DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Squash
Diagnostic characteristics for the disease are yellowing of young leaves, proliferation of secondary shoots, and rigid erect habit. Leaves are misshapen and smaller than normal and have stiff, thick laminae.
Aster yellows | Squash
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Squash (Cucurbita sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: S. Miller
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Bindweed
Water-soaked areas and angular leaf spots with yellow ooze.
Bacterial blight | Bindweed
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. convolvuli
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Croton
Tan, irregular-sized lesions on lower leaf surfaces.
Bacterial leaf spot | Croton
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Croton (Codiaeum variegatum var. pictum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. poinsettiicola
SOURCE: J. Yuen
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Croton
Leaves with dry, irregularly shaped, brown necrotic areas.
Bacterial leaf spot | Croton
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Croton (Codiaeum variegatum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas codiaei
SOURCE: A. Chase
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Squash
Field with severe symptoms of wilt. Foliage often is chlorotic and leaf margins may be chlorotic and necrotic before plant death. Bacterial ooze may be seen streaming from the xylem when infected stems are cut.
Bacterial wilt | Squash
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Squash (Cucurbita maxima)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia tracheiphila
SOURCE: B. Jacobsen, M. Shurtleff