Bacterial Diseases of Plants

Southern Wilt of Geranium

Philip F. Harmon, Carrie L. Harmon, David Norman, and Tim Momol

Bacterial Spot of Pepper

Camille McAvoy, Pamela Roberts, and Jeffrey Jones

Bacterial Wilt of Southern Highbush Blueberry Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum

Philip F. Harmon, Carrie Harmon, and Dave Norman

Bacterial Speck of Tomato

Shouan Zhang, Geoffrey Meru, and Ken Pernezny

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet.

Bacterial Leaf Spot of Lettuce: An Unpredictable Enemy to the Florida Lettuce Industry

Germán Sandoya and D. Calvin Odero

Bacterial leaf spot (BLS) of lettuce is caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas hortorum. BLS is more damaging in Florida, where the climate is conducive for disease development. The most effective control method is host resistance currently being developed by the UF/IFAS lettuce breeding program in all lettuce types. This new 4-page publication of the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department was written by Germán Sandoya and D. Calvin Odero.

Bacterial Blight of Ficus Caused by Xanthomonas

Romina Gazis, Vanessa Campoverde and Aaron Palmateer

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for Commercial audience(s). Published by Integrated Pest Management

Angular Leaf Spot of Strawberry

Natalia A. Peres and Leandro G. Cordova

Angular Leaf Spot (ALS) is a bacterial disease caused by Xanthomonas fragariae Kennedy & King, a pathogen highly specific to wild and cultivated strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne (Legard et al. 2003). ALS is an important disease on winter strawberry production worldwide. In the U.S., it ranks 6th in economic importance after gray mold (Botrytis cinerea L.), verticillium wilt (Verticillium alboatrum Reinke & Berth), powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca macularis L.), anthracnose (Colletotrichum spp.), and pythium root rot (Pythium spp.) (Sorensen et al. 1997). The rapid spread of ALS is influenced by the increasing rate of interchange of plant material.

Common Bacterial Blight of Snap Bean in Florida

Shouan Zhang, Geoffrey Meru, Aaron J. Palmateer, Ken Pernezny, and Jeffrey B. Jones

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet.

Bacterial Leaf Spot of Cucurbits

Kiersten Fullem, Mathews L. Paret, and Jeffrey B. Jones

This publication is intended to provide information on the disease bacterial leaf spot of cucurbits, its epidemiology, and management to cucurbit growers in the southeastern United States. Written by Kiersten Fullem, Mathews L. Paret, and Jeffrey B. Jones, and published by the UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department, March 2024.

Bacterial Black Spot (BBS) of Mango in Florida

Jonathan Crane and Romina Gazis

A UF/IFAS numbered peer reviewed Management. Published by Integrated Pest Management