DISEASE: Apple proliferation
HOST: Apple
Enlarged stipules are a characteristic symptom of the disease.
Apple proliferation | Apple
DISEASE: Apple proliferation
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious')
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: W. Schweigkofler
DISEASE: Apple proliferation
HOST: Apple
Branch with shortened internodes that cause rosettes and witches’-brooms, typical of this disease.
Apple proliferation | Apple
DISEASE: Apple proliferation
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious')
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: L. Kunze
DISEASE: Apple proliferation
HOST: Apple
Small apples are a characteristic symptom. The size of apples is best noted by comparing them with adjacent leaves.
Apple proliferation | Apple
DISEASE: Apple proliferation
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious')
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: J. Vigl, W. Schweigkofler
DISEASE: Apple proliferation
HOST: Apple
Enlarged stipules are typical with some cultivars infected by the phytoplasma.
Apple proliferation | Apple
DISEASE: Apple proliferation
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious')
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: J. Vigl, W. Schweigkofler
DISEASE: Apple proliferation
HOST: Apple
Leaves of diseased trees have a reddish color in late summer and early autumn.
Apple proliferation | Apple
DISEASE: Apple proliferation
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious')
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: M. Wolf, W. Schweigkofler
DISEASE: Apple proliferation
HOST: Apple
Diseased foliage with reddish appearance of leaves.
Apple proliferation | Apple
DISEASE: Apple proliferation
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious')
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: M. Wolf, W. Schweigkofler
DISEASE: Apple proliferation
HOST: Apple
Twig with shoot proliferation symptoms.
Apple proliferation | Apple
DISEASE: Apple proliferation
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious')
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: J. Vigl, W. Schweigkofler
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Bacterial decline of papaya, historically called St. Croix decline, was thought to be caused by a fungus. This picture shows a papaya with dead top and side branches, a severe stage of the disease.
Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Water-soaked papaya stem in St. Croix. Dark, water-soaked, greasy lesions occur on stems and leaves. The causal agent differs somewhat from descriptions of Erwinia papayae D strains in Micronesia.
Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: M. Schroth