DISEASE: Angular leaf spot
HOST: Tobacco
Leaf with light brown, angular spots. The difference between this disease and wildfire of tobacco is that wildfire is caused by a strain that produces tabtoxin. It causes conspicuous halos around lesions and large parts of a leaf may turn yellow .
Angular leaf spot | Tobacco
DISEASE: Angular leaf spot
HOST: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci
SOURCE: H. Shew
DISEASE: Angular leaf spot
HOST: Tobacco
Yellowing of adjacent tissues occur as spots age (midseason). It causes conspicuous halos around lesions. Large parts of a leaf may turn yellow.
Angular leaf spot | Tobacco
DISEASE: Angular leaf spot
HOST: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci
SOURCE: H. Shew
DISEASE: Angular leaf spot
HOST: Tobacco
Severely diseased leaf with extensive yellowing.
Angular leaf spot | Tobacco
DISEASE: Angular leaf spot
HOST: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci
SOURCE: H. Shew
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Onion
Infected plants with yellowish, malformed leaves.
Aster yellows | Onion
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: R. Rowe
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Onion
Onion flower with unusual symptoms (left) compared with healthy inflorescence (right). Flowers are distorted and often have abnormally long pedicels. Young leaves may have yellow streaks or a general yellowing of basal portions.
Aster yellows | Onion
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Bacterial decline of papaya, historically called St. Croix decline, was thought to be caused by a fungus. This picture shows a papaya with dead top and side branches, a severe stage of the disease.
Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Water-soaked papaya stem in St. Croix. Dark, water-soaked, greasy lesions occur on stems and leaves. The causal agent differs somewhat from descriptions of Erwinia papayae D strains in Micronesia.
Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Bacterial invasion of leaf veins and adjacent tissues of papaya in Micronesia. This disease has also been called canker, dieback, and blight.
Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: E. Trujillo
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Complete destruction of papaya plantation in Micronesia. Only a severely damaged trunk remains.
Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: E. Trujillo