List of apple diseases
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This article is a list of diseases of apples (Malus × domestica).
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[edit] Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases |
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Blister spot | Pseudomonas syringae pv. papulans |
Crown gall | Agrobacterium tumefaciens |
Fire blight | Erwinia amylovora |
Hairy root | Agrobacterium rhizogenes |
[edit] Fungal diseases
Fungal diseases |
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Alternaria blotch | Alternaria mali = A. alternata apple pathotype |
Alternaria rot | Alternaria alternata |
American brown rot | Monilinia fructicola |
Anthracnose canker and bull's-eye rot | Pezicula malicorticis Cryptosporiopsis curvispora [anamorph] |
Apple scab | Venturia inaequalis Spilocaea pomi [anamorph] |
Apple ring rot and canker | Botryosphaeria berengeriana = Physalospora |
Armillaria root rot = shoestring root rot | Armillaria mellea |
Bitter rot | Glomerella cingulata Colletotrichum gloeosporioides [anamorph] |
Black pox | Helminthosporium papulosum |
Black root rot | Xylaria mali X. polymorpha |
Black rot, frogeye leafspot and canker | Botryosphaeria obtusa Sphaeropsis malorum [anamorph] |
Blister canker = nailhead canker | Biscogniauxia marginata = Nummularia discreta |
Blue mold | Penicillium spp. P. expansum |
Brooks fruit spot | Mycosphaerella pomi Cylindrosporium pomi [anamorph] |
Brown rot blossom blight and spur infection | Monilinia laxa |
Calyx-end rot | Sclerotinia sclerotiorum |
Clitocybe root rot | Armillaria tabescens = Clitocybe tabescens |
Diaporthe canker* | Diaporthe tanakae Phomopsis tanakae [anamorph] |
Diplodia canker | Botryosphaeria stevensii = Physalospora malorum Diplodia mutila [anamorph] |
European brown rot | Monilinia fructigena Monilia fructigena [anamorph] |
Fisheye rot | Butlerelfia eustacei = Corticium centrifugum |
Flyspeck | Schizothyrium pomi Zygophiala jamaicensis [anamorph] |
Fruit blotch, leaf spot and twig canker | Phyllosticta solitaria |
Glomerella leaf spot | Glomerella cingulata Colletotrichum gloeosporioides [anamorph] |
Gray mold rot = dry eye rot, blossom-end rot | Botrytis cinerea Botryotinia fuckeliana [teleomorph] |
Leptosphaeria canker and fruit rot | Diapleella coniothyrium = Leptosphaeria coniothyrium Coniothyrium fuckelii [anamorph] |
Leucostoma canker and dieback | Leucostoma cincta Cytospora cincta [anamorph] |
Marssonina blotch | Diplocarpon mali Marssonina coronaria [anamorph] |
Moldy core and core rot | Alternaria spp. Cladosporium spp. |
Monilia leaf blight | Monilinia mali Monilia sp. [anamorph] |
Monochaetia twig canker | Seiridium unicorne = Monochaetia mali Lepteutypa cupressi [teleomorph] |
Mucor rot | Mucor spp. M. piriformis |
Nectria canker | Nectria galligena Cylindrocarpon heteronemum [anamorph] |
Nectria twig blight = coral spot | Nectria cinnabarina Tubercularia vulgaris [anamorph] |
Peniophora root canker | Peniophora sacrata |
Perennial canker | Neofabrae perennans Cryptosporiopsis perennans [anamorph] |
Phomopsis canker, fruit decay and rough bark | Phomopsis mali Diaporthe perniciosa [teleomorph] |
Phymatotrichum root rot = cotton root rot | Phymatotrichopsis omnivora = Phymatotrichum omnivorum |
Phytophthora crown, collar and root rot = sprinkler rot | Phytophthora spp. P. cactorum |
Phytophthora fruit rot | Phytophthora cactorum P. syringae |
Pink mold rot | Trichothecium roseum = Cephalothecium roseum |
Powdery mildew | Podosphaera leucotricha |
Rosellinia root rot = Dematophora root rot | Rosellinia necatrix Dematophora necatrix [anamorph] |
Rusts | |
American hawthorne rust | Gymnosporangium globosum |
Cedar apple rust | Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae |
Japanese apple rust | Gymnosporangium yamadae |
Pacific Coast pear rust | Gymnosporangium libocedri |
Quince rust | Gymnosporangium clavipes |
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Side rot | Phialophora malorum |
Silver leaf | Chondrostereum purpureum |
Sooty blotch complex | Peltaster fructicola Geastrumia polystigmatis |
Southern blight | Sclerotium rolfsii Athelia rolfsii [teleomorph] |
Thread blight = Hypochnus leaf blight | Corticium stevensii = Pellicularia koleroga = Hypochnus ochroleucus |
Valsa canker | Valsa ceratosperma Cytospora sacculus [anamorph] |
Violet root rot | Helicobasidium mompa |
White root rot | Scytinostroma galactinum = Corticium galactinum |
White rot | Botryosphaeria dothidea Fusicoccum aesculi [anamorph] |
X-spot = Nigrospora spot | Nigrospora oryzae |
Zonate leaf spot | Cristulariella moricola Grovesinia pyramidalis [teleomorph] |
[edit] Nematodes, parasitic
Nematodes, parasitic |
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Dagger nematode | Xiphinema americanum X. rivesi |
Lesion nematode | Pratylenchus spp. P. penetrans |
Pin nematode | Paratylenchus spp. |
Ring nematode | Criconemella spp. |
Root-knot nematode | Meloidogyne spp. |
[edit] Viral diseases
Viral diseases |
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Apple chlorotic leafspot | genus Trichovirus, Apple chlorotic leafspot virus (ACLSV) |
Apple dwarf (Malus platycarpa) | Apple stem pitting virus (ASPV) (? not US/CAN) |
Apple flat apple | genus Nepovirus, Cherry rasp leaf virus (CRLV) |
Apple mosaic | genus Ilarvirus, Apple mosaic virus (ApMV) genus Ilarvirus, Tulare apple mosaic virus (TAMV) |
Apple stem grooving = Apple decline of Virginia crab | genus Capillovirus, Apple stem grooving virus (ASGV) |
Apple stem pitting = apple Spy 227 epinasty and decline | Apple stem pitting virus (ASPV) |
Apple union necrosis and decline | genus Nepovirus, Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV) |
[edit] Viroid diseases
Viroid diseases |
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Apple blister bark (‘Delicious’) | Apple fruit crinkle viroid (AFCVd) |
Apple dimple fruit | Apple scar skin viroid (ASSVd) |
Apple fruit crinkle | Apple fruit crinkle viroid (AFCVd) (Japan) |
Apple scar skin = apple dapple, apple sabi-ka, apple bumpy fruit | Apple scar skin viroid (ASSVd) |
[edit] Suspected viral- and viroid-like diseases
Suspected viral- and viroid-like diseases |
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Dead spur | GTP, unidentified |
False sting | GTP, virus suspected |
Green crinkle | GTP, virus suspected |
Rough skin | GTP, virus suspected |
Star crack | GTP, virus suspected |
[edit] Phytoplasmal diseases
Phytoplasmal diseases |
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Apple chat fruit | Phytoplasma suspected |
Apple decline | Phytoplasma suspected |
Apple proliferation | Phytoplasma |
Rubbery wood | Phytoplasma suspected |
[edit] Miscellaneous diseases and disorders
Miscellaneous diseases and disorders |
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Bitter pit | Localized calcium deficiency |
Blossom blast | Boron deficiency |
Burrknot | Genetically predisposed rootstock |
Fruit cracking | Genetic |
Fruit russet | Frost, sprays, etc. |
Green mottle | Unidentified |
Hollow apple | High temperature |
Internal bark necrosis = measles | Low pH and mineral nutrient imbalance |
Internal browning | Boron and calcium deficiencies, etc. |
Jonathan spot | Reduced by controlled atmosphere storage |
Narrow leaf | Genetic |
Necrotic leaf blotch of ‘Golden Delicious’ | Rapid synthesis of gibberellins triggered by environmental factors |
Storage scald | Injury to fruit surfaces by naturally occurring gases produced by the fruit |
Sunburn | Sun injury to fruit |
Sunscald | Freezing of bark following high temperatures in winter |
Water core | Sorbitol accumulation |