List of avocado diseases
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This article is a list of diseases of avocadoes (Persea americana).
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[edit] Bacterial diseases
| Bacterial diseases |
|
|---|---|
| Bacterial canker | Pseudomonas syringae Xanthomonas campestris |
| Blast and bacterial fruit spot | Pseudomonas syringae |
| Crown gall | Agrobacterium tumefaciens |
[edit] Fungal diseases
| Fungal diseases |
|
|---|---|
| Anthracnose | Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Glomerella cingulata [teleomorph] |
| Armillaria root rot Shoestring root rot |
Armillaria mellea Rhizomorpha subcorticalis [anamorph] |
| Black mildew | Asteridiella perseae = Irene perseae |
| Branch canker | Botryosphaeria disrupta B. obtusa = Physalospora obtusa |
| Butt rot | Ganodermazonatum = G. sulcatum |
| Cercospora spot (blotch) | Pseudocercospora purpurea |
| Clitocybe root rot | Armillaria tabescens = Clitocybe tabescens |
| Collar rot | Sclerotinia sclerotiorum |
| Dematophora root rot | Dematophora necatrix Rosellina necatrix [teleomorph] |
| Dieback | Diplodia cacaoicola Phomopsis sp. |
| Fruit rot (includes stem end rot & fruit spots) | Botryodiplodia spp. Botryosphaeria obtusa |
| Heart rot | Oxyporus latemarginatus = Poria latemarginata |
| Leaf spots | Bipolaris sorokiniana Cochliobolus sativus [teleomorph] |
| Phomopsis spot | Phomopsis spp. |
| Physalospora canker | Physalospora perseae |
| Phytophthora crown rot | Phytophthora cinnamomi P. citricola |
| Phytophthora trunk canker | Phytophthora cinnamomi P. citricola |
| Phytophthora root rot | Phyophthora cinnamomi |
| Pink rot | Trichothecium roseum = Cephalothecium roseum |
| Powdery mildew | Oidium spp. |
| Rhizoctonia seed and root rot | Rhizoctonia solani Thanatephorus cucumeris [teleomorph] |
| Root and bark rot | Fusarium spp. |
| Root rot | Pythium spp. |
| Rosellinia root rot | Rosellinia bunodes |
| Rusty blight | Colletotrichum gloeosporioides = C. nigrum |
| Scab (fruit & leaf) | Sphaceloma perseae |
| Seedling blight | Phytophthora palmivora Sclerotium rolfsii |
| Smudgy spot | Helminthosporium spp. |
| Sooty blotch | Akaropeltopsis sp. |
| Tar spot | Phyllachora gratissima |
| Verticillium wilt | Verticillium dahliae |
| Wood rots | Fomitella supina = Polyporus supinus Laetiporus sulphureus = Polyporus sulphureus |
[edit] Viruslike diseases
| Viruslike diseases |
|
|---|---|
| Sunblotch | Avocado sunblotch viroid |
| Trunk pitting | Graft transmissible agent |
[edit] Miscellaneous diseases and disorders
| Miscellaneous diseases and disorders |
|
|---|---|
| Algal spot | Cephaleuros virescens Kunze |
| Blackstreak | Unknown cause |
| Dieback | Copper deficiency |
| Edema | Physiological |
| Littleleaf rosette | Zinc deficiency |
| Tipburn | Excess mineral salts |
