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Diseases of Pistachio
(Pistacia vera L.)

B. L. Teviotdale, T. J. Michailides, and J. MacDonald, primary collators (last update 7/24/01) 


FUNGAL DISEASES

Alternaria late blight
Alternaria alternata (Fr.:Fr.) Keissl.
Armillaria root rot
Armillaria mellea (Vahl:Fr.) P. Kumm.
Aspergillus fruit rot
Aspergillus niger Tiegh.
Blossom and shoot blight
Botrytis cinerea Pers.:Fr.
    Botryotinia fuckeliana (deBary) Whetzel. [teleomorph]
Camarosporium shoot and panicle blight
Camarosporium pistaciae Zachos, Tzavella-Klonari, & Roubos
Cotton root rot
Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (Duggar) Hennebert
Eutypa dieback
Eutypa lata (Pers.:Fr.) Tul. & C. Tul.
    Libertella blepharis A. L. Smith [anamorph]
Gum canker
Cytospora terebinthi Bres.
Leaf spot
Phyllosticta lentisci (Pass.) Allesch.
Panicle and shoot blight
Botryosphaeria dothidea (Moug.:Fr.) Ces. & De Not
Phomopsis shoot blight
Phomopsis sp.
Powdery mildew
Phyllactinia angulata (E. S. Salmon) S. Blumer
Phytophthora root and crown rot
Phytophthora capsici Leonian
Phytophthora citricola Sawada
Phytophthora citrophthora (R. E. Sm. & E. H. Sm.) Leonian
Phytophthora cryptogea Pethybr. & Laff.
Phytophthora nicotianae Breda de Haan var. parasitica
   
(Dastur) G. M. Waterhouse
Rust
Pileolaria terebinthi Castagne
= Uromyces terebinthi (DC.) G. Wint.
Sclerotinia shoot blight
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary
Seedling blight
Rhizoctonia solani Kühn
    Thanatephorus cucumeris (A. B. Frank) Donk
    [teleomorph]
Septoria leaf spot
Septoria pistacina Allescher
    Mycosphaerella pistacina Chitzanidis [teleomorph]
Septoria pistaciarum Caracc.
    Mycosphaerella pistaciarum Chitzanidis [teleomorph]
Phloeospora pistaciae (Desmaz.) Petr.
= Septoria pistaciae Desmaz.
Stigmatomycosis
Nematospora coryli Peglion
Aureobasidium pullulans (de Bary) G. Arnaud
Thread blight
Ceratobasidium sp.
Phytophthora trunk and bark canker
Phytophthora capsici Leonian
Phytophthora cryptogea Pethybr. & Lafferty
Phytophthora nicotianae Breda de Haan var. parasitica
   
(Dastur) G. M. Waterhouse
Verticillium wilt
Verticillium dahliae Kleb.

DISEASES OF UNCERTAIN CAUSE

Damage by other means
Unknown
Dieback and canker
Suspected: Paecilomyces variotii Bainier
Peter's scorch
Unknown
Pin sized lesion
Unknown

MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES AND DISORDERS

Epicarp lesion
Insect feeding injury
Sapwood rot
Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.:Fr.) P. Kumm
Schizophyllum commune Fr.:Fr.