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BACTERIAL DISEASE. BACTERIA. Lack chlorophyll and cannot produce own food Require 400 to 600X magnification Flagella to swim. BACTERIA. PATHOGEN Pseudomonas, Xanthomonas , Agrobacterium, and Erwinia. BACTERIA. LIFE CYCLE Dormant in plant material or soil
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BACTERIA • Lack chlorophyll and cannot produce own food • Require 400 to 600X magnification • Flagella to swim
BACTERIA PATHOGEN • Pseudomonas, Xanthomonas, Agrobacterium, and Erwinia
BACTERIA LIFE CYCLE • Dormant in plant material or soil • Reproduce by mother cell dividing in half • 2 daughter cells
BACTERIA • Halo around bacterial leaf spot
BACTERIA INFECTION • Do not produce spores (there are exceptions) • Pathogen appears as ooze
BACTERIA INFECTION • Enter plant through natural openings or wounds
BACTERIA CONTROL • Prevent injuries and introduction • Copper containing fungicides • Bordeaux mixture (Copper sulfate and lime) • Kocide
FIRE BLIGHT HOST: Rose family (pear, apples, quince…) • Bradford pear
FIRE BLIGHT SYMPTOMS • "Scorched" branches • Shepherd’s crook
FIRE BLIGHT INFECTION • Enter through flowers • "Ooze" at cankers
FIRE BLIGHT CONTROL • Resistant cultivars • Pruning and sanitizing
Bacterial Leaf Spot • Ivy
VIRUS • True obligate parasites • Outside living cells act like chemical substances • Cannot be cultured on artificial media • Virions: virus particles, seen only with a electron microscope
VIRUS SYMPTOMS • Mosaic / mottling • Loss of vigor • Distorted growth
VIRUS INFECTION • Infected for life • Commonly transmitted by insects • Thrips…
VIRUS INFECTION • Rarely kill plant in short amount of time • Predispose plants
VIRUS CONTROL • Avoid transmitting by plant parts • Reduce vectors • Resistance
Citrus Greening Disease • Severe damage to citrus industry
Citrus Greening Disease • Vectored by Asian citrus psyllid
Citrus Greening Disease • Fruit inedible and juice undrinkable
CAMELLIA YELLOW MOTTLE SYMPTOMS • Sporadic leaves and flowers • Not stable year to year • Flowers lose color, variegated
CAMELLIA YELLOW MOTTLE CONTROL • Avoid contaminated stock • Remove plant, if undesirable
Canna Virus • Vein streaking • Weakened plants • Lack of flowering
Canna Virus • Aphids suspected vector • No resistant varieties
Nonviral Variegation • Genetic mutation is heritable • Some cells stop producing chlorophyll
Firepower Nandina • Propagated in South Carolina • Infected with two viruses • Cucumber mosaic virus • Nandina mosaic virus
NEMATODES • Unsegmented roundworms • Can be found in every form of plant and animal • Most are considered beneficial
NEMATODES SPECIES • Sting, Root knot, Cyst, and others
NEMATODES SPECIES • There are beneficial species attacking insects
NEMATODES SYMPTOMS • Stunting • Yellowing • Wilting • Stubby roots