DISEASE: Almond leaf scorch
HOST: Almond
Light brown necrotic (scorched) areas on curling leaves.
Almond leaf scorch | Almond
DISEASE: Almond leaf scorch
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Almond leaf scorch
HOST: Almond
Dying almond trees with scorched appearance. Initial symptoms are marginal chlorosis, usually late in the year. Scorch often is first noted at leaf tips, symptoms worsen, and terminal branches may die.
Almond leaf scorch | Almond
DISEASE: Almond leaf scorch
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: R. Davis, M. Davis
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Almond
Infected tissues with reddish necrotic spots, a key diagnostic symptom for the disease. Spots and streaks are commonly seen when bark is removed.
Bacterial canker | Almond
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: B. Teviotdale
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Almond
Diamond-shaped canker on infected limb. Such cankers are common on small limbs and spurs.
Bacterial canker | Almond
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: B. Teviotdale
DISEASE: Bacterial hyperplastic canker
HOST: Almond
Diseased tree with multiple cankers. Margins of cankers are rough, soft, cheesy, dark brown, and have scalloped water-soaked spots that turn brown. Multiple cankers may girdle and kill small twigs.
Bacterial hyperplastic canker | Almond
DISEASE: Bacterial hyperplastic canker
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas amygdali
SOURCE: P. Psallidas
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Almond
Leaves exhibiting different stages of disease. Spots begin as water-soaked lesions, mostly at leaf tips and margins, and later turn brown.
Bacterial spot | Almond
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Brown line and decline
HOST: Almond
Stunted and yellowish diseased tree. Such trees produce little to no growth and decline rapidly.
Brown line and decline | Almond
DISEASE: Brown line and decline
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma' sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma (undefined)
SOURCE: B. Teviotdale
DISEASE: Brown line and decline
HOST: Almond
Bark was split laterally at graft union, revealing line of necrotic tissue that extends into woody cortical tissues.
Brown line and decline | Almond
DISEASE: Brown line and decline
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma' sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma (undefined)
SOURCE: J. Uyemoto
DISEASE: Brown line and decline
HOST: Almond
Shriveled nuts from infected tree. Two healthy kernels (bottom left).
Brown line and decline | Almond
DISEASE: Brown line and decline
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma' sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma (undefined)
SOURCE: J. Uyemoto