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Ralstonia solanacearum (bacterial wilt of potato) Introduction R. solanacearum is the most serious pathogen of solanaceous plants in tropical regions and can cause serious losses in...
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aster yellows phytoplasma group (yellow disease phytoplasmas) Aster yellows (AY) phytoplasmas affect plants by causing a general reduction in quantity and quality of yield. The most severely affected hosts are...
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Xanthomonas fragariae (angular leaf spot) Like other strawberry leaf blights, X. fragariae causes a certain reduction in yield, but generally the disease is not destructive. However, heavy...
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Erwinia amylovora (fireblight) The long distance spread of fire blight is a rare event which in most cases seems to be the result of plants or plant tissues being moved...
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Acidovorax citrulli (fruit blotch) In the spring of 1989 in the USA, bacterial fruit blotch of watermelon first occurred in commercial watermelon fields in Florida and, as the season...
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Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi (oleander knot) Olive knot can become established if diseased plants are introduced to a new area and not promptly eradicated. Bacteria oozing from knots establish...
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Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae (lethal yellowing of coconut) The Atlantic tall, the most prevalent coconut ecotype throughout the Caribbean region and Atlantic coast of the Americas (Harries, 1978a), is...
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Liberibacter asiaticus (Asian greening) The Asian form of Huanglongbing is considered very invasive due to the cryptic nature of the disease and its ability to be transported either in...
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citrus huanglongbing (greening) disease (citrus greening) HLB has been regarded as one of the most important threats to global commercial and sustainable citrus production. It is estimated that globally...
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Ralstonia solanacearum race 2 (moko disease) Lists of host records have been recorded (Kelman, 1953; Bradbury, 1986; Persley, 1986; Hayward, 1994) but the original reports, gathered over many...
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