Diseases of Mint
(Mentha piperita L., M. cardiaca Baker, M. spicata L.
and M. arvensis L.)

R. J Green, Jr. and C. B. Skotland, primary collators (last update 3/23/93)

FUNGAL DISEASES

Anthracnose

Sphaceloma menthae Jenk.

Black stem rot

Phoma strasseri Moesz

Leaf blight

Cephalosporium sp.

Phoma leaf spot

Phoma exigua Desmaz.

Powdery mildew

Erysiphe spp.

E. cichoracearum DC.

Ramularia leaf spot

Ramularia menthicola Sacc.

Rust

Puccinia menthae Pers.:Pers.

P. angustata Peck

Septoria leaf spot

Septoriamenthae Oudem.

Stem and stolon canker

Rhizoctonia solani Kühn

(teleomorph: Thanatephorus cucumeris (A.B. Frank) Donk)

Stolon decay

Fusarium solani (Mart.) Sacc.

(teleomorph: Nectria haematococca Berk. & Broome)

Verticillium wilt

Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke & Berthier

V. albo-atrum Reinke & Berthier var. menthae Ray Nelson

V. dahliae Kleb.

White mold stem rot

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary

NEMATODES, PARASITIC

Leaf & bud

Aphelenchoides parietinus (Bastian) Steiner

Lesion

Pratylenchus neglectans (Rensch) Filipjev &
    Schuurmans-Stekhoven

P. penetrans (Cobb) Filipjev & Schuurmans-Stekhoven

Needle

Longidorus elongatus (de Man) Thorne & Swanger

L. sylphus Thorne

Pin

Paratylenchus hamatus Thorne & Allen

P. microdorus Andrassy

= P. macrophallus (de Man) Goodey

Root-knot

Meloidogyne hapla Chitwood

VIRUS DISEASE

Spotted wilt

Tomato spotted wilt virus