Thursday, September 18, 2008

Information on Highlighted Pathogen

From APS (American Phytopathological Society)

FUNGI AND FUNGUS-LIKE ORGANISMS
(see also some of the Feature articles on fungal diseases)
Ascomycetes/Imperfect Fungi
Apple scab
Anthracnose of turfgrass
Black knot
Black Sigatoka of bananas and plantains
Sigatoka Negra bananeros y plátaneros (Español)
Sigatoka negra da bananeira e platanos (Portuguese)
Blackleg of oilseed rape including canola
Brown rot of stone fruits
Dollar spot of turfgrass
Dutch elm disease
Early blight of potato and tomato
Pinta-preta (Alternariose) da batata e tomate (Portuguese)
Ergot of rye
Cornezuelo del centeno (Español)
Fusarium head blight
Giberela ou Fusariose (Portuguese)
Fusarium wilt of watermelon and other cucurbits
Leucostoma canker of stone fruits
Monosporascus root rot and vine decline of melons
Rice Blast
Sudden death syndrome of soybean (SDS)
Take-all root rot of small grains and turfgrass
Verticillium wilt
White Mold (Sclerotinia)
Basidiomycetes
Armillaria root disease
Brown root rot
Coffee rust
Common smut of corn
Rhizoctonia diseases of turfgrass
Southern blight
Soybean Rust
Stem rust of wheat and barley
Stinking smut (common bunt) of wheat
White pine blister rust
Oomycetes
Aphanomyces root rot or common root rot of legumes
Black Shank of Tobacco
Downy mildew of grape
Late blight of potato and tomato
Requeima (míldio, pt) da batateira e tomateiro (Portuguese)
Phytophthora blight of cucurbits
Phytophthora root and stem rot of soybean
Pythium blight of turfgrass
Sudden oak death, ramorum leaf blight, ramorum shoot blight
Taro leaf blight
NEMATODES
Lesion nematode
Pine wilt disease
Root-knot nematode
Soybean cyst nematode
Sting nematode
PROKARYOTES
(see also some of the Feature articles on prokaryote diseases)
Bacterial fruit blotch of cucurbits
Bacterial leaf scorch
Bacterial spot of pepper and tomato
Blackleg of potato
Citrus canker
Crown gall
Lethal Yellowing of Palms
Fire blight of apple and pear
Stewart's wilt of corn

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