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Rust
Causal organism: Various fungi in the genus Puccinia. Symptoms: Pustules of red or orange spores on leaves or stems.
Black Spot
Causal organism: Diplocarpon rosae. Symptoms: Circular black spots on leaves, yellowing foliage.
Fire Blight
Causal organism: Erwinia amylovora. Symptoms: Wilting and blackening of shoots, oozing cankers on branches.
Downy Mildew
Causal organism: Various oomycetes. Symptoms: Yellow patches on leaves, white to purple fuzz under leaves.
Phytophthora Root Rot
Causal organism: Phytophthora spp. Symptoms: Stunted growth, wilting, chlorosis, root decay.
Apple Scab
Causal organism: Venturia inaequalis. Symptoms: Olive green to black spots on apple leaves and fruit, fruit deformities.
Powdery Mildew
Causal organism: Various fungi in the order Erysiphales. Symptoms: White, powdery spots on leaves and stems.
Fusarium Wilt
Causal organism: Fusarium oxysporum. Symptoms: Yellowing and wilting of leaves, often starting with the lower leaves.
Verticillium Wilt
Causal organism: Verticillium dahliae and Verticillium albo-atrum. Symptoms: Wilted, yellowing leaves, often one-sided wilting.
Citrus Canker
Causal organism: Xanthomonas citri. Symptoms: Raised lesions on fruit, leaves, and twigs, yellow halos around lesions.
Corn Smut
Causal organism: Ustilago maydis. Symptoms: Tumor-like galls on corn ears, leaves, or tassels, filled with black powdery spores.
Banana Bunchy Top Virus
Causal organism: Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV). Symptoms: Stunted growth, bunchy growth at the top, dark green streaks on veins.
Late Blight of Potato
Causal organism: Phytophthora infestans. Symptoms: Dark blisters on leaves and fruit, plant wilting.
Dutch Elm Disease
Causal organism: Ophiostoma ulmi and Ophiostoma novo-ulmi. Symptoms: Yellowing and wilting leaves, branch dieback.
Soybean Mosaic Virus
Causal organism: Soybean mosaic virus (SMV). Symptoms: Mosaic pattern on leaves, wrinkled leaves, stunted growth.
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