DISEASE: Bacterial flower stalk and leaf necrosis
HOST: Onion
Dark, rotted areas of stalk and leaves caused by systemic invasion of the pathogen.
Bacterial flower stalk and leaf necrosis | Onion
DISEASE: Bacterial flower stalk and leaf necrosis
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas marginalis pv. marginalis
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Bacterial flower stalk and leaf necrosis
HOST: Onion
Gray-brown rot of onion after inoculation. Disease starts as small, water-soaked lesions that later develop into slimy, gray-brown rot. The disease progresses downward from the stalk and may rot the entire bulb.
Bacterial flower stalk and leaf necrosis | Onion
DISEASE: Bacterial flower stalk and leaf necrosis
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas marginalis pv. marginalis
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Bacterial flower stalk and leaf necrosis
HOST: Onion
Leaves with necrosis and rot. The common name for this disease is the same as those used for two other diseases. Also, another common name for this disease is bacterial soft rot.
Bacterial flower stalk and leaf necrosis | Onion
DISEASE: Bacterial flower stalk and leaf necrosis
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas marginalis pv. marginalis
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Cabbage
Rot of cabbage caused by Pseudomonas marginalis pv. marginalis. Rot caused by P. viridiflava has similar symptoms of water-soaking and blackening of cabbage heads. Both diseases occur mainly during the winter season.
Bacterial soft rot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas marginalis pv. marginalis
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Cantaloupe
Cantaloupe field with severe destruction from bacterial wilt (left), less on right.
Bacterial wilt | Cantaloupe
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia tracheiphila
SOURCE: L. Claflin
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Muskmelon
Severely diseased plants as noted by dying runners.
Bacterial wilt | Muskmelon
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia tracheiphila
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Muskmelon
Wilt-devastated muskmelon field.
Bacterial wilt | Muskmelon
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia tracheiphila
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
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: Sweet potato scab
HOST: Sweet potato
Tubers with large, dark scabs.
Sweet potato scab | Sweet potato
DISEASE: Sweet potato scab
HOST: Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
PATHOGEN: Streptomyces ipomoeae
SOURCE: APS