Crazy roots, hairy roots, crown gall

Rhizobium spp. (Agrobacterium spp.) Crazy roots, hairy roots, crown gall General Rhizobium bacteria are soil bacteria that fix nitrogen after becoming established inside root nodules of legumes. Addit

Brown root rot, corky root rot

Pyrenochaeta lycopersici (Pseudopyrenochaeta lycopersici) Brown root rot, corky root rot General Pyrenochaeta lycopersici is a fungal plant pathogen, infecting tomatoes and aubergine. It causes brown

Leaf stripe

Pyrenophora graminea (Drechslera graminea) Leaf stripe General Pyrenophora graminea is a disease of Barley that causes significant yield losses. Life cycle and appearance of Leaf stripe Pyrenophora gr

Black root rot of cucurbits

Phomopsis sclerotioides (Diaporthe sclerotioides) Black root rot of cucurbits General Phomopsis sclerotioides is a plant pathogen infecting cucurbits, causing black root rot of cucurbits. Life cycle a

Root and crown rot of strawberry

Pestalotiopsis clavispora (Neopestalotiopsis clavispora) Root and crown rot of strawberry General New diseases in strawberry have been ascribed to Pestalotiopsis clavispora in the case of root and cro

Bacterial soft rot, bacterial stem rot

Pectobacterium carotovorum (Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora) Bacterial soft rot, bacterial stem rot General Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora has recently been renamed Pectobacterium carotovor

Black sigatoka disease

Mycosphaerella fijiensis (Pseudocercospora fijiensis) Black sigatoka disease General Mycosphaerella fijiensis also known as black sigatoka, is an ascomycete fungus that causes leaf-spot of banana. Lif

Fusarium head blight or scab

Fusarium graminearum (Gibberella zeae) Fusarium head blight or scab General Fusarium is a group of soil-borne fungi with many different species. Fusarium is widespread and can infect a range of host c

Gummy stem blight

Didymella bryoniae (Mycosphaerella cucumis, Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum) Gummy stem blight General Mycosphaerella cucumis (Didymella bryoniae) is a fungal plant pathogen that causes gummy stem bl

Bacterial canker of tomato

Clavibacter michiganensis (Corynebacterium michiganensis) Bacterial canker of tomato General Clavibacter is a quarantine organism in Europe, which means that strong efforts are used to prevent the bac