List of cotton diseases
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Bacterial diseases
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| Bacterial blight | Xanthomonas campestris Xanthomonas campestris Xanthomonas campestris is a bacterial species that causes a variety of plant diseases. Available from the NCPPB,and other international Culture collections such as ICMP, ATCC, and LMG in a purified form, it is used in the commercial production of a high-molecular-weight polysaccharide - xanthan... pv. malvacearum |
| Crown gall | Agrobacterium tumefaciens Agrobacterium tumefaciens Agrobacterium tumefaciens is the causal agent of crown gall disease in over 140 species of dicot. It is a rod shaped, Gram negative soil bacterium... |
| Lint degradation | Erwinia herbicola = Pantoea agglomerans Pantoea agglomerans Pantoea agglomerans is a Gram-negative bacterium that belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae.Formerly called Enterobacter agglomerans, this bacterium is known to be an opportunistic pathogen in the immunocompromised, causing wound, blood, and urinary-tract infections. It is commonly isolated... |
Fungal diseases
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| Anthracnose | Glomerella gossypii Colletotrichum gossypii Colletotrichum gossypii Colletotrichum gossypii is a plant pathogen. This fungus is related to cotton plants where causes anthracnose. It reproduction in the plants is asexually. The conidia have only one nucleus. Before conidia germination fusion by mean of conidial anastomosis tube could happen. The conidia could... [anamorph] |
| Areolate mildew | Ramularia gossypii Cercosporella gossypii Mycosphaerella areola Mycosphaerella areola Mycosphaerella areola is a plant pathogen.-External links:* *... [teleomorph] |
| Ascochyta blight | Ascochyta gossypii |
| Black root rot | Thielaviopsis basicola Thielaviopsis basicola Thielaviopsis basicola is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *... Chalara elegans [synanamorph] |
| Boll rot | Ascochyta gossypii Colletotrichum gossypii Colletotrichum gossypii Colletotrichum gossypii is a plant pathogen. This fungus is related to cotton plants where causes anthracnose. It reproduction in the plants is asexually. The conidia have only one nucleus. Before conidia germination fusion by mean of conidial anastomosis tube could happen. The conidia could... Glomerella gossypii [teleomorph] Fusarium Fusarium Fusarium is a large genus of filamentous fungi widely distributed in soil and in association with plants. Most species are harmless saprobes, and are relatively abundant members of the soil microbial community. Some species produce mycotoxins in cereal crops that can affect human and animal health... spp. Lasiodiplodia theobromae Lasiodiplodia theobromae Lasiodiplodia theobromae is a plant pathogen with a very wide host range. It causes rotting and dieback in most species it infects. On rare occasions it has been found to cause Fungal keratitis. It is a common post harvest fungus disease of citrus known as stem-end rot.- External links :* *... Physalospora rhodina Botryosphaeria rhodina Botryosphaeria rhodina is a fungal plant pathogen that causes cankers on many plant species.- External links :* *... Phytophthora Phytophthora Phytophthora is a genus of plant-damaging Oomycetes , whose member species are capable of causing enormous economic losses on crops worldwide, as well as environmental damage in natural ecosystems. The genus was first described by Heinrich Anton de Bary in 1875... spp. Rhizoctonia solani Rhizoctonia solani Rhizoctonia solani is a plant pathogenic fungus with a wide host range and worldwide distribution. This plant pathogen was discovered more than 100 years ago. Rhizoctonia solani frequently exists as thread-like growth on plants or in culture. Asexual spores are not produced, only the sexual stage... |
| Charcoal rot | Macrophomina phaseolina Macrophomina phaseolina Macrophomina phaseolina is a Botryosphaeriaceae fungus that is a plant pathogen that causes charcoal rot on many plant species including Zea mays and Pinus elliottii.- External links :* *... |
| Escobilla | Colletotrichum gossypii Colletotrichum gossypii Colletotrichum gossypii is a plant pathogen. This fungus is related to cotton plants where causes anthracnose. It reproduction in the plants is asexually. The conidia have only one nucleus. Before conidia germination fusion by mean of conidial anastomosis tube could happen. The conidia could... Glomerella gossypii [teleomorph] |
| Fusarium wilt | Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. vasinfectum Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. vasinfectum Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. vasinfectum is a fungal plant pathogen.-External links:* *... |
| Leaf spot | Alternaria macrospora Alternaria alternata Alternaria alternata Alternaria alternata has been recorded causing leaf spot and other diseases on over 380 host species. It is opportunistic pathogen on numerous hosts causing leaf spots, rots and blights on many plant parts... Cercospora gossypina Mycosphaerella gossypina Mycosphaerella gossypina Mycosphaerella gossypina is a plant pathogen.-External links:* *... [teleomorph] Cochliobolus spicifer Cochliobolus spicifer Cochliobolus spicifer is a fungal plant pathogen.- External links :* *... Bipolaris spicifera Cochliobolus spicifer Cochliobolus spicifer is a fungal plant pathogen.- External links :* *... [anamorph] Cochliobolus spicifer Cochliobolus spicifer Cochliobolus spicifer is a fungal plant pathogen.- External links :* *... Myrothecium roridum Myrothecium roridum Myrothecium roridum is a plant pathogen. Myrotoxin B has been isolated from it.- External links :* *... Rhizoctonia solani Rhizoctonia solani Rhizoctonia solani is a plant pathogenic fungus with a wide host range and worldwide distribution. This plant pathogen was discovered more than 100 years ago. Rhizoctonia solani frequently exists as thread-like growth on plants or in culture. Asexual spores are not produced, only the sexual stage... Stemphylium solani Stemphylium solani Stemphylium solani is a plant pathogen.- External links :**... |
| Lint contamination | Aspergillus flavus Aspergillus flavus Aspergillus flavus is a fungus. It is a common mold in the environment, and can cause storage problems in stored grains. It can also be a human pathogen, associated with aspergillosis of the lungs and sometimes causing corneal, otomycotic, and nasoorbital infections. Many strains produce... Nematospora spp. Nigrospora oryzae |
| Phymatotrichum root rot = cotton root rot | Phymatotrichopsis omnivora Phymatotrichum omnivorum |
| Powdery mildew | Leveillula taurica Leveillula taurica Leveillula taurica is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *... Oidiopsis sicula [anamorph] Oidiopsis gossypii Oidiopsis gossypii Oidiopsis gossypii is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *... Salmonia malachrae |
| Stigmatomycosis Stigmatomycosis The term Stigmatomycosis is the general name for a fungal disease that occurs in a number of crops, such as cotton, soybean, pecan, pomegranate, citrus, and pistachio. It has been reported on pistachio in Greece, Iran, Russia, and is frequently a problem in California pistachio orchards severely... |
Ashbya gossypii Ashbya gossypii Ashbya gossypii is a filamentous fungus or mold closely related to yeast, but growing exclusively in a filamentous way. It was originally isolated from cotton as a pathogen causing stigmatomycosis by Ashby and Novell in 1926... Eremothecium coryli Nematospora coryli Nematospora coryli Nematospora coryli is a plant pathogen that causes stigmatomycosis. It is cultivated on potato dextrose agar and grows as yeast-like oval or spherical budding cells either isolated or in short chains and has few hyphae which are septate at maturity... Aureobasidium pullulans Aureobasidium pullulans Aureobasidium pullulans is a ubiquitous yeast-like fungus that can be found in different environments . It is well known as a naturally occurring epiphyte or endophyte of a wide range of plant species without causing any symptoms of disease.A... |
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| Cotton rust | Puccinia schedonnardii Puccinia schedonnardii Puccinia schedonnardii is a plant pathogen that causes rust on cotton.- External links :**... |
| Southwestern cotton rust | Puccinia cacabata Puccinia cacabata Puccinia cacabata is a plant pathogen that causes rust on cotton.- External links :... |
| Tropical cotton rust | Phakopsora gossypii Phakopsora gossypii Phakopsora gossypii is a plant pathogen and causal agent of Cotton rust. - External links :**... |
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| Sclerotium stem and root rot = southern blight | Sclerotium rolfsii Athelia rolfsii Athelia rolfsii Athelia rolfsii is a corticioid fungus in the family Atheliaceae. It is a facultative plant pathogen and is the causal agent of "southern blight" disease in crops.-Taxonomy:... [teleomorph] |
| Seedling disease complex | Colletotrichum gossypii Colletotrichum gossypii Colletotrichum gossypii is a plant pathogen. This fungus is related to cotton plants where causes anthracnose. It reproduction in the plants is asexually. The conidia have only one nucleus. Before conidia germination fusion by mean of conidial anastomosis tube could happen. The conidia could... Fusarium Fusarium Fusarium is a large genus of filamentous fungi widely distributed in soil and in association with plants. Most species are harmless saprobes, and are relatively abundant members of the soil microbial community. Some species produce mycotoxins in cereal crops that can affect human and animal health... spp. Pythium Pythium Pythium is a genus of parasitic oomycete. Most species are plant parasites, but Pythium insidiosum is an important pathogen of animals... spp. Rhizoctonia solani Rhizoctonia solani Rhizoctonia solani is a plant pathogenic fungus with a wide host range and worldwide distribution. This plant pathogen was discovered more than 100 years ago. Rhizoctonia solani frequently exists as thread-like growth on plants or in culture. Asexual spores are not produced, only the sexual stage... Thanatephorus cucumeris [teleomorph] Thielaviopsis basicola Thielaviopsis basicola Thielaviopsis basicola is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *... Chalara elegans [synanamorph] |
| Stem canker | Phoma exigua Phoma exigua Phoma exigua is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes wet weather blight in cotton.- Varieties of Phoma exigua :* Phoma exigua var. exigua* Phoma exigua var. heteromorpha... |
| Verticillium wilt | Verticillium dahliae Verticillium dahliae Verticillium dahliae is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes verticillium wilt in many plant species, causing leaves to curl and discolor. It may cause death in some plants.- External links :* *... |
Nematodes, parasitic
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| Lance, Columbia nematode | Hoplolaimus columbus Hoplolaimus columbus Hoplolaimus columbus is a plant pathogenic nematode.- External links :*... |
| Reniform nematode | Rotylenchulus reniformis Rotylenchulus reniformis -History and significance:Rotylenchulus reniformis is a plant parasite nematode with a worldwide distribution in the tropical and subtropical regions. This nematode has a wide host range infecting plants in many species around the word. It belongs to the Family Hoplolaimidae; it was first... |
| Root-knot nematode | Meloidogyne incognita Meloidogyne incognita The Meloidogyne incognita is a nematode, a type of roundworm, in the family Heteroderidae. It is an important plant parasite classified in parasitology as a root-knot nematode, as it prefers to attack the root of its host plant.... |
| Sting nematode | Belonolaimus longicaudatus Belonolaimus longicaudatus Belonolaimus longicaudatus is a common parasite of grasses and other plant crops and products. It is the most destructive nematode pest of turf grass, and it also attacks a wide range of fruit, vegetable, and fiber crops such as citrus, cotton, ornamentals, and forage. The sting nematode is a... |
Viral diseases
(Also uncharacterized graft transmissible pathogens [GTP])| Viral diseases |
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| Abutilon mosaic = Malvaceous chlorosis virus* | suspect Begomovirus Begomovirus The genus Begomovirus contains more than 200 species and belongs to the taxonomic family Geminiviridae. They are plant viruses that as a group have a very wide host range, infecting dicotyledonous plants... (Bemisia tabaci transmitted) |
| Anthocyanosis | suspect virus |
| Blue disease | suspect virus or phytoplasma |
| Leaf crumple | genus Bigeminivirus, Cotton leaf curl virus Cotton leaf curl virus -Introduction:In Asia and Africa the major disease of cotton is caused by the Cotton leaf curl geminivirus . Leaves of infected cotton curl upward and bear leaf-like enations on the underside along with vein thickening. Plants infected early in the season are stunted and yield is reduced... (CLCuV) |
| Leaf curl | genus Bigeminivirus, Cotton leaf curl virus Cotton leaf curl virus -Introduction:In Asia and Africa the major disease of cotton is caused by the Cotton leaf curl geminivirus . Leaves of infected cotton curl upward and bear leaf-like enations on the underside along with vein thickening. Plants infected early in the season are stunted and yield is reduced... (CLCuV) |
| Leaf mottle | suspect virus (etiology unknown) |
| Leaf roll | suspect virus (etiology unknown) |
| Mosaic | suspect virus (etiology unknown) |
| Psylosis | suspect virus (etiology unknown) |
| Terminal stunt | suspect virus (GTP; Cicadellidae associated) |
Phytoplasmal and spiroplasmal diseases
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| Phyllody | suspect phytoplasma |
| Small leaf | suspect phytoplasma |