Diseases of Carnation
(Dianthus caryophylium L.)

Arthur H. McCain, primary collator (last update 4/08/03)

BACTERIAL DISEASES

Bacterial leaf spot

Burkholderia andropogonis (Smith) Gillis

= Pseudomonas androponis (Smith) Stapp

= P. woodsii (Smith) Stevens

Bacterial wilt

Burkholderia caryophylli (Burkholder) Yabuuchi

= Pseudomonas caryophylli (Burkholder) Starr

    and Burkholder

Bacterial slow wilt

Erwinia chrysanthemi Burkholder, McFadden and Dimock

Crown gall

Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Smith & Townsend) Conn

Fasciation

Rhodococcus fascians (Tilford) Goodfellow

= Corynebacterium fascians (Tilford) Dowson

FUNGAL DISEASES

Alternaria blight

Alternaria saponariae (Peck) Neergaard

= A. dianthi F. Stevens & J. G. Hall

A. dianthicola Neergaard

Anther smut

Ustilago violacea (Pers.:Pers.) Roussel

Calyx rot

Stemphylium botryosum Wallr.

    Pleospora tarda E. Simmons [teleomorph]

Charcoal rot

Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goidanich

Downy mildew

Peronospora dianthicola Barthelet

Fairy-ring leaf spot

Mycosphaerella dianthi (C. C. Burt) Jorst.

    Cladosporium echinulatum (Berk.) G. A. De Vries

    [anamorph]

Fusarium bud rot

Fusarium tricinctum (Corda) Sacc.

Fusarium stem rot

Fusarium graminearum Schwabe

    Gibberella zeae (Schwein.) Petch [teleomorph]

Fusarium wilt

Fusarium oxysporum Schlechtend.:Fr. f. sp. dianthi (Prill. & Delacr.) W. C. Snyder & H. N. Hans.

Gray mold

Botrytis cinerea Pers.:Fr.

    Botryotinia fuckeliana (de Bary) Whetzel [teleomorph]

Greasy blotch

Zygophiala jamaicensis E. Mason

    Schizothyrium pomi (Mont.:Fr.) Arx [teleomorph]

Phialophora wilt

Phialophora cinerescens (Wollenweb.) Van Beyma

Phymatotrichum root rot (cotton root rot)

Phymatotrichiopsis omnivora (Duggar) Hennebert

= Phymatotrichum omnivorum Duggar

Pythium root rot

Pythium spp.

P. ultimum Trow

Phytophthora wilt

Phytophthora nicotianae Breda de Haan var. parasitica (Dastur) G. M. Waterhouse

Rhizoctonia stem rot

Rhizoctonia solani Kühn

    Thanatephorus cucumeris (A. B. Frank) Donk

    [teleomorph]

Rust

Uromyces dianthi (Pers.:Pers.) Niessl

Sclerotinia flower rot

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) deBary

Septoria leaf spot

Septoria dianthi Desmaz.

Southern blight

Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.

    Athelia rolfsii (Curzi) Tu & Kimbrough [teleomorph]

NEMATODE DISEASES

Cyst

Heterodera trifolii Goffart

Lance

Hoplolaimus spp.

Lesion

Pratylenchus spp.

Pin

Paratylenchus hamatus Thorne & Allen

Ring

Mesocriconema spp.

= Criconemella spp.

Root-knot

Meloidogyne spp.

VIRAL DISEASES

Carnation etched ring

genus Cauliovirus, Carnation etched ring virus (CERV)

Carnation latent

genus Carlavirus, Carnation latent virus (CLV)

Carnation mottle

genus Carmovirus, Carnation mottle virus (CarMV)

Carnation necrotic fleck & Carnation streak

genus Closterovirus, Carnation necrotic fleck virus (CNFV)

Carnation ring spot

genus Dianthovirus, Carnation ringspot virus (CRSV)

Carnation vein mottle

genus Potyvirus, Carnation vein mottle virus (CVMV)