Diseases of Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

Howard F. Schwartz, primary collator (last update 5/25/05)

BACTERIAL DISEASES

Bacterial brown spot: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae van Hall
Bacterial wilt: Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens (Hedges) Collins & Jones; = Corynebacterium flaccumfaciens subsp. flaccumfaciens (Hedges) Dowson
Common bacterial blight: Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli (Smith) Dye; = X. axonopodis pv. phaseoli (Smith) Vauterin et al.
Fuscous blight: Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli (Smith) Dye
Halo blight: Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola (Burkholder) Young et al.
Wildfire: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci (Wolf & Foster) Young et al.

FUNGAL DISEASES

Alternaria leaf and pod spot: Alternaria alternata (Fr.:Fr.) Keissl. (= A. tenuis Nees); Alternaria brassicae (Berk.) Sacc. f. sp. phaseoli C. Brun; Alternaria brassicicola (Schwein.) Wiltshire
Angular leaf spot: Phaeoisariopsis griseola (Sacc.) Ferraris
Anthracnose: Colletotrichum lindemuthianum (Sacc. & Magnus) Lams.-Scrib.; Glomerella lindemuthiana Shear [teleomorph]
Aphanomyces root and hypocotyl rot: Aphanomyces euteiches Drechs f. sp. phaseoli W. F. Pfender & D. J. Hagedorn
Ashy stem blight (charcoal rot): Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goidanich
Black node disease (Ascochyta leaf spot): Phoma exigua Desmaz. var. diversispora (Bubak) Boerema; = P. diversispora Bubak; Phoma exigua Desmaz. var. Exigua; = Ascochyta phaseolorum Sacc.
Black root rot: Thielaviopsis basicola (Berk. & Broome) Ferraris; = Chalara elegans Nag, Raj & Kendrick
Cercospora leaf spot and blotch: Pseudocercospora cruenta (Sacc.) Deighton; = Cercospora cruenta Sacc.; Mycosphaerella cruenta D. H. Latham [teleomorph]; Cercospora canescens Ellis & G. Martin; Cercospora phaseoli Dearn. & Barth.; Cercospora caracallae (Speg.) Vassiljevsky & Karakulin
Chaetoseptoria leaf spot: Chaetoseptoria wellmanii Stevenson
Damping-off and stem rot, Rhizoctonia: Rhizoctonia solani Kühn; Thanatephorus cucumeris (A. B. Frank) Donk [teleomorph]
Damping-off, Pythium: Pythium spp.
Diaporthe pod blight: Diaporthe phaseolorum (Cooke et Ellis) Sacc.
Downy mildew: Phytophthora nicotianae Breda de Haan var. parasitica (Dastur) G. M. Waterhouse
Downy mildew (of lima): Phytophthora phaseoli Thaxt.
Entyloma leaf smut: Entyloma petuniae Speg.; E. vignae Bat. et al.
Floury leaf spot: Mycovellosiella phaseoli (Drummond) Deighton; = Ramularia phaseoli (Drummond) Deighton
Fusarium root rot: Fusarium solani (Mart.) Sacc. f. sp. phaseoli (Burkholder) W. C. Snyder & H. N. Hans.
Fusarium yellows (Fusarium wilt): Fusarium oxysporum Schlechtend.:Fr. f. sp. phaseoli J. B. Kendrick & W. C. Snyder
Gray leaf spot: Cercospora vanderysti P. Henn; Cercospora castellanii Matta & Belliard
Gray mold: Botrytis cinerea Pers.:Fr.; Botryotinia fuckeliana (de Bary) Whetzel [teleomorph]
Phyllosticta leaf spot: Phyllosticta phaseolina Sacc.
Phymatotrichum root rot (cotton root rot): Phymatotrichum omnivorum Duggar; = Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (Duggar) Hennebert; = Ozonium omnivorum Shear
Pink pod rot: Trichothecium roseum (Pers.:Fr.) Link
Powdery mildew: Erysiphe polygoni DC.; Oidium balsamii Mont. [anamorph]
Pythium diseases: Pythium ultimum Trow; Pythium irregulare Buisman; Pythium paroecandrum Drechs.; Pythium myriotylum Drechs.; Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitzp.
Russet: Plectosporium tabacinum (Van Beyma) M. E. Palm, W. Gams & Nirenberg
Rust: Uromyces appendiculatus (Pers.: Pers.) Unger
Scab: Elsinoe phaseoli Jenk.; Sphaceloma species [anamorph]
Southern blight: Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.; Athelia rolfsii (Curzi) Tu & Kimbrough [teleomorph]
Soybean rust: Phakopsora pachyrhizi Sydow; {Asian Soybean Rust}; Phakopsora meibomiae (Arthur) Arthur {American Soybean Rust}
Speckle disease: Stagonosporopsis hortensis (Sacc. & Malbr.) Petr.; = Ascochyta boltshauseri Sacc. in Boltshauser
Stem rot: Unidentified basidiomycete
Web blight: Rhizoctonia solani Kühn; Thanatephorus cucumeris (Frank) Donk. [anamorph]
White leaf spot: Pseudocercosporella albida (Matta & Belliard) Yoshii & Aamodt; Cercospora albida Matta & Belliard [anamorph]
White mold (Sclerotinia rot): Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary
Yeast spot: Nematospora coryli Peglion; Nematospora gossypii Ashby et Nowell; Eremothecium cymbalariae Borzi

NEMATODES, PARASITIC

Awl: Dolichodorus heterocephalus Cobb
Bulb and stem: Ditylenchus spp.
Chrysanthemum foliar: Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi (Schwartz, 1911) Steinert & Buhrer
Cyst (Soybean): Heterodera glycines Ichinohe
Dagger, American: Xiphinema americanum Cobb
Lance: Hoplolaimus spp.
Lesion: Pratylenchus penetrans (Cobb) Filipjev & Schuurmans-Stekhoven; Pratylenchus brachyurus (Godfrey) Filip. & Schuur.-Stek.; Pratylenchus scribneri Steiner
Pin: Paratylenchus spp.
Reniform: Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford & Oliveira
Ring: Criconemoides ovantus Raski
Root-knot: Meloidogyne arenaria (Neal) Chitwood; M. hapla Chitwood; M. incognita (Kofoid & White) Chitwood; M. javanica (Trueb) Chitwood
Spiral: Helicotylenchus dihysteria (Cobb) Sher
Sting: Belonolaimus longicaudatus Rau
Stubby-root: Paratrichodorus christiei (Allen) Siddiqi
Stunt: Tylenchorhynchus spp.; Merlinius spp.; Quinisulcius acutus (Allen) Siddiqi

VIRAL DISEASES

Alfalfa mosaic: Alfalfa mosaic virus
Angular mosaic: Cowpea mild mottle virus
Angular mosaic: Cowpea mild mottle virus
Bean calico mosaic: Bean calico mosaic virus (variant of Squash leaf curl virus)
Bean common mosaic: Bean common mosaic virus; Bean common mosaic necrosis virus
Bean dwarf mosaic: Bean dwarf mosaic virus
Bean golden mosaic: Bean golden mosaic virus
Bean golden yellow mosaic: Bean golden yellow mosaic virus
Bean mild mosaic: Bean mild mosaic virus
Bean necrosis mosaic: Tomato spotted wilt virus
Bean pod mottle: Bean pod mottle virus
Bean rugose mosaic: Bean rugose mosaic virus
Bean severe mosaic: Quail pea mosaic virus; Cowpea severe mosaic virus
Bean southern mosaic: Southern bean mosaic virus
Bean summer death: Tobacco yellow dwarf virus
Bean yellow dwarf: Bean yellow dwarf virus
Bean yellow mosaic: Bean yellow mosaic virus
Bean yellow stipple: Cowpea chlorotic mottle virus
Clover yellow vein: Clover yellow vein virus
Cucumber mosaic: Cucumber mosaic virus
Curly top: Beet curly top virus
Peanut mottle: Peanut mottle virus
Peanut stunt: Peanut stunt virus
Red node: Tobacco streak virus
Stipple streak: Tobacco necrosis virus
Soybean mosaic: Soybean mosaic virus

PHYTOPLASMAL DISEASES

Long stem
Machismo
Witches'-broom

MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES OR DISORDERS

Bald head: Mechanical injury to seed
Bronzing: Ozone air pollution
Environmental stresses
Genetic abnormalities
Green Spot
Hypocotyl collar rot
Mineral deficiencies
Mineral toxicities
PAN
Pesticide injury
pH
Salinity
Seed quality
Sulfur dioxide