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 fasciation
HOST: Papaya
Fasciation symptoms of papaya. Causal agent is unknown.
Bacterial fasciation | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
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: Foamy canker
HOST: Almond
White, macerated tissues near cambium region is characteristic of disease. Foam is usually associated with cankers. The disease is suspected to be bacterial but the causal agent has not been identified.
Foamy canker | Almond
DISEASE: Foamy canker
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown
SOURCE: B. Teviotdale
DISEASE: Foamy canker
HOST: Almond
Amber red-colored ooze sliding down the trunk. The causal agent has not been identified.
Foamy canker | Almond
DISEASE: Foamy canker
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown
SOURCE: B. Teviotdale