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Diseases of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

D. Morris Porter, primary collator (last update 3/8/93)


BACTERIAL DISEASE

Bacterial wilt
Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith

FUNGAL DISEASES

Alternaria leaf blight
Alternaria tenuissima (Kunze:Fr.) Wiltshire
Alternaria leaf spot
Alternaria arachidis Kulk.
Alternaria spot and veinal necrosis
Alternaria alternata (Fr.:Fr.) Keissl.
Anthracnose
Colletotrichum arachidis Sawada (not validly published)
C. dematium (Pers.) Grove
C. mangenoti Chevaugeon
Aspergillus crown rot
Aspergillus niger Tiegh.
Blackhull
Thielaviopsis basicola (Berk. & Broome) Ferraris
(synanamorph: Chalara elegans Nag Raj & Kendrick)
Botrytis blight
Botrytis cinerea Pers.:Fr.
(teleomorph: Botryotinia fuckeliana (de Bary) Whetzel)
Charcoal rot and Macrophomina leaf spot
Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goidanich
= Rhizoctonia bataticola (Tassi) E.J. Butler
Choanephora leaf spot
Choanephora spp.
Collar rot
Lasiodiplodia theobromae (Pat.) Griffon & Maubl.
= Diplodia gossypina Cooke
Colletotrichum leaf spot
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc. in
    Penz.
(teleomorph: Glomerella cingulata (Stoneman) Spauld. &
    H. Schrenk)
Cylindrocladium black rot
Cylindrocladium crotalariae (C.A. Loos) D.K. Bell &
    Sobers
(teleomorph: Calonectria crotalariae (C.A. Loos) D.K. Bell
    & Sobers)
Cylindrocladium leaf spot
Cylindrocladium scoparium Morg.
(teleomorph: Calonectria keyotensis Terishita)
Damping-off, Aspergillus
Aspergillus flavus Link:Fr.
A. niger Tiegh.
Damping-off, Fusarium
Fusarium spp.
Damping-off, Pythium
Pythium spp.
Damping-off, Rhizoctonia
Rhizoctonia spp.
Damping-off, Rhizopus
Rhizopus spp.
Drechslera leaf spot
Bipolaris spicifera (Bainier) Subramanian
= Drechslera spicifera (Bainier) Arx
(teleomorph: Cochliobolus spicifer R.R. Nelson)
Fusarium peg and root rot
Fusarium spp.
Fusarium wilt
Fusarium oxysporum Schlechtend.:Fr.
Leaf spot, early
Cercospora arachidicola S. Hori
(teleomorph: Mycosphaerella arachidis Deighton)
Leaf spot, late
Phaeoisariopsis personata (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Arx
= Cercosporidium personatum (Berk. & M.A. Curtis)
    Deighton
(teleomorph: Mycosphaerella berkeleyi Jenk.)
Melanosis
Stemphylium botryosum Wallr.
(teleomorph: Pleospora tarda E. Simmons)
Myrothecium leaf blight
Myrothecium roridum Tode:Fr.
Olpidium root rot
Olpidium brassicae (Woronin) P.A. Dang.
Peanut Smut
caused by Thecaphora frezii
Pepper spot and scorch
Leptosphaerulina crassiasca (Sechet) C.R. Jackson &
    D.K. Bell
Pestalotiopsis leaf spot
Pestalotiopsis arachidis Satya
Phoma leaf blight
Phoma microspora Berk. & M.A. Curtis nom. nud. non Sacc. non Pat. hom. illeg.
Phomopsis foliar blight
Phomopsis phaseoli (Desmaz.) Sacc.
= P. sojae Lehman
(teleomorph: Diaporthe phaseolorum (Cooke & Ellis) Sacc.)
Phomopsis leaf spot
Phomopsis spp.
Phyllosticta leaf spot
Phyllosticta arachidis-hypogaea V.G. Rao
P. sojicola C. Massal.
(teleomorph: Pleosphaerulina sojicola Miura)
Phymatotrichum root rot
Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (Duggar) Hennebert
= Phymatotrichum omnivorum Duggar
Pod rot (pod breakdown)
Fusarium equiseti (Corda) Sacc.
= F. scirpi Lambotte & Fautrey
(teleomorph: Gibberella intricans Wollenweb.)
F. solani (Mart.) Sacc.
(teleomorph: Nectria haematococca Berk. & Broome)
Pythium myriotylum Drechs.
Rhizoctonia solani Kühn
(teleomorph: Thanatephorus cucumeris (A. Frank) Donk)
Powdery mildew
Oidium arachidis Chorin
Pythium peg and root rot
Pythium myriotylum Drechs.
P. aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitzp.
P. debaryanum Auct. non R. Hesse
P. irregulare Buisman
P. ultimum Trow
Pythium wilt
Pythium myriotylum Drechs.
Rhizoctonia foliar blight, peg and root rot
Rhizoctonia solani Kühn
Rust
Puccinia arachidis Speg.
Scab
Sphaceloma arachidis Bitancourt & Jenk.
Sclerotinia blight
Sclerotinia minor Jagger
S. sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary
Stem rot (southern blight)
Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.
(teleomorph: Athelia rolfsii (Curzi) Tu & Kimbrough)
Verticillium wilt
Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke & Berthier
V. dahliae Kleb.
Web blotch (net blotch)
Phoma arachidicola Marasas et al.
= Ascochyta adzamethica Schoschiaschvili
(teleomorph: Didymosphaeria arachidicola (Chochrjakov)
    Alcorn et al.
= Mycosphaerella arachidicola Chochrjakov)
Yellow mold
Aspergillus flavus Link:Fr.
A. parasiticus Speare
Zonate leaf spot
Cristulariella moricola (Hino) Redhead
(synanamorph: Sclerotium cinnomomi Sawada)
(teleomorph: Grovesinia pyramidalis M. Cline et al.)

MISCELLANEOUS DISEASE OR DISORDER

Rugose leaf curl
Rickettsia-like organism

NEMATODES, PARASITIC

Dagger
Xiphinema spp.
Pod lesion
Tylenchorhynchus brevilineatus Williams
= T. brevicadatus Hopper
Ring
Criconemella ornata (Raski) Raski & Luc
= Macroposthonia ornata (Raski) DeGrisse & Loof
Root-knot, Javanese
Meloidogyne javanica (Treub) Chitwood
Root-knot, northern
Meloidogyne hapla Chitwood
Root-knot, peanut
Meloidogyne arenaria (Neal) Chitwood
Root lesion
Pratylenchus brachyurus (Godfrey) Filipjev &
    Schuurmans-Stekhoven
P. coffeae (Zimmerman) Schuurmans-Stekhoven
Seed and pod
Ditylenchus destructor Thorne
Spiral
Scutellonema cavenessi Sher
Sting
Belonolaimus glacilis Steiner
B. longicaudatus Rau
Testa
Aphelenchoides arachidis Bos

PARASITIC HIGHER PLANTS

Dodder
Cuscata campestris Yunck.
Phanerogamic root parasite
Alectna sp. (Family:Scrophulariaceae)

VIRUS AND VIRUSLIKE DISEASES

(Also mycoplasmalike organism [MLO])
Cowpea mild mottle
Ex Cowpea mild mottle virus
Groundnut crinkle
Ex Groundnut crinkle virus
Groundnut eyespot
Ex Groundnut eyespot virus
Groundnut rosette
Ex Groundnut chlorotic rosette virus
Ex Groundnut green rosette virus
Groundnut streak
ExGroundnut streak virus
Marginal chlorosis
Ex Unknown (viruslike)
Peanut clump
Ex Peanut clump virus
Peanut green mosaic
Ex Peanut green mosaic virus
Peanut mottle
Peanut mottle virus
Peanut ringspot or bud necrosis
Tomato spotted wilt virus
Peanut stripe
Peanut stripe virus
Peanut stunt
Peanut stunt virus
Peanut yellow mottle
Ex Peanut yellow mottle virus
Tomato spotted wilt
Tomato spotted wilt virus
Witches' broom
MLO

Ex = exotic. This classification denotes diseases/organisms which are not known to occur naturally in the United States.