• Black sigatoka disease

  General Mycosphaerella fijiensis also known as black sigatoka, is an ascomycete fungus that causes leaf-spot of banana. Damage symptoms Black sigatoka (Mycosphaerella fijiensis ) first causes small, l

• Pomegranate wilt complex

  (Major cause), species of Fusarium, Rhizoctonia, Sclerotium, Macrophomina, Phytophthora are occasionally associated with fungi. Symptoms Affected plants show yellowing in some branches or twigs follow

• Pomegranate bacterial blight

  Relative humidity above 50% and temperature between 25 - 30 0 C, over-use of nitrogen fertilizer, micronutrient deficiency and reduced plant health leads to swift development of bacterial blight. Symp

• Cercospora leaf spot

  Disease Cycle Cercospora leaf spots can be caused by many species of Cercospora species depending on the plant type infected. Infected seeds, infected plants and plant debris are primary source of inf

• Loose smut of barley

  General Ustilago nuda f.sp. hordei affects barley and can destroy a large proportion of the crop. It is also known as barley smut, or loose smut of barley. Damage symptoms Infection by Ustilago nuda f

• Bacterial soft rot, bacterial stem rot

  General Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora has recently been renamed Pectobacterium carotovora . It is one of the pectolytic bacteria causing extensive bacterial rots (bacterial soft rot, bacterial

• Pea blight, leaf and pod spot

  General Ascochyta pisi is a fungal plant pathogen that causes A scochyta blight on pea (leaf blight or pea blight) and lesions of stems, leaves, and pods (pea leaf spot and pea pod spot). Damage sympt

• Blight of pepper

  General Phytophthora capsici is an oomycete plant pathogen that causes blight and fruit rot of peppers and other important commercial crops. Damage symptoms Phytophthora causes root rot, seedling damp

• Early blight

  General The only known stage in all Alternaria species is the asexual stage. Conidia and mycelium overwinter in the soil and on crop residues and cause primary infection of the leaves. Survival can be

• Wheat bunt

  General Tilletia tritici and Tilletia laevis only differ in one gene and easily hybridize. There is debate whether they should indeed be considered separate species, since they cause the exact same sy