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

Powdery mildew

Erysiphe, Podosphaera, Oidium, Leveillula spp. Powdery mildew General Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that is caused by many different species of fungi such as Erysiphe, Podosphaera, Oïdium, Leveil

Downy mildew of Cucurbits

Pseudoperonospora cubensis Downy mildew of Cucurbits General Pseudoperonospora cubensis is a plant pathogen causing downy mildew on cucurbit crops like cucumber, cantaloupe, pumpkin, watermelon and sq

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

Charcoal rot

Macrophomina phaseolina Charcoal rot General Macrophomina phaseolina is a common soil fungus in warmer regions, causing charcoal rot. It has a very wide range of host crops, many of which are economic

Southern blight

Sclerotium rolfsii (Athelia rolfsii) Southern blight General Grey rot or southern blight is a disease caused by the fungus Sclerotium rolfsii (Athelia rolfsii) . It is an important plant pathogen that

Leaf stripe

Pyrenophora graminea (Drechslera graminea) Leaf stripe General Pyrenophora graminea is a disease of Barley that causes significant yield losses. Life cycle and appearance of Leaf stripe Pyrenophora gr

Black root rot of cucurbits

Phomopsis sclerotioides (Diaporthe sclerotioides) Black root rot of cucurbits General Phomopsis sclerotioides is a plant pathogen infecting cucurbits, causing black root rot of cucurbits. Life cycle a

Brown root rot, corky root rot

Pyrenochaeta lycopersici (Pseudopyrenochaeta lycopersici) Brown root rot, corky root rot General Pyrenochaeta lycopersici is a fungal plant pathogen, infecting tomatoes and aubergine. It causes brown

Root and crown rot of strawberry

Pestalotiopsis clavispora (Neopestalotiopsis clavispora) Root and crown rot of strawberry General New diseases in strawberry have been ascribed to Pestalotiopsis clavispora in the case of root and cro