List of peach and nectarine diseases

This article is a list of diseases of peaches and nectarines (Peach: Prunus persica; Nectarine: P. persica var. nucipersica).

Bacterial diseases

Bacterial diseases
Bacterial canker Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
Bacterial spot = bacteriosis Xanthomonas pruni = X. arboricola pv. pruni = X. campestris pv. pruni
Crown gall Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Phony disease = phony peach Xylella fastidiosa

Fungal diseases

Fungal diseases
Alternaria rot

Alternaria alternata
Alternaria spp.

Anthracnose[1]

Glomerella cingulata [teleomorph] (archaic)

Colletotrichum gloeosporioides species complex[2]

  • C. siamense
  • C. fructicola

Colletotrichum acutatum species complex[3]

Armillaria crown and root rot

Armillaria mellea
A. solidipes
Armillaria bulbosa
Armillaria tabescens
= Clitocybe tabescens

Brown rot blossom blight and fruit rot

Monilinia fructicola
Monilinia laxa

Cercospora leaf spot

Cercospora circumscissa
Cercospora rubrotincta

Ceratocystis canker

Ceratocystis fimbriata

Constriction canker = Fusicoccum canker,
Phomopsis shoot blight

Phomopsis amygdali
= Fusicoccum amygdali

Cytospora canker

Leucostoma persoonii
Cytospora leucostoma [anamorph]

Fusarium canker

Fusarium spp.

Gummosis (blister canker in Japan)

Botryosphaeria dothidea
= Botryosphaeria berengeriana
Fusicoccum aesculi [anamorph]
Botryosphaeria obtusa
Botryosphaeria rhodina
Botryosphaeria ribis

Green fruit rot

Botrytis cinerea
Botryotinia fuckeliana [teleomorph]
Monilinia fructicola
Monilinia laxa

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Leaf curl

Taphrina deformans

Phymatotrichopsis root rot

Phymatotrichopsis omnivora
= Phymatotrichum omnivorum

Phytophthora crown and root rot

Phytophthora cactorum
Phytophthora cambivora
Phytophthora citricola
Phytophthora citrophthora
Phytophthora cryptogea
Phytophthora drechsleri
Phytophthora megasperma
Phytophthora parasitica
Phytophthora syringae
Phytophthora sp.

Powdery mildew

Podosphaera clandestina
Oidium sp. [anamorph]
Podosphaera leucotricha
Sphaerotheca pannosa
Oidium leucoconium [anamorph]

Pythium root rot

Pythium ultimum

Rhizoctonia root rot

Rhizoctonia solani
Thanatephorus cucumeris [teleomorph]

Ripe fruit rots
Aspergillus rot

Aspergillus niger

Blue mold

Penicillium sp.

Botrytis rot

Botrytis cinerea
Botryotinia fuckeliana [teleomorph]

Sour rot

Geotrichum candidum Candida albicans

Fusarium rot

Fusarium avenaceum
Gibberella avenacea [teleomorph]
Fusarium oxysporum
Fusarium solani
Nectria haematococca [teleomorph]

Gilbertella rot

Gilbertella persicaria

Phomopsis fruit rot

Phomopsis sp.

Pink fruit rot

Trichothecium roseum

Rhizopus rot

Rhizopus arrhizus
Rhizopus circinans
Rhizopus stolonifer

Mucor rot

Mucor spp.
Mucor piriformis

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Rust

Tranzschelia discolor f.sp. persica

Scab

Cladosporium carpophilum
= Fusicladium carpophilum
Venturia carpophila [teleomorph]
Cladosporium spp.

Shot hole

Wilsonomyces carpophilus = Stigmina carpophila

Silver leaf Chondrostereum purpureum
Verticillium wilt Verticillium dahliae
Wood decay

(Pathogenicity has not been proven for these fungi;
other wood decay fungi that cause significant
diseases include Armillaria mellea, Armillaria tabescens,
and Chondrostereum purpureum.)

Antrodia albida
Ceriporia spissa
Coriolopsis gallica
Daedaleopsis confragosa
Dendrophora albobadia
Fomitopsis cajanderi
Fomitopsis meliae
Fomitopsis nivosa
Fomitopsis palustris
Fomitopsis pinicola
Fomitopsis rosea
Ganoderma annularis
Ganoderma applanatum
Ganoderma brownii
Ganoderma lobatum
Ganoderma lucidum
Gloeophyllum mexicanum
Gloeophyllum sepiarium
Gloeophyllum trabeum
Gloeoporus dichrous
Inonotus dryophilus
Irpex lacteus
Laeticorticium roseum
Laetiporus sulphureus
Lenzites betulina
Meruliopsis ambiguus
Oxyporus corticola
Oxyporus latemarginatus
Oxyporus populinus
Oxyporus similis
Perenniporia fraxinophila
Perenniporia medulla-panis
Phanerochaete velutina
Phellinus ferreus
Phellinus ferruginosus
Phellinus gilvus
Phellinus pomaceus
Pycnoporus cinnabarinus
Schizophyllum commune
Schizophyllum paradoxa
Stereum hirsutum
Stereum ochraceo-flavum
Trametes elegans
Trametes hirsuta
Trametes pubescens
Trametes versicolor
Trichaptum biforme
Tyromyces chioneus
Tyromyces galactinus

Nematodes, parasitic

Nematodes, parasitic
Dagger nematode

Xiphinema americanum
Xiphinema rivesi

Lesion nematode

Pratylenchus penetrans
Pratylenchus vulnus

Ring nematode

Mesocriconema xenoplax
= Criconemella xenoplax

Root knot nematode

Meloidogyne arenaria
Meloidogyne hapla
Meloidogyne incognita
Meloidogyne javanica

Viral and viroid diseases

(Also uncharacterized graft-transmissible pathogens [GTP])

Viral and viroid diseases
Asteroid spot = cherry Utah dixie spot GTP
Bark and wood grooving GTP
Blotch GTP
Calico GTP
Chlorosis GTP
Chlorotic spot GTP
Enation Peach enation virus
Dark green sunken mottle genus Trichovirus, Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus (ACLSV)
Latent mosaic Peach latent mosaic viroid
Line pattern genus Ilarvirus, Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV)

genus Ilarvirus, Apple mosaic virus (ApMV)

Line pattern and leaf curl = cherry line pattern leaf curl GTP (associated with an isometric particle)
Mosaic Peach mosaic virus
Mottle GTP
Mule's ear GTP (associated with PNRSV)
Necrotic ringspot genus Ilarvirus, Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV)
Oil blotch GTP
Plum pox = Sharka genus Potyvirus, Plum pox virus (PPV)
Prunus stem pitting genus Nepovirus, Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV)
Purple mosaic GTP
Rosette and decline genus Ilarvirus, Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV)

+ genus Ilarvirus, Prune dwarf virus (PDV)

Rosette mosaic Peach rosette mosaic virus
Seedling chlorosis GTP
Shoot stunting (= almond enation) genus Nepovirus, Tomato black ring virus (TBRV)
Star mosaic GTP
Stubby twig GTP
Stunt genus Ilarvirus, Prune dwarf virus (PDV) + genus Ilarvirus, Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV)
Wart GTP
Willow leaf rosette Strawberry latent ringspot virus (SLRSV) + an unknown sap-transmissible virus
Yellow bud mosaic genus Nepovirus, Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV)
Yellow mosaic GTP
Yellow mottle GTP

Phytoplasma diseases

Phytoplasmal and spiroplasmal diseases
Apricot chlorotic leaf roll Phytoplasma
Little peach (= yellows) Phytoplasma
Red Suture (= yellows) Phytoplasma
Rosette Phytoplasma
X-Disease Phytoplasma
Yellow leaf roll Phytoplasma
Yellows Phytoplasma

Miscellaneous diseases and disorders diseases

Miscellaneous diseases and disorders diseases
Peach tree short life Complex of ring nematode, bacterial canker, Cytospora canker, and/or cold injury

References

  1. ^ Dowling, Madeline; Peres, Natalia; Villani, Sara; Schnabel, Guido (2020). "Managing Colletotrichum on Fruit Crops: A "Complex" Challenge". Plant Disease. 104 (9): 2301–2316. doi:10.1094/PDIS-11-19-2378-FE. ISSN 0191-2917. PMID 32689886.
  2. ^ Weir, B. S.; Johnston, P. R.; Damm, U. (2012). "The Colletotrichum gloeosporioides species complex". Studies in Mycology. complex species or species complexes?. 73 (1): 115–180. doi:10.3114/sim0011. ISSN 0166-0616. PMC 3458417. PMID 23136459.
  3. ^ Damm, U.; Cannon, P. F.; Woudenberg, J. H. C.; Crous, P. W. (2012). "The Colletotrichum acutatum species complex". Studies in Mycology. complex species or species complexes?. 73 (1): 37–113. doi:10.3114/sim0010. ISSN 0166-0616. PMC 3458416. PMID 23136458.