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 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 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
DISEASE: Bunch disease
HOST: Pecan
Severe case of bunch disease. Note bunches of foliage.
Bunch disease | Pecan
DISEASE: Bunch disease
HOST: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma X-disease group
SOURCE: P. Bertrand
DISEASE: Gumming disease
HOST: Sugarcane
Symptoms include brownish red streaks on leaves with apical chlorosis. Streaks become necrotic with time. Plants are stunted with reddening of vascular bundles.
Gumming disease | Sugarcane
DISEASE: Gumming disease
HOST: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vasculorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. vasculorum
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane
Leaf symptoms of chlorosis and white, "pencil-line" streaks.
Leaf scald | Sugarcane
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas albilineans
SOURCE: R. Birch
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane
Early stage of disease with white, "pencil-line" streaks on leaf.
Leaf scald | Sugarcane
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas albilineans
SOURCE: R. Birch
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane
Leaf with brownish necrotic streaks, some reddish.
Leaf scald | Sugarcane
DISEASE: Leaf scald
HOST: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas albilineans
SOURCE: D. Teakle