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: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Cauliflower
Leaves with tiny lesions surrounded by large halos.
Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot) | Cauliflower
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola
SOURCE: R. Campbell
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Cauliflower
Section of a cauliflower head with discolored, infected tissues.
Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot) | Cauliflower
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola
SOURCE: R. Campbell
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Lettuce
Leaf with black, greasy spots that tend to be vein delimited. Lesions begin as small, angular, water-soaked lesions that coalesce, resulting in large necrotic areas.
Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot) | Lettuce
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vitians
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. vitians
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Apple
Severe infection of apple with dying twigs and branches.
Fire blight | Apple
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Apple
Diseased apple with copious ooze.
Fire blight | Apple
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica 'Jonathan')
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Apple
Canker on trunk oozing fire blight bacteria.
Fire blight | Apple
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Crabapple
Blighted shoot tip.
Fire blight | Crabapple
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Crabapple (Malus sylvestris)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: W. Sinclair