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.