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: 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
DISEASE: Greening disease
HOST: Periwinkle
Healthy flower and infected flower.
Greening disease | Periwinkle
DISEASE: Greening disease
HOST: Periwinkle (Vinca sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: D. Teakle
DISEASE: Greening disease
HOST: Periwinkle
Diseased plants with phyllody and greenish yellow leaves.
Greening disease | Periwinkle
DISEASE: Greening disease
HOST: Periwinkle (Vinca minor)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: E. Braun
DISEASE: Greening disease
HOST: Periwinkle
The disease causes virescence and phyllody, distorted and discolored leaves, and greening of flowers.
Greening disease | Periwinkle
DISEASE: Greening disease
HOST: Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: W. Borth