DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce
Corky root causes a reduction in size of lettuce heads and root systems; susceptible cultivar (right) and resistant cultivar (left).

Corky root | Lettuce
DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Sphingomonas suberifaciens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizomonas suberifaciens
SOURCE: E. J. Ryder
DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce
Close-up of root with malformed, corky appearance and longitudinal ridges of brown tissues.

Corky root | Lettuce
DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Sphingomonas suberifaciens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizomonas suberifaciens
SOURCE: A. van Bruggen
DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce
Initial symptoms of disease are yellow lesions on taproot and main laterals. Greenish brown bands occur around roots. Root pith may become brown and hollow.

Corky root | Lettuce
DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Sphingomonas suberifaciens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizomonas suberifaciens
SOURCE: A. van Bruggen
DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce
Differences in corky root symptoms between susceptible cultivar (right) and resistant cultivar (left).

Corky root | Lettuce
DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Sphingomonas suberifaciens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizomonas suberifaciens
SOURCE: E. Ryder
DISEASE: Goss's bacterial wilt and blight
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Wilted, dying plants. Leaves have gray to light yellow stripes and irregular margins that follow leaf veins. Systemically infected plants usually have orange vascular bundles.

Goss's bacterial wilt and blight | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Goss's bacterial wilt and blight
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Corynebacterium nebraskense
SOURCE: A. Vidaver
DISEASE: Goss's bacterial wilt and blight
HOST: Corn (Maize)
The disease causes necrotic leaf lesions, which typically have dark flecks (freckles) within the lesions (not seen here).

Goss's bacterial wilt and blight | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Goss's bacterial wilt and blight
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Corynebacterium nebraskense
SOURCE: A. Vidaver
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Wilted seedlings resulting from systemic invasion.

Stewart's wilt | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia stewartii
SOURCE: D. White
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Leaf blight is the dominant symptom of this disease. Lesions begin as gray-green to yellow in color and turn brown in time.

Stewart's wilt | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia stewartii
SOURCE: D. White
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Flea beetle and scars caused by feeding damage. The beetle is a vector and is an overwintering site for the bacterium.

Stewart's wilt | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia stewartii
SOURCE: D. White