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: Poppy
The disease begins with water-soaked lesions that turn brown to black. They may be surrounded by a translucent ring. Buds, leaves, flowers, and pods are affected.
Bacterial blight | Poppy
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. papavericola
SOURCE: M. Daughtrey
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: Crown gall
HOST: Poppy
Crown gall of California poppy, a native wild flower.
Crown gall | Poppy
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
PATHOGEN: Agrobacterium tumefaciens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizobium sp.
SOURCE: M. Schroth
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
DISEASE: Lethal decline
HOST: Palm
Date palm with late stage 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
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm
Palm with dark necrotic inflorescence.
Lethal yellowing | Palm
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm (Cocos nucifera)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Coconut lethal yellowing group
SOURCE: N. A. Harrison
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm
Palm with close-up of diseased yellow spear leaf.
Lethal yellowing | Palm
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing
HOST: Palm (Cocos nucifera)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Coconut lethal yellowing group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair