DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Watercress
Diseased watercress (left) and healthy plant (right).
Aster yellows | Watercress
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: W. Borth
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Wheat
Healthy head (left) and diseased head (right). Diseased seedlings may die within 2 to 3 weeks. Infected heads of surviving plants are small and sterile, with distorted awns.
Aster yellows | Wheat
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: L. N. Chiykowski
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Zinnia
Yellowing and shoot proliferation of foliage.
Aster yellows | Zinnia
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Zinnia (Zinnia violacea)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: J. Forsberg, M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Blight)
HOST: Beet
Seedling blight stage of the disease.
Bacterial leaf spot (Blight) | Beet
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Blight)
HOST: Beet (Beta vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. aptata
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas aptata
SOURCE: C. Schneider
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot of beet
HOST: Beet
Beet leaves with spots and marginal necrosis.
Bacterial leaf spot of beet | Beet
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot of beet
HOST: Beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. aptata
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas aptata
SOURCE: P. Brown
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot of chard
HOST: Chard
Chard leaves with necrotic spots.
Bacterial leaf spot of chard | Chard
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot of chard
HOST: Chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. aptata
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas aptata
SOURCE: P. Brown
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot of chard
HOST: Chard
Chard with necrotic, irregular leaf spots.
Bacterial leaf spot of chard | Chard
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot of chard
HOST: Chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. aptata
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas aptata
SOURCE: P. Brown
DISEASE: Carrot yellows
HOST: Carrot
Flowers with shoot proliferation (witches’-broom) (left). Healthy flower (right). Virescence and phyllody of flower parts are common.
Carrot yellows | Carrot
DISEASE: Carrot yellows
HOST: Carrot (Daucus carota)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Carrot yellows
HOST: Carrot
Carrot with proliferation of roots. Initial symptoms include yellowing and narrowing of veins of young leaves. The entire leaf later becomes necrotic.
Carrot yellows | Carrot
DISEASE: Carrot yellows
HOST: Carrot (Daucus carota)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: G. S. Abawi