DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Cassava
Leaf with angular, water-soaked, vein-delimited lesions.
Bacterial blight | Cassava
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Cassava (Manihot esculenta)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. manihotis
SOURCE: A. Hayward
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Cassava
Cassava with angular leaf spots and yellow ooze. Symptoms include leaf spots, wilt, and dieback. The bacterium frequently invades systemically.
Bacterial blight | Cassava
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Cassava (Manihot esculenta)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. manihotis
SOURCE: A. Hayward
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Healthy pear shoot (left) and diseased shoots (center and right). Leaves are reddish and growth is stunted.
Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Close-up of infected pear branch showing premature reddish coloration of leaves and cupped, stunted leaves.
Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Reduced growth of infected trees in center of image.
Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Psylla pyricola, the psyllid vector of pear decline phytoplasma.
Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: J. Clark, A. Purcell, M. Davis
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
'Bartlett' pears were grafted onto tolerant rootstock. All trees are infected. Note yellowish, diseased branches.
Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis 'Bartlett')
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: C. Smart