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DISEASE: Alfalfa dwarf

HOST: Alfalfa

Alfalfa dwarf is characterized by stunted plants (left), usually dark blue-green in color. Xylem tissues become brown, especially when exposed to air.

Alfalfa dwarf | Alfalfa

DISEASE: Alfalfa dwarf

HOST: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa

SOURCE: R. M. Davis

DISEASE: Bacterial blast and fruit spot

HOST: Avocado

White bacterial ooze on surface of fruit. Pseudomonas strains that cause canker likely differ from those that infect fruit and leaves.

Bacterial blast and fruit spot | Avocado

DISEASE: Bacterial blast and fruit spot

HOST: Avocado (Persea americana)

PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae

SOURCE: L. Fucikovsky

DISEASE: Hollow stalk

HOST: Tobacco

Hollow stalk may appear at time of topping and suckering. Top leaves wilt and the stalk becomes bare as the disease moves downward.

Hollow stalk | Tobacco

DISEASE: Hollow stalk

HOST: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)

PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium carotovorum

PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora

SOURCE: P. Shoemaker

DISEASE: Hollow stalk

HOST: Tobacco

Infection of flue-cured tobacco stalks occur at wound sites caused by topping. After top infection, browning of pith occurs and tissues rot.

Hollow stalk | Tobacco

DISEASE: Hollow stalk

HOST: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)

PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium carotovorum

PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora

SOURCE: APS