SLIPPERY SKIN
|
Onion

SOURCE:
H. Schwartz
DISEASE:
Slippery skin
HOST:
Onion
(Allium cepa)
Rot progresses from the top of infected scales and eventually internal tissues rot. In early stages, the only external symptoms may be softening of the neck.
PATHOGEN:
Burkholderia gladioli pv. alliicola
PATHOGEN SYNONYM:
Pseudomonas gladioli pv. alliicola