DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Black, elongated necrotic areas, characteristic of stem rot.
Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Black necrotic stem; late stage of disease.
Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Infected stem with brown necrotic symptoms.
Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: R. Rowe
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Stems with severe blackleg symptoms.
Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: A. Paulus, M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Diseased plant with stunted, yellowish foliage.
Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Blackleg-infected tubers.
Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: S. De Boer
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Young wilted plant with discolored leaves and necrosis of stems at ground level.
Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: L. Claflin
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing/scorch
HOST: Beet
Blue-green sharpshooter (Graphocephala atropunctata) transmits Xylella fastidiosa and has a large host range, including palms, grasses, and grapes.
Lethal yellowing/scorch | Beet
DISEASE: Lethal yellowing/scorch
HOST: Beet (Beta vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: A. Purcell, M. Davis
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Alfalfa
Alfalfa plant (center) exhibiting stunting and proliferation of stems. Other symptoms are small, rounded, chlorotic, often puckered leaves and a yellowish cast.
Witches'-broom | Alfalfa
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Clover proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson