DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet
Cross section of sugar beet with reddish color in vascular bundles and adjacent tissues.

Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot | Beet
DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet (Beta vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium betavasculorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. betavasculorum
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet
Advanced stage of disease with extensive rot.

Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot | Beet
DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet (Beta vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium betavasculorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. betavasculorum
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet
Early stage of systemic infection of young plant noted by blackening of midribs and veins.

Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot | Beet
DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet (Beta vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium betavasculorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. betavasculorum
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet
Infected vascular bundles caused by systemic infection by the bacterium.

Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot | Beet
DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet (Beta vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium betavasculorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. betavasculorum
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet
Black discoloration of petioles resulting from systemic infection.

Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot | Beet
DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet (Beta vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium betavasculorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. betavasculorum
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Sour skin
HOST: Onion
Symptoms of sour skin are characterized by slimy, pale yellow to light brown decay.

Sour skin | Onion
DISEASE: Sour skin
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia cepacia
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas cepacia
SOURCE: Dep. of Agric. & Agri-Food, Government of Canada
DISEASE: Sour skin
HOST: Onion
Characteristic pale yellow to browning of infected area.

Sour skin | Onion
DISEASE: Sour skin
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia cepacia
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas cepacia
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Xanthomonas leaf blight
HOST: Onion
This was the first photo of onion leaf blight, which was considered a controversial finding for 10 years until an outbreak occurred in the West Indies.

Xanthomonas leaf blight | Onion
DISEASE: Xanthomonas leaf blight
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. allii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. allii
SOURCE: A. Alvarez