List of cassava diseases
Encyclopedia
Bacterial diseases
| Bacterial diseases |
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| Bacterial blight | Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis |
| Bacterial angular leaf spot | 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. cassavae |
| Bacterial stem 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... Biovar 1 |
| Bacterial stem rot | Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora |
| Bacterial wilt | Erwinia herbicolaa |
Fungal diseases
| Fungal diseases |
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| Anthracnose | Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Colletotrichum gloeosporoides f.sp. manihotis Glomerella cingulata Glomerella cingulata Glomerella cingulata is a plant pathogenic fungus that causes disease on many different hosts including quince and apple bitter rot and anthracnose on many fruit and vegetable species. Glomerella cingulata is the sexual stage while the asexual stage is called Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.-... [teleomorph] Colletotrichum graminicola Glomerella graminicola Glomerella graminicola Glomerella graminicola is a fungus which causes anthracnose many cereal species including maize and wheat.- Identification :Stromata* 70-300 μm in diameter... [teleomorph] |
| Armillaria root rot (shoestring root rot) | Armillaria mellea Armillaria mellea Armillaria mellea is a plant pathogen and a species of Honey fungus. It causes Armillaria root rot in many plant species. The mushrooms are edible but some people may be intolerant to them. The fungus produces mushrooms around the base of trees it has infected... Rhizomorpha subcorticalis Rhizomorpha subcorticalis Rhizomorpha subcorticalis is a fungus that is a plant pathogen that causes root rot in several species, including strawberries and avocado.- External links :* *... [anaomorph] |
| Black root and stem rot | Scytalidium Scytalidium Scytalidium is a genus of fungi in the Helotiales order. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown , and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family. This genus of anamorphic fungi has a widespread distribution and contains 18 species. Scytalidium... sp. Hendersonula toruloidea [syanamorph] |
| Blight leaf spot | Cercospora vicosae Cercospora vicosae Cercospora vicosae is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes leaf spot on cassava.- External links :... |
| Brown leaf spot | Cercosporidium henningsii Mycosphaerella henningsii Mycosphaerella henningsii Mycosphaerella henningsii is a fungal plant pathogen.-External links:* *... [teleomorph] |
| Cassava ash | Oidium manihotis Oidium manihotis Oidium manihotis is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *... |
| Concentric ring leaf spot | Phyllosticta manihotae Phyllosticta manihoticola |
| Dematophora root rot (Rosellinia root rot) | Dematophora necatrix Rosellinia necatrix Rosellinia necatrix Rosellinia necatrix is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *... [teleomorph] |
| Diplodia root and stem rot | Diplodia manihoti Diplodia manihoti Diplodia manihoti is a plant pathogen.- External links :**... |
| Fusarium root rot | Fusarium oxysporum Fusarium oxysporum Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. as emended by Snyder and Hansen comprises all the species, varieties and forms recognized by Wollenweber and Reinking within an infrageneric grouping called section Elegans... Fusarium solani Nectria haematococca [teleomorph] |
| Phytophthora root rot | Phytophthora cryptogea Phytophthora cryptogea Phytophthora cryptogea is a plant pathogen.- External links :**... Phytophthora drechsleri Phytophthora drechsleri Phytophthora drechsleri is a plant pathogen.- External links :**... Phytophthora erythroseptica Phytophthora erythroseptica Phytophthora erythroseptica is a plant pathogen. It infects potatoes causing their tubers to turn pink and damages leaves. It also infects tulips damaging their leaves and shoots.- External links :... Phytophthora nicotianae var. parasitica |
| Pythium root rot | Pythium Pythium Pythium is a genus of parasitic oomycete. Most species are plant parasites, but Pythium insidiosum is an important pathogen of animals... spp. |
| Rigidopurus root rot | Rigidoporus microporus Rigidoporus microporus Rigidoporus microporus is a plant pathogen, known to cause white root rot disease on various tropical crops, with economical importance on the para rubber tree.- External links :* *... Rigidoporus lignosus |
| Rust | Uromyces Uromyces Uromyces is a genus of pathogenic fungi in the family Pucciniaceae.- Species :Species in the genus Uromyces include:* Uromyces apiosporus* Uromyces beticola* Uromyces ciceris-arietini* Uromyces dianthi* Uromyces euphorbiae... spp. |
| Sclerotium 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] |
| Superelongation | Sphaceloma manihoticola Elsinoë brasiliensis Elsinoë brasiliensis Elsinoë brasiliensis is a plant pathogen. -External links:* *... [teleomorph] |
| Verticillium root and stem rot | 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 :* *... |
| White leaf spot | Phaeoramularia manihotis Phaeoramularia manihotis Phaeoramularia manihotis is a fungal plant pathogen.- External links :**... |
Miscellaneous diseases and disorders
| Miscellaneous diseases and disorders |
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| Post-harvest root rot | Physiologic and pathogenic deteriorations |
| Root smallpox disease | Microbial rotting after feeding by Cyrtomenus bergi |
Viral and Phytoplasma
| Viral and mycoplasmalike organism [MLO] diseases |
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| African cassava mosaic | African cassava mosaic virus African cassava mosaic virus African cassava mosaic virus is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Geminiviridae that may cause either a mosaic appearance to plant leaves, or chlorosis, a loss of chlorophyll. In Manihot esculenta , a highly valuable African food crop, the virus is the only known plant virus for cassava and... |
| Antholysis | Phytoplasma Phytoplasma Phytoplasma are specialised bacteria that are obligate parasites of plant phloem tissue and transmitting insects . They were first discovered by scientists in 1967 and were named mycoplasma-like organisms or MLOs. They cannot be cultured in vitro in cell-free media... |
| Cassava brown streak disease | |
| Cassava common mosaic | Cassava common mosaic virus Cassava common mosaic virus Cassava common mosaic virus is a plant pathogenic virus.- External links :* *... |
| Cassava frogskin | Phytoreolike virus (probably) |
| Cassava green mottle | Cassava green mottle virus Cassava green mottle virus Cassava green mottle virus is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Comoviridae.-External links:**... |
| Cassava symptomless infections | Cassava American latent virus Cassava American latent virus Cassava American latent virus is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Comoviridae.-External links:**... Cassava Ivorian bacilliform virus Cassava Ivorian bacilliform virus Cassava Ivorian bacilliform virus is a pathogenic plant virus.-External links:**... |
| Cassava vein mosaic | Cassava vein mosaic virus Cassava vein mosaic virus Cassava vein mosaic virus is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Caulimoviridae.-External links:**... |
| Indian cassava mosaic | Indian cassava mosaic virus Indian cassava mosaic virus Indian cassava mosaic virus is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Geminiviridae.-External links:**... |
| Witches' broom | Phytoplasma |