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: 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 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
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Tobacco
Bacterial fasciation of tobacco.
Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall) | Tobacco
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: R. Raabe