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Common Names of Plant Diseases
Diseases of Blueberry (
Vaccinium
spp.)
James J. Polashock, primary collator (last updated: 11/30/17)
Note:
The diseases/disorders and their causal organisms/agents are known for all blueberries unless indicated as occurring primarily on highbush/rabbiteye (
Vaccinium corymbosum/V. virgatum
[syns.
V. amoenum;
V. ashei
]) or lowbush (
V. angustifolium
and
V. myrtilloides
) blueberry.
ALGAL DISEASE
Algal stem blotch
Cephaleuros virescens
Kunze ex Fries
BACTERIAL DISEASES
Bacterial canker
Pseudomonas syringae
van Hall
Bacterial leaf scorch
Xylella fastidiosa
Wells et al.
Xylella
fastidiosa
Wells et al. subsp.
multiplex
Schaad et al.
Bacterial leaf spot
Burkholderia andropogonis
(Smith) Gillis et al.
(syn.
Pseudomonas andropogonis
(Smith) Stapp)
Crown gall
Agrobacterium rubi
(Hildebrand) Starr & Weiss
(syn.
Rhizobium rubi
(Hildebrand) Young et al.)
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
(Smith & Townshend) Conn
(syn.
Rhizobium radiobacter
(Smith & Townsend) Young et al.)
Stunt
‘
Candidatus
Phytoplasma asteris’ Lee et al., subgroup 16SrI-E
FUNGAL DISEASES
Alternaria fruit rot/Alternaria leaf spot and fruit rot
Alternaria
spp.
Alternaria tenuissima
(Nees & T. Nees:Fr.) Wiltshire
Anthracnose/Anthracnose fruit rot
Colletotrichum acutatum
J. H. Simmonds
(syn.
Glomerella acutata
Guerber & J. C. Correll)
Colletotrichum fioriniae
(J. A. P. Marcelino & S. Gouli) R. G. Shivas & Y. P. Tan
(syn.
Glomerella fioriniae
(J. A. P. Marcelino & S. Gouli) R. G. Shivas & Y. P. Tan)
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
(Penz.) Penz. & Sacc.
(syn.
Glomerella cingulata
(Stoneman) Spauld. & H. Schrenk)
Armillaria root rot
Armillaria gallica
Marxm. & Romagn.
Armillaria mellea
(Vahl:Fr.) P. Kumm.
Armillaria solidipes
Peck
(syn.
Armillaria ostoyae
(Romagn.) Herink)
Botryosphaeria stem blight
Botryosphaeria dothidea
(Moug.:Fr.) Ces & De Not.
(syn.
Fusicoccum aesculi
Corda)
Lasiodiplodia theobromae
(Pat.) Griffon & Maubl.
Neofusicoccum ribis
(Slippers, Crous & M. J. Wingf.) Crous, Slippers & A. J. L. Phillips
Botryosphaeria stem canker
Botryosphaeria corticis
(Demaree & M. S. Wilcox) Arx & E. Müll.
(syn.
Physalospora corticis
Demaree & M. S. Wilcox)
Botrytis blight and fruit rot/Botrytis blossom blight
Botrytis cinerea
Pers.:Fr.
(syn.
Botryotinia fuckeliana
(de Bary) Whetzel)
Brown leaf spot
Septoria
sp.
Cylindrocladium rot
Calonectria colhounii
Peerally
(syn.
Cylindrocladium colhounii
Peerally)
Calonectria ilicicola
Boedijn & Reitsma
(syns.
Calonectria crotalariae
(Loos) D. K. Bell & Sobers;
Cylindrocladium parasiticum
Crous, M. J. Wingf. & Alfenas)
Double spot
Dothichiza caroliniana
Demaree & M. S. Wilcox
Exobasidium fruit and leaf spot (lowbush blueberry)
Exobasidium
sp.
Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot (highbush and rabbiteye blueberries)
Exobasidium maculosum
M. T. Brewer
Fusicoccum canker/Godronia canker
Godronia cassandrae
Peck
(syn.
Fusicoccum putrefaciens
Shear)
Gibbera twig blight
Gibbera vacciniicola
(Dearn. & House) M. E. Barr
(syn.
Dothidella vacciniicola
Dearn. & House)
Gloeocercospora leaf spot
Gloeocercospora inconspicua
Demaree & M. S. Wilcox ex Deighton
Gloeosporium leaf spot and stem canker/Gloeosporium stem and leaf spot
Gloeosporium minus
Shear
Leaf rust
In eastern North America:
Thekopsora minima
P. Syd. & Syd.
(syn.
Pucciniastrum minimum
(Schwein.) Arthur)
In western North America:
Naohidemyces vaccinii
(Jørst) S. Sato, K. Katsuya, & Y. Hirats. ex Vanderweyen & Fraiture
(syns.
Pucciniastrum myrtilli
Arthur;
Pucciniastrum vaccinii
(G. Winter) Jørst.)
Mummy berry
Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi
(J. M. Reade) Honey
(syn.
Monilia vaccinii-corymbosi
J. M. Reade)
Penicillium fruit rot
Penicillium
spp.
Pestalotia fruit rot
Pestalotia
spp.
Pestalotia vaccinii
(Shear) Guba
Phomopsis canker/Phomopsis twig blight and fruit rot
Diaporthe vaccinii
Shear
(syn.
Phomopsis vaccinii
Shear)
Phyllosticta fruit rot/Phyllosticta leaf spot and fruit rot
Phyllosticta vaccinii
Earle
(syn.
Botryosphaeria vaccinii
(Shear) M. E. Barr)
Phytophthora root rot (
see also
Oomycete Disease)
Phytophthora cinnamomi
Rands
Powdery mildew
Erysiphe vaccinii
Schwein.
(syns.
Microsphaera alni
(Wallr.:Fr.) G. Winter var.
vaccinii
(Schwein.) E. S. Salmon;
Microsphaera penicillata
(Wallr.:Fr.) Lév. f.
vaccinii
Jacz.;
Microsphaera penicillata
(Wallr.:Fr.) Lév. var.
vaccinii
(Schwein.) W. B. Cooke;
Microsphaera vaccinii
(Schwein.) Cooke & Peck)
Red leaf
Exobasidium
sp.
Exobasidium vaccinii
(Fuckel) Woronin
Septoria leaf spot (highbush, southern highbush, and rabbiteye blueberries)
Septoria albopunctata
Cooke
Septoria leaf spot and stem canker (lowbush blueberry)
Septoria
sp.
Silver leaf
Chondrostereum purpureum
(Pers.: Fr.) Pouzar
Sooty blotch
Discostroma
spp.
Hormonema
spp.
Microcyclospora
spp.
Pseudocercospora
spp.
Rhizosphaera
spp.
Stem blotch
Cercospora
sp.
Trichoderma fruit rot
Trichoderma
spp.
Valdensinia leaf spot
Valdensia heterodoxa
Peyronel
(syn.
Valdensinia heterodoxa
Peyronel)
Witches’-broom
Pucciniastrum goeppertianum
(J. G. Kühn) Kleb.
NEMATODES (PARASITIC)
Awl nematode
Dolichodorus heterocephalus
Cobb
Cyst nematode
Meloidodera floridensis
Chitwood, Hannon, & Esser
Dagger nematodes
Xiphinema americanum
Cobb
Xiphinema chambersi
Thorne
Xiphinema rivesi
Dalmasso
Lance nematode
Hoplolaimus galeatus
(Cobb) Thorne
(syn.
Hoplolaimus tylenchiformis
Andrassy)
Pin nematode
Paratylenchus projectus
Jenkins
Ring nematodes
Bakernema inaequale
(Taylor) Mehta & Raski
(syn.
Criconema inaequale
Taylor)
Crossonema menzeli
(Stefanski) Schuurmans Stekhoven & Tenunissen
(syn.
Criconema menzeli
(Stefanski) Taylor)
Mesocriconema ornatum
Raski
Mesocriconema xenoplax
(Raski) Loof & De Grisse
(syns.
Criconemoides xenoplax
Raski;
Criconemella xenoplax
(Raski) Luc & Raski;
Macroposthonia xenoplax
(Raski) De Grisse & Loof)
Root-knot nematode
Meloidogyne carolinensis
Eisenback
Root lesion nematodes
Pratylenchus crenatus
Loof
(syn.
Pratylenchus pratensis
(de Man) Filipjev)
Pratylenchus penetrans
(Cobb) Filipjev & Schuurmans Stekhoven
Sheath nematodes
Hemicycliophora ritteri
Brizuela
Hemicycliophora uniformis
Thorne
Hemicycliophora vaccinium
Reed & Jenkins
(syn.
Hemicycliophora gracilis
Thorne)
Hemicycliophora vidua
Raski
(syn.
Hemicycliophora similis
Thorne)
Hemicycliophora zuckermani
Brzeski
Spiral nematodes
Helicotylenchus dihystera
(Cobb) Sher
(syn.
Helicotylenchus nannus
Steiner)
Helicotylenchus erythrinae
(Zimmermann) Golden
Helicotylenchus pseudorobustus
Steiner
Rotylenchus goodeyi
Loof & Oostenbrink
(syn.
Helicotylenchus goodeyi
(Loof & Oostenbrink) Perry)
Rotylenchus robustus
(de Man) Filipjev
(syn.
Rotylenchus uniformis
(Thorne) Loof & Oostenbrink)
Stem nematode
Ditylenchus
sp.
Stubby root nematodes
Paratrichodorus minor
(Colbran) Siddiqi
(syn.
Trichodorus christei
Allen)
Paratrichodorus renifer
Siddiqi
Trichodorus aequalis
Allen
Stunt nematodes
Merlinius joctus
(Thorne) Sher
(syn.
Tetylenchus joctus
Thorne)
Tylenchorhynchus claytoni
Steiner
Tylenchorhynchus dubius
(Butschli) Filipjev
Tylenchorhynchus maximus
Allen
OOMYCETE DISEASE
Phytophthora root rot
Phytophthora cinnamomi
Rands
PARASITIC PLANT
Dodder
Cuscuta compacta
Juss. ex Choisy
PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS
Environmental disorders
Cold injury
Salt injury
Water stress
Nutritional disorders
Boron deficiency
Boron toxicity
Calcium deficiency
Copper deficiency
Copper toxicity
Iron deficiency
Manganese deficiency
Manganese toxicity
Magnesium deficiency
Nitrogen deficiency
Nitrogen toxicity
Phosphorous deficiency
Phosphorous toxicity
Potassium deficiency
Sulfur deficiency
Zinc deficiency
Pesticide toxicity injury
2,4-D
Diuron
Glyphosate
Hexazinone
Norflurazon
Paraquat
Simazine
Terbacil
VIRAL DISEASES
Blueberry latent spherical virus
(BLSV)—genus
Nepovirus
; family
Secoviridae
Blueberry latent virus
(BBLV)—genus
Amalgavirus
; family
Amalgaviridae
Blueberry virus A
(BVA)—genus
Closterovirus
; family
Closteroviridae
Fruit drop
Virus—possibly a new genus; family
Caulimoviridae
Leaf mottle
Blueberry leaf mottle virus
(BLMV)—genus
Nepovirus
; family
Secoviridae
Mosaic
Blueberry mosaic associated virus (BlMaV)—genus
Ophiovirus
; family
Ophioviridae
Necrotic ring blotch
Associated with
Blueberry necrotic ring blotch virus
(BNRBV)—genus
Cilevirus
; family unassigned
Necrotic ringspot
Tobacco ringspot virus
(TRSV)—genus
Nepovirus
; family
Secoviridae
Peach rosette mosaic
Peach rosette mosaic virus
(PRMV)—genus
Nepovirus
; family
Secoviridae
Red ringspot
Blueberry red ringspot virus
(BRRSV)—genus
Soymovirus
; family
Caulimoviridae
Scorch
Blueberry scorch virus
(BlScV)—genus
Carlavirus
; family
Betaflexiviridae
Shock
Blueberry shock virus
(BlShV)—genus
Ilarvirus
; family
Bromoviridae
Shoestring
Blueberry shoestring virus
(BSSV)—genus
Sobemovirus
; family unassigned
Tomato ringspot
Tomato ringspot virus
(ToRSV)— genus
Nepovirus
; family
Secoviridae