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: Walnut blight
HOST: Walnut
Typical symptoms of infected leaf and young nutlets. Infected young, growing leaves usually become malformed.
Walnut blight | Walnut
DISEASE: Walnut blight
HOST: Walnut (Juglans regia 'Hartley')
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Walnut blight
HOST: Walnut
Tree with severely blighted foliage.
Walnut blight | Walnut
DISEASE: Walnut blight
HOST: Walnut (Juglans regia 'Hartley')
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Walnut blight
HOST: Walnut
Nuts with side blight. Infections also are commonly found at stylar ends.
Walnut blight | Walnut
DISEASE: Walnut blight
HOST: Walnut (Juglans regia 'Hartley')
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis
SOURCE: B. Teviotdale
DISEASE: Walnut blight
HOST: Walnut
Nuts with decayed kernels.
Walnut blight | Walnut
DISEASE: Walnut blight
HOST: Walnut (Juglans regia 'Hartley')
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis
SOURCE: B. Teviotdale