BACTERIAL LEAF SPOT (BACTERIAL NECROSIS) |
Cassava
BACTERIAL LEAF SPOT (BACTERIAL NECROSIS)
|
Cassava
DISEASE:
Bacterial leaf spot (Bacterial necrosis)
HOST:
Cassava
(Manihot esculenta)
Cassava with yellowish leaves and water-soaked, angular spots. The disease is primarily on foliage, although the pathogen may invade stem buds and young branches.
PATHOGEN:
Xanthomonas cassavae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM:
Xanthomonas campestris pv. cassavae