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 canker and blast
HOST: Apricot
Apricot with typical reddish brown-discolored tissues beneath the bark and gumming around infected areas.
Bacterial canker and blast | Apricot
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: S. Sampson, M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot
Young infected twig with droplets of bacterial ooze on stem.
Bacterial canker and blast | Apricot
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca 'Moorpark')
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot
Bacterial canker has many symptoms. Typical symptoms are brown, sometimes reddish brown, internal tissues and rough, cracked bark.
Bacterial canker and blast | Apricot
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca 'Moorpark')
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot
Infected apricot with sparse foliage (some twigs with no foliage) and a discolored area exposed where bark was removed.
Bacterial canker and blast | Apricot
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca 'Moorpark')
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot
Fruit spot phase with numerous reddish necrotic spots.
Bacterial canker and blast | Apricot
DISEASE: Bacterial canker and blast
HOST: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca 'Moorpark')
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Periwinkle wilt
HOST: Periwinkle
Infected plants with stunting and sparse foliage (center and right).
Periwinkle wilt | Periwinkle
DISEASE: Periwinkle wilt
HOST: Periwinkle (Vinca sp.)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: R. McCoy, M. Davis
DISEASE: Periwinkle wilt
HOST: Periwinkle
Draeculacephala minerva, leafhopper vector of Xylella fastidiosa on plants such as periwinkle and watercress.
Periwinkle wilt | Periwinkle
DISEASE: Periwinkle wilt
HOST: Periwinkle (Vinca sp.)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: J. Clark, A. Purcell, M. Davis