry
Leaf with numerous small, dark brown lesions with chlorotic halos.
Bacterial blight | Mulberry
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Mulberry (Morus alba)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. mori
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Mulberry
Foliage with small, dark lesions with large, yellowish halos.
Bacterial blight | Mulberry
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Mulberry (Morus sp.)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. mori
SOURCE: M. Sato, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Mulberry
Blighted foliage with yellowing and curling of leaves.
Bacterial blight | Mulberry
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Mulberry (Morus sp.)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. mori
SOURCE: M. Sato, M. Goto
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: Mulberry dwarf disease
HOST: Mulberry
Mulberry branches with necrosis and defoliation.
Mulberry dwarf disease | Mulberry
DISEASE: Mulberry dwarf disease
HOST: Mulberry (Morus sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma' sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma (undefined)
SOURCE: R. Davis, M. Davis
DISEASE: Pseudomonas leaf spot
HOST: Marigold
Marigolds with yellow apical chlorosis attributed to toxin production by the pathogen.
Pseudomonas leaf spot | Marigold
DISEASE: Pseudomonas leaf spot
HOST: Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis
SOURCE: R. Durbin
DISEASE: Pseudomonas leaf spot
HOST: Marigold
Chlorotic leaves with total loss of chlorophyll. Disease is also known as toxic chlorosis.
Pseudomonas leaf spot | Marigold
DISEASE: Pseudomonas leaf spot
HOST: Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis
SOURCE: R. Durbin