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 leaf spot
HOST: Hawaiian ticktrefoil
Hawaiian ticktrefoil with orange-yellow lesions surrounded by broad yellow halos.
Bacterial leaf spot | Hawaiian ticktrefoil
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Hawaiian ticktrefoil (Desmodium sandwicense)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. desmodii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. desmodii
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
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
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Aspen
Aspen with large, encrusted gall.
Crown gall | Aspen
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Aspen (Populus sp.)
PATHOGEN: Agrobacterium tumefaciens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizobium sp.
SOURCE: S. Thomson