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 canker and blast
HOST: Apricot
Apricot with typical reddish brown-discolored tissues beneath the bark and gumming around infected areas.
Bacterial canker and blast | Apricot
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: S. Sampson, M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot
Young infected twig with droplets of bacterial ooze on stem.
Bacterial canker and blast | Apricot
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca 'Moorpark')
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot
Bacterial canker has many symptoms. Typical symptoms are brown, sometimes reddish brown, internal tissues and rough, cracked bark.
Bacterial canker and blast | Apricot
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca 'Moorpark')
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot
Infected apricot with sparse foliage (some twigs with no foliage) and a discolored area exposed where bark was removed.
Bacterial canker and blast | Apricot
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca 'Moorpark')
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot
Fruit spot phase with numerous reddish necrotic spots.
Bacterial canker and blast | Apricot
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca 'Moorpark')
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial dieback of nectarine
HOST: Nectarine
Dark cankers on last year's twig. Symptoms of bacterial dieback of nectarine are identical to those of bacterial dieback of peach.
Bacterial dieback of nectarine | Nectarine
DISEASE: Bacterial dieback of nectarine
HOST: Nectarine (Prunus persica var. nucipersica)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial dieback of nectarine
HOST: Nectarine
Diseased young twigs.
Bacterial dieback of nectarine | Nectarine
DISEASE: Bacterial dieback of nectarine
HOST: Nectarine (Prunus persica var. nucipersica)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial dieback of nectarine
HOST: Nectarine
Bacterial invasion of trunk caused reddish brown discolored area. Symptoms of bacterial dieback of nectarine are identical to those of bacterial dieback of peach.
Bacterial dieback of nectarine | Nectarine
DISEASE: Bacterial dieback of nectarine
HOST: Nectarine (Prunus persica var. nucipersica)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae
SOURCE: J. Young