Common Names of Plant Diseases

Diseases of Fuchsia
(Fuchsia × hybrida Hort. ex Vilm)

R. Wick and B. Dicklow, primary collators (last update 9/9/99)

BACTERIAL DISEASES

Crown gall

Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Smith and Townsend 1907) Conn 1942

Southern wilt

Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith 1896) Yabuuchi et al. 1996 (=Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith 1896) Smith 1914)

FUNGAL DISEASES

Armillaria root rot

Armillaria mellea (Vahl:Fr.) P. Kumm.

Black root rot

Thielaviopsis basicola (Berk. & Broome) Ferraris
(synanamorph: Chalara elegans Nag Raj & Kendrick)

Botrytis blight

Botrytis cinerea Pers.:Fr.

Cercospora leaf spot

Cercospora fuchsiae Chupp & Muller

Phytophthora root and stem rot

Phytophthora parasitica Dastur

Pythium root rot

Pythium rostratum Butler
P. ultimum Trow

Rhizoctonia root and crown rot

Rhizoctonia solani Kühn

Rust

Pucciniastrum epilobii G. Otth f. sp. palustris Gaum
P. pustulatum Dietel in Engl. & Prantl

Septoria leaf spot

Septoria sp.

Verticillium wilt

Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke & Berthier

VIRAL & VIROID DISEASES

Impatiens necrotic spot

Impatiens necrotic spot tospovirus (INSV)

Spotted wilt

Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus (TSWV)