Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 13.2.
Most common greenhouse diseases. (Source: Cuadrado, 1994; Gómez, 1994; Moreno, 1994;
Aparicio
et al
., 1995, 1998; Cuadrado
et al
., 2001; Verhoeven
et al
., 2003; Segundo
et al
., 2004.)
(a) Mycoses (diseases caused by fungi) and bacterial diseases.
Diseases caused by
Disease (pathogen)
Fungi
Damping-off (
Pythium, Phytophthora, Rhizoctonia, Botrytis, Sclerotinia
)
Black root rot (
Chalara elegans
)
Foot and root rots (
Pythium
)
Foot and root rots (
Rhizoctonia solani
)
Basal stem rot (
Phytophthora capsici
)
Buckeye rot (
Phytophthora nicotianae
)
Root rots (
Fusarium
)
Fusarium oxysporum
f. sp
radicis lycopersici
Verticillium wilt (
Verticillium dahliae
)
Fusarium wilt (several specialized forms of
Fusarium oxysporum
)
Black stem rot (
Didymella bryoniae
)
Grey mould (
Botrytis cinerea
)
Sclerotinia (
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
)
Tomato blight (
Phytophthora infestans
)
Downy mildew (
Pseudoperonospora cubensis
)
Powdery mildew of the
Cucurbitacae
(
Podosphaera fusca
)
Powdery mildew of the
Solanaceae
(
Leveillula taurica
)
Tomato alternaria canker (
Alternaria dauci
)
Bacteria
Tomato bacterial speck (
Pseudomonas syringae
pv.
tomato
)
Tomato pith necrosis (
Pseudomonas corrugata
)
Leaf spot (
Xanthomonas campestris
)
Angular leaf spot of the
Cucurbitacae
(
Pseudomonas syringae
pv.
lacrimans
)
Bean bacterial speck (
Pseudomonas syringae
pv.
phaseolicola
)
Fruit scab (
Xanthomonas campestris
)
Soft rots of stems, leaves and fruits (
Erwinia carotovora, Pseudomonas
fluorescens
)
(b) Viral diseases
Viral diseases in
Transmitted by
Name of virus
Solanaceae
Thrips
Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)
Aphids
Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV)
Potato virus Y (PVY)
White fly
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV)
Tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV)
Seeds and direct contact
Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV)
Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV)
Soil
Tomato bushy stunt virus (TBSV)
Cucurbitaceae
Aphids
CMV
Watermelon mosaic virus-2 (WMV-2)
Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV)
Fungi
Melon necrotic spot virus (MNSV)
Seeds and direct contact
Squash mosaic virus (SqMV)
White fly
Cucumber vein yellowing virus (CVYV)
Beet pseudo-yellows virus (BPYV)
Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (CYSDV)
Beans
Thrips
Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)
Aphids
Bean common mosaic virus (BCMV)
Bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV)
Seeds or direct contact
Southern bean mosaic virus (SBMV)
