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 dieback of peach
HOST: Peach
Dark cankers on last year's twig. This leads to blighting of buds the following year.
Bacterial dieback of peach | Peach
DISEASE: Bacterial dieback of peach
HOST: Peach (Prunus persica)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf scorch
HOST: Pecan
Pecan with necrotic scorched leaves with distinct dark lines between healthy and diseased tissues.
Bacterial leaf scorch | Pecan
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf scorch
HOST: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: T. Brenneman
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Peach
Pitted fruit caused by late season infection.
Bacterial spot | Peach
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Peach (Prunus persica)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni
SOURCE: E. Zehr
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Peach
Fruit infected late in the season.
Bacterial spot | Peach
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Peach (Prunus persica)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni
SOURCE: T. Burr
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Peach
Reddish lesions on young twig (left). Dead buds are visible (right), the result of previous year's infection of twig.
Bacterial spot | Peach
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Peach (Prunus persica)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni
SOURCE: D. Ritchie
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Peach
Leaves with water-soaked and necrotic spots.
Bacterial spot | Peach
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Peach (Prunus persica)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni
SOURCE: D. Ritchie
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: Bunch disease
HOST: Pecan
Pecan exhibiting bunch symptoms at ends of branches. This disease is thought to be caused by a phytoplasma similar to the walnut bunch pathogen in the X-disease group.
Bunch disease | Pecan
DISEASE: Bunch disease
HOST: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma X-disease group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair