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PLANT DISEASES

Dorothy D. Silva
School of Teacher Education
Saint Louis University
ANTHRACNOSE
 Generally found in the eastern part of the
U.S., anthracnose infected plants develop
dark lesions on stems, leaves or fruit.
APPLE SCAB
 Symptoms on fruit are similar to those found
on leaves. Scabby spots are sunken and may
have velvety spores in the center.
BACTERIAL CANKER
 Infection causes sunken, oozing cankers to
form on many stone fruits. May cause wilting
or death of branches or trees.
BLOSSOM END ROT
 A serious disorder of tomato, pepper and
eggplant, blossom end rot is caused by low
levels of calcium when fruits are forming.
BROWN ROT
 A major disease of stone fruits, brown rot can
cause huge losses in peaches, cherries,
plums, prunes, nectarines and apricots.
CEDAR APPLE RUST
 On apple and crabapple, look for pale yellow
pinhead sized spots on the upper surface of
the leaves shortly after bloom.
CLUB ROOT
 Infected plants in the cabbage family will
have misshapen and deformed (clubbed)
roots, often cracking and rotting.
CORN SMUT
 Corn galls can grow up to 5 inches in
diameter and release thousands of spores as
they burst or rupture.
CROWN GALL
 A common disease of many woody shrubs
and some herbaceous plants, including
grapes, stone fruits and roses.
DAMPING OFF
 A result of soil borne fungi, damping-off
usually refers to the disintegration of stems
and roots at and below the soil line.
DOWNY MILDEW
 Spore production is favored by temperatures
cooler than 65 degrees F. and by relative
humidities approaching 100%.
EARLY BLIGHT
 Appears on lower, older leaves as small
brown spots with concentric rings that form a
“bull’s eye” pattern.
FIRE BLIGHT
 Named for the scorched appearance of
infected plant leaves, fire blight is a
destructive bacterial disease.
FUSARIUM WILT
 Fusarium wilt initially causes a yellowing and
wilting of lower leaves, especially in tomato
and potato plants.
GRAY MOLD
 Gray mold is identified as grayish colored
soft, mushy spots on leaves, stems, flowers
and on produce.
LATE BLIGHT
 Symptoms appears on potato or tomato
leaves as pale green to gray spots, often
beginning at leaf tips or edges.
LEAF CURL
 Disease fungi overwinter as spores (conidia)
underneath bark, around buds and in other
protected garden areas.
LEAF SPOT
 Infected plants have brown or black water-
soaked spots on the foliage, sometimes with
a yellow halo, usually uniform in size.
MOSAIC VIRUS
 Leaves of infected plants are characterized
by intermingled patches of normal and light
green or yellowish colors.
POTATO SCAB
 A common tuber disease that occurs
wherever potatoes are grown. Scab spots
appear as brown, roughened areas.
POWDERY MILDEW
 Powdery mildew appears as a dusty white to
gray coating over leaf surfaces and other
infected plant parts.
RUST
 Most often found on mature plants where
symptoms appear primarily on the surfaces
of lower leaves.
VERTICILLIUM WILT
 A persistent soil borne disease affecting fruits
and vegetables, especially tomatoes,
potatoes, peppers and eggplant.
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