DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Barley
Small necrotic spots on lower leaves and red coalescing streaks on upper leaves.
Aster yellows | Barley
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Barley (Hordeum vulgare)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: E. Banttari
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Chrysanthemum
Stunted diseased plant with small distorted flowers.
Aster yellows | Chrysanthemum
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: B. Raju, M. Davis
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Daisy
Daisy with stunted and malformed flowers.
Aster yellows | Daisy
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Daisy (Euryops speciosissimus)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Kalanchoe
Kalanchoe with malformed inflorescences.
Aster yellows | Kalanchoe
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Marigold
Infected plant (left) with yellowing and stunting.
Aster yellows | Marigold
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Onion
Infected plants with yellowish, malformed leaves.
Aster yellows | Onion
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: R. Rowe
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Onion
Onion flower with unusual symptoms (left) compared with healthy inflorescence (right). Flowers are distorted and often have abnormally long pedicels. Young leaves may have yellow streaks or a general yellowing of basal portions.
Aster yellows | Onion
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Potato
Chlorotic and stunted foliage with necrotic leaf margins. Other symptoms may be phyllody, virescence, purple or yellow pigmentation, and rolling of leaflets.
Aster yellows | Potato
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Potato
Stunted, chlorotic plants (left) with stiff, rolled leaves.
Aster yellows | Potato
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: S. Thomson