DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton
Boll rot first appears as raised, water-soaked lesions, which become sunken and turn brown to black with time.
Bacterial blight (Boll rot) | Cotton
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton (Gossypium barbadense)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
SOURCE: A. Hayward
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton
Infection of bolls causes premature opening and increased susceptibility to secondary, saprophytic microorganisms that cause rot. Note discolored cotton.
Bacterial blight (Boll rot) | Cotton
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton (Gossypium barbadense)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Brittle root
HOST: Horseradish
Dying, stunted, yellow to brown horseradish plants.
Brittle root | Horseradish
DISEASE: Brittle root
HOST: Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
PATHOGEN: Spiroplasma citri
SOURCE: C. Eastman, M. Davis
DISEASE: Brittle root
HOST: Horseradish
Close-up of stunted, yellow horseradish plants.
Brittle root | Horseradish
DISEASE: Brittle root
HOST: Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
PATHOGEN: Spiroplasma citri
SOURCE: D. Sherrod
DISEASE: Brittle root
HOST: Horseradish
Horseradish with discolored internal tissues. Healthy root segment (top right).
Brittle root | Horseradish
DISEASE: Brittle root
HOST: Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
PATHOGEN: Spiroplasma citri
SOURCE: J. Fletcher, M. Davis
DISEASE: Citrus greening (Huanglongbing)
HOST: Citrus (sp. unknown)
Citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri), a vector of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus', the cause of citrus greening, feeding on green twig.
Citrus greening (Huanglongbing) | Citrus (sp. unknown)
DISEASE: Citrus greening (Huanglongbing)
HOST: Citrus (sp. unknown) (Citrus sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Candidatus Liberobacter asiaticus
SOURCE: C. Jacobson
DISEASE: Citrus greening (Huanglongbing)
HOST: Citrus (sp. unknown)
Citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri), a vector of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus', the cause of citrus greening.
Citrus greening (Huanglongbing) | Citrus (sp. unknown)
DISEASE: Citrus greening (Huanglongbing)
HOST: Citrus (sp. unknown) (Citrus sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Candidatus Liberobacter asiaticus
SOURCE: C. Jacobson
DISEASE: Citrus greening (Huanglongbing)
HOST: Citrus (sp. unknown)
Citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri), a vector of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus', the cause of citrus greening.
Citrus greening (Huanglongbing) | Citrus (sp. unknown)
DISEASE: Citrus greening (Huanglongbing)
HOST: Citrus (sp. unknown) (Citrus sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Candidatus Liberobacter asiaticus
SOURCE: C. Hirayama
DISEASE: Citrus greening (Huanglongbing)
HOST: Citrus (Orange)
Mature infected fruit may be misshapen and vary in degree of greening.
Citrus greening (Huanglongbing) | Citrus (Orange)
DISEASE: Citrus greening (Huanglongbing)
HOST: Citrus (Orange) (Citrus sinensis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Candidatus Liberobacter asiaticus
SOURCE: R. McCoy, M. Davis