CROWN GALL
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Almond

SOURCE:
M. Schroth
DISEASE:
Crown gall
HOST:
Almond
(Prunus dulcis)
Multiple galls on almond roots (left). Roots of healthy plant (right). Severe galling on young trees causes stunting.
PATHOGEN:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM:
Rhizobium sp.