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 dieback of nectarine
HOST: Nectarine
Dark cankers on last year's twig. Symptoms of bacterial dieback of nectarine are identical to those of bacterial dieback of peach.

Bacterial dieback of nectarine | Nectarine
DISEASE: Bacterial dieback of nectarine
HOST: Nectarine (Prunus persica var. nucipersica)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial dieback of nectarine
HOST: Nectarine
Diseased young twigs.

Bacterial dieback of nectarine | Nectarine
DISEASE: Bacterial dieback of nectarine
HOST: Nectarine (Prunus persica var. nucipersica)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial dieback of nectarine
HOST: Nectarine
Bacterial invasion of trunk caused reddish brown discolored area. Symptoms of bacterial dieback of nectarine are identical to those of bacterial dieback of peach.

Bacterial dieback of nectarine | Nectarine
DISEASE: Bacterial dieback of nectarine
HOST: Nectarine (Prunus persica var. nucipersica)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial dieback of nectarine
HOST: Nectarine
Discolored vascular tissues and gummosis on infected twig.

Bacterial dieback of nectarine | Nectarine
DISEASE: Bacterial dieback of nectarine
HOST: Nectarine (Prunus persica var. nucipersica)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial dieback of nectarine
HOST: Nectarine
Symptoms of the disease include leaf spots (top leaf). Similar appearing leaf spots may be caused by Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (bottom leaf).

Bacterial dieback of nectarine | Nectarine
DISEASE: Bacterial dieback of nectarine
HOST: Nectarine (Prunus persica var. nucipersica)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial dieback of nectarine
HOST: Nectarine
Dying tree caused by systemic invasion of the bacterium. Symptoms of bacterial dieback of nectarine are identical to those of bacterial dieback of peach.

Bacterial dieback of nectarine | Nectarine
DISEASE: Bacterial dieback of nectarine
HOST: Nectarine (Prunus persica var. nucipersica)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae
SOURCE: J. Young