List of cotton diseases

This article is a list of diseases of cotton (Gossypium spp.).

Contents

Bacterial diseases

Bacterial diseases
Bacterial blight Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
Crown gall Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Lint degradation Erwinia herbicola = Pantoea agglomerans

Fungal diseases

Fungal diseases
Anthracnose

Glomerella gossypii
Colletotrichum gossypii [anamorph]
Areolate mildew

Ramularia gossypii
= Cercosporella gossypii
Mycosphaerella areola [teleomorph]
Ascochyta blight

Ascochyta gossypii
Black root rot

Thielaviopsis basicola
Chalara elegans [synanamorph]
Boll rot

Ascochyta gossypii
Colletotrichum gossypii
Glomerella gossypii [teleomorph]
Fusarium spp.
Lasiodiplodia theobromae
= Diplodia gossypina
Botryosphaeria rhodina [teleomorph]
= Physalospora rhodina
Phytophthora spp.
Rhizoctonia solani
Charcoal rot

Macrophomina phaseolina
Escobilla

Colletotrichum gossypii
Glomerella gossypii [teleomorph]
Fusarium wilt

Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. vasinfectum
Leaf spot

Alternaria macrospora
Alternaria alternata
Cercospora gossypina
Mycosphaerella gossypina [teleomorph]
Cochliobolus spicifer
Bipolaris spicifera [anamorph]
= Curvularia spicifera
= Cochliobolus spicifer
Myrothecium roridum
Rhizoctonia solani
Stemphylium solani
Lint contamination

Aspergillus flavus
Nematospora spp.
Nigrospora oryzae
Phymatotrichum root rot = cotton root rot

Phymatotrichopsis omnivora
= Phymatotrichum omnivorum
Powdery mildew

Leveillula taurica
Oidiopsis sicula [anamorph]
= Oidiopsis gossypii
Salmonia malachrae
Stigmatomycosis

Ashbya gossypii
Eremothecium coryli
= Nematospora coryli
Aureobasidium pullulans
Rust
Cotton rust Puccinia schedonnardii
Southwestern cotton rust Puccinia cacabata
Tropical cotton rust Phakopsora gossypii
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Sclerotium stem and root rot = southern blight

Sclerotium rolfsii
Athelia rolfsii [teleomorph]
Seedling disease complex

Colletotrichum gossypii
Fusarium spp.
Pythium spp.
Rhizoctonia solani
Thanatephorus cucumeris [teleomorph]
Thielaviopsis basicola
Chalara elegans [synanamorph]
Stem canker Phoma exigua
Verticillium wilt Verticillium dahliae

Nematodes, parasitic

Nematodes, parasitic
Lance, Columbia nematode Hoplolaimus columbus
Reniform nematode Rotylenchulus reniformis
Root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita
Sting nematode Belonolaimus longicaudatus

Viral diseases

(Also uncharacterized graft transmissible pathogens [GTP])

Viral diseases
Abutilon mosaic = Malvaceous chlorosis virus* suspect Begomovirus (Bemisia tabaci transmitted)
Anthocyanosis suspect virus
Blue disease suspect virus or phytoplasma
Leaf crumple genus Bigeminivirus, Cotton leaf curl virus (CLCuV)
Leaf curl genus Bigeminivirus, Cotton leaf curl virus (CLCuV)
Leaf mottle suspect virus (etiology unknown)
Leaf roll suspect virus (etiology unknown)
Mosaic suspect virus (etiology unknown)
Psylosis suspect virus (etiology unknown)
Terminal stunt suspect virus (GTP; Cicadellidae associated)

Phytoplasmal and spiroplasmal diseases

Phytoplasmal and spiroplasmal diseases
Phyllody suspect phytoplasma
Small leaf suspect phytoplasma

References