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
HOST: Laurel (California laurel)
Leaf with dark brown, angular spots.
Bacterial leaf spot | Laurel (California laurel)
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Laurel (California laurel) (Umbellularia californica)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas lauracearum
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Peanut
The disease causes water-soaked lesions, particularly on upper leaf surfaces. Lesions enlarge and later display brown necrotic areas. Leaflets become chlorotic and shed prematurely.
Bacterial leaf spot | Peanut
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas sp.
SOURCE: P. Subrahmanyam
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Verbena
Leaf with purple-brown necrotic spots.
Bacterial leaf spot | Verbena
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Verbena (Verbena sp.)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas sp.
SOURCE: R. Raabe
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
DISEASE: Dogwood stunt
HOST: Dogwood
Diseased plant with small leaves (left).
Dogwood stunt | Dogwood
DISEASE: Dogwood stunt
HOST: Dogwood (Cornus sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair