Damping-off disease in chilli field (c) A. A. Seif & B. Nyambo, icipe
Powdery mildew
Initial symptoms of powdery mildew on a chilli leaf. (c) A. M. Varela & A. A. Seif, icipe.
Powdery mildew on leaves and fruit of chilli. Note fungal growth on pod. (c) A. A. Seif & B. Nyambo, icipe
Anthracnose (ripe rot)
Anthracnose (Colletotrichum capsici) on sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) (c) Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): J. Kranz
Viral diseases
Chilli plant affected by a virus disease (c) A. A. Seif, & B. Nyambo, icipe
Bacterial soft rot
Bacterial soft rot. Note slimy rot (whitish) of the centre of the cabbage head (c) A. M. Varela, icipe
Bacterial spot
Bacterial spot of pepper ( Xanthomonas vesicatoria ) (c) Volcani Center Archives, Bet Dagan, Israel, www.insectimages.org (Courtesy of EcoPort, www.ecoport.org)
White mycelium of Corticum rolfsii at the base of peanut stems. Corticum rolfsii is a synonym of Sclerotia rolfsii (c) Gerlach W, 2005 (www.ecoport.org)
Fusarium wilt
Chili plant infected with fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. capsici). (c) A.A. Seif & B. Nyambo, icipe
Chilli field infected with fusarium wilt ( Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. capsici ). Note gaps due to death of plants. (c) A. A. Seif & B. Nyambo, icipe
Sweet-pepper root infected with fusarium wilt . Note brown discolouration of vascular tissues. (c) A. A. Seif & B. Nyambo, icipe
Phytophthora blight
Typical Phytophthora blight symptoms on a pumpkin plant. (c) Ollie Martin, 2011
