Fusarium spp.

Fusarium spp. is a group of soil-borne fungi with many different species. Fusarium is widespread and can infect a range of host crops. Many species are considered weak pathogens and can only infect wo

Downy mildew of rose

Peronospora sparsa Downy mildew of rose General Peronospora sparsa is a plant pathogen that causes plant diseases, such as downy mildew of rose and diseases on blackberries, raspberries and other Rubu

Botrytis

Botrytis cinerea (Botryotinia fuckeliana) Botrytis General Grey mould ( Botryotinia fuckeliana / Botrytis cinerea ) is a commonly found fungus in many environments. It survives in plant parts like bul

Fusarium wilt

Fusarium oxysporum Fusarium wilt General Fusarium is a group of soil-borne fungi with many different species. Fusarium is widespread and can infect a range of host crops. Many species are considered w

Damping-off

Pythium aphanidermatum Damping-off General Pythium is considered a ‘weak pathogen’, meaning that it can usually only affect plants that are in a sub-optimal condition or suffer from stress, caused for

Phytophthora blight

Phytophthora infestans Phytophthora blight General Late blight (Phytophthora infestans f.sp. infestans) is also known as Phytophthora blight, tomato blight, early / late blight tomato, potato blight a

Bacterial soft rot, bacterial stem rot

Pectobacterium carotovorum (Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora) Bacterial soft rot, bacterial stem rot General Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora has recently been renamed Pectobacterium carotovor

Black sigatoka disease

Mycosphaerella fijiensis (Pseudocercospora fijiensis) Black sigatoka disease General Mycosphaerella fijiensis also known as black sigatoka, is an ascomycete fungus that causes leaf-spot of banana. Lif

Pea blight, leaf and pod spot

Ascochyta pisi Pea blight, leaf and pod spot General Ascochyta pisi is a fungal plant pathogen that causes A scochyta blight on pea (leaf blight or pea blight) and lesions of stems, leaves, and pods (

Bacterial wilt, brown rot

Ralstonia solanacearum Bacterial wilt, brown rot General Ralstonia solanacearum is a plant pathogenic bacterium. It is a soil-borne disease and colonises the xylem, causing bacterial wilt and brown ro