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 seed and seedling rot
HOST: Geranium
Cotyledons with water-soaked spots.
Bacterial seed and seedling rot | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial seed and seedling rot
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Paenibacillus sp.
SOURCE: A. Magyarosy, D. Thomas
DISEASE: Bacterial seed and seedling rot
HOST: Geranium
Rotted and discolored seeds (right). Healthy seeds (left).
Bacterial seed and seedling rot | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial seed and seedling rot
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Paenibacillus sp.
SOURCE: A. Magyarosy, D. Thomas
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Tomato
Stem with long necrotic lesions. The pathogen often enters plants following pruning injuries.
Bacterial stem rot | Tomato
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Ewinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Tomato
Wilt is first symptom of disease. Later, the pith usually disintegrates, causing hollow and blackened stems.
Bacterial stem rot | Tomato
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: M. Stanghelllini
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Black, elongated necrotic areas, characteristic of stem rot.
Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Black necrotic stem; late stage of disease.
Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Infected stem with brown necrotic symptoms.
Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: R. Rowe
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Stems with severe blackleg symptoms.
Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: A. Paulus, M. Shurtleff