DISEASE: Alfalfa dwarf
HOST: Alfalfa
Alfalfa dwarf is characterized by stunted plants (left), usually dark blue-green in color. Xylem tissues become brown, especially when exposed to air.

Alfalfa dwarf | Alfalfa
DISEASE: Alfalfa dwarf
HOST: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: R. M. Davis
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 blight (Angular leaf spot)
HOST: Cotton
Leaf with advanced stage of blight.

Bacterial blight (Angular leaf spot) | Cotton
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Angular leaf spot)
HOST: Cotton (Gossypium barbadense)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Angular leaf spot)
HOST: Cotton
Highly susceptible (left) and resistant (right) cotton cultivars. The black arm stage of the disease is the most serious and occurs when bacteria invade petioles and then stems.

Bacterial blight (Angular leaf spot) | Cotton
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Angular leaf spot)
HOST: Cotton (Gossypium barbadense)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Angular leaf spot)
HOST: Cotton
Characteristic early symptoms are water-soaked leaf spots and water-soaking along veins.

Bacterial blight (Angular leaf spot) | Cotton
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Angular leaf spot)
HOST: Cotton (Gossypium barbadense)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
SOURCE: A. Hayward
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Angular leaf spot)
HOST: Cotton
Leaf with dark, angular leaf spots. Systemic invasion causes blackening of midribs.

Bacterial blight (Angular leaf spot) | Cotton
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Angular leaf spot)
HOST: Cotton (Gossypium barbadense)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton
Boll rot first appears as raised, water-soaked lesions, which become sunken and turn brown to black with time.

Bacterial blight (Boll rot) | Cotton
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton (Gossypium barbadense)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
SOURCE: A. Hayward
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton
Infection of bolls causes premature opening and increased susceptibility to secondary, saprophytic microorganisms that cause rot. Note discolored cotton.

Bacterial blight (Boll rot) | Cotton
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton (Gossypium barbadense)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
SOURCE: APS