| Affected Part |
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Summary |
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Taxon |
Vernacular |
Classification |
References |
Darwin Classification of Active Taxon |
Active Taxon |
Active Vernacular |
Active Taxon Uncertain |
Active State |
Active Part |
Active Stage |
Relationship |
Relationship Uncertain |
Relationship Geography |
Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon |
Passive Taxon |
Passive Vernacular |
Passive Taxon Uncertain |
Passive State |
Passive Part |
Passive Stage |
Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon |
Indoors etc |
Season |
Summary |
|
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has sap sucked by adult |
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Campylomma verbasci |
a plantbug or grassbug |
Hemiptera: Miridae |
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Campylomma verbasci/ | Campylomma verbasci | a plantbug or grassbug | | | | adult |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | | | |
| (6-early 8, 8-10) | adult sucks sap of |
|
|
has sap sucked by nymph |
|
|
Campylomma verbasci |
a plantbug or grassbug |
Hemiptera: Miridae |
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Campylomma verbasci/ | Campylomma verbasci | a plantbug or grassbug | | | | nymph |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | | | |
| | nymph sucks sap of |
|
|
has sap sucked by |
 |
|
Aphis fabae |
Black Bean Aphid |
Hemiptera: Aphididae |
Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) fabae/ | Aphis (Aphis) fabae | black bean aphid | | | | |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | | | |
| | sucks sap of |
|
|
has sap sucked by |
|
|
Aphis idaei |
Small Raspberry Aphid |
Hemiptera: Aphididae |
Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) idaei/ | Aphis (Aphis) idaei | small raspberry aphid | | | | |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | | | |
| | sucks sap of |
|
|
has sap sucked by |
|
|
Myzus persicae |
Peach-potato Aphid |
Hemiptera: Aphididae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae/ | Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae | peach-potato aphid | | | | |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | | | |
| | sucks sap of |
|
|
may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Meloidogyne minor |
an eelworm |
Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae |
Pest Risk Analysis for Meloidogyne minor, Lammers, W., Karssen, G. & Jellema, P., 2007
|
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Tylenchida/Meloidogynidae/Meloidogyne minor/ | Meloidogyne minor | an eelworm | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | | | |
| | infects and damages |
|
|
is parasitised by Verticillium anamorph |
 |
|
Verticillium nubilum |
Twisted Stem Disease Of Tomato - causative organism |
Plectosphaerellaceae |
Verticillium nubilum, Hawksworth, D.L., 1970
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Plectosphaerellaceae/Verticillium nubilum/ | Verticillium nubilum | twisted stem disease of tomato (causative organism) | | | | Verticillium anamorph |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | | | |
| | Verticillium anamorph parasitises |
|
|
may be infected and damaged by |
|
 |
Armillaria |
honey fungi |
Agaricales: Physalacriaceae |
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria/ | Armillaria | honey fungi | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | | | |
| | infects and damages |
|
|
storage area is associate of |
|
|
Atractiella solani |
a pucciniomycete fungus |
Atractiellales: Phleogenaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Atractiellales/Phleogenaceae/Atractiella solani/ | Atractiella solani | a pucciniomycete fungus | | | | |
Plant / associate | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | | storage area | |
| | is associated with storage area |
|
|
may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Potato Paracrinkle virus |
a phytopathogenic virus, Potato Virus M |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Potato Paracrinkle virus/ | Potato Paracrinkle virus | a phytopathogenic virus, Potato Virus M | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | | | |
| | infects and damages |
| (live) |
|
live is parasitised by |
|
|
Golovinomyces orontii |
a polyphagous powdery mildew |
Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae |
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces orontii/ | Golovinomyces orontii | a polyphagous powdery mildew | | | | |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | | | |
| | parasitises live |
| (live) |
|
live is parasitised by Phacidiopycnis coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Phacidiopycnis tuberivora |
a coelomycete |
Leotiales: Bulgariaceae |
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Leotiales/Bulgariaceae/Phacidiopycnis tuberivora/ | Phacidiopycnis tuberivora | a coelomycete | | | | Phacidiopycnis coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | | | |
| | Phacidiopycnis coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live |
| (rotting) |
|
rotting tuber is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Coprinopsis radicans |
Rooting Inkcap |
Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinopsis radicans/ | Coprinopsis radicans | rooting inkcap | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | rotting | | tuber | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on rotting tuber |
| above ground parts (live) |
|
live above ground parts may be infected and damaged by Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Alternaria solani |
Potato and Tomato Early Blight - causative organism, Early Potato Blight |
Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae |
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria solani/ | Alternaria solani | potato and tomato early blight (causative organism), early potato blight | | | | Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | above ground parts | | |
| | Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live above ground parts |
| green part (live) |
|
live green part of sprouting has sap sucked by |
|
|
Pseudococcus |
a genus of mealybugs |
Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Pseudococcus/ | Pseudococcus | a genus of mealybugs | | | | |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | green part | sprouting | |
| | sucks sap of live green part of sprouting |
| haulm (mop-headed) |
|
mop-headed haulm may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Potato Mop Top virus |
a phytopathogenic virus |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Potato Mop Top virus/ | Potato Mop Top virus | a phytopathogenic virus | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | mop-headed | haulm | | |
| | infects and damages mop-headed haulm |
| leaf (young) (live, slightly distorted and discoloured) |
|
live, slightly distorted and discoloured leaf (young) has sap sucked by |
|
|
Aulacorthum solani |
Glasshouse and Potato Aphid |
Hemiptera: Aphididae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aulacorthum (Aulacorthum) solani/ | Aulacorthum (Aulacorthum) solani | glasshouse and potato aphid | | | | |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live, slightly distorted and discoloured | leaf (young) | | |
| | sucks sap of live, slightly distorted and discoloured leaf (young) |
| leaf |
|
leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva |
|
|
Pachyprotasis variegata |
a sawfly |
Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae |
Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pachyprotasis variegata/ | Pachyprotasis variegata | a sawfly | | nocturnal | | larva |
Foodplant / open feeder | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | leaf | | |
| | nocturnal larva grazes on leaf |
| leaf |
|
leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva |
|
|
Tenthredo atra |
a sawfly |
Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae |
Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo atra/ | Tenthredo atra | a sawfly | | nocturnal | | larva |
Foodplant / open feeder | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | leaf | | |
| | nocturnal larva grazes on leaf |
| leaf |
|
leaf is mined by larva |
|
|
Tuta absoluta |
Tomato Leaf Miner, South American Tomato Moth |
Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae |
Pest Risk Analysis for Tuta absoluta, Tomato Leaf Miner Moth or South American Tomato Moth, Potting, R., 2009
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Gelechiidae/Tuta absoluta/ | Tuta absoluta | tomato leaf miner, South American tomato moth | | | | larva |
Foodplant / miner | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | leaf | | |
| | larva mines leaf |
| leaf (faintly mottled) |
|
faintly mottled leaf may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Potato Mosaic virus A |
a phytopathogenic virus |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Potato Mosaic virus A/ | Potato Mosaic virus A | a phytopathogenic virus | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | faintly mottled | leaf | | |
| | infects and damages faintly mottled leaf |
| leaf (faintly mottled) |
|
faintly mottled leaf may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Potato Mosaic virus X |
a phytopathogenic virus |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Potato Mosaic virus X/ | Potato Mosaic virus X | a phytopathogenic virus | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | faintly mottled | leaf | | |
| | infects and damages faintly mottled leaf |
| leaf (live, swollen, stunted or malformed) |
|
live, swollen, stunted or malformed leaf may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Ditylenchus dipsaci |
Stem Eelworm, Stem and Bulb Eelworm |
Rhabditida: Anguinidae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Rhabditida/Anguinidae/Ditylenchus dipsaci/ | Ditylenchus dipsaci | stem eelworm, stem and bulb eelworm | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live, swollen, stunted or malformed | leaf | | |
| | infects and damages live, swollen, stunted or malformed leaf |
| leaf (live, yellow, wilted) |
|
live, yellow, wilted leaf may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Phytophthora erythroseptica |
Potato Pink Rot, A Tulip Shanking (causative organisms) |
Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora erythroseptica/ | Phytophthora erythroseptica | potato pink rot, a tulip shanking (causative organisms) | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live, yellow, wilted | leaf | | |
| | infects and damages live, yellow, wilted leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is foodplant of larva |
|
|
Leptinotarsa decemlineata |
Colorado Beetle |
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Leptinotarsa decemlineata/ | Leptinotarsa decemlineata | Colorado beetle | | | | larva |
Foodplant / feeds on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | leaf | | |
| | larva feeds on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is foodplant of adult |
|
|
Leptinotarsa decemlineata |
Colorado Beetle |
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Leptinotarsa decemlineata/ | Leptinotarsa decemlineata | Colorado beetle | | | | adult |
Foodplant / feeds on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | leaf | | |
| | adult feeds on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is grazed by nocturnal caterpillar |
|
|
Autographa gamma |
Silver Y |
Lepidoptera: Noctuidae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Autographa gamma/ | Autographa gamma | silver Y | | nocturnal | | caterpillar |
Foodplant / open feeder | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | leaf | | |
| | nocturnal caterpillar grazes on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous colony |
|
|
Phytophthora infestans |
Potato Blight, Potato Late Blight & Tomato Blight (Causative Agent) |
Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae |
Fungal foes in your garden no 3: Potato Blight, Bailey, A.G., 1988
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora infestans/ | Phytophthora infestans | potato blight, potato late blight & tomato blight (causative agent) | | hypophyllous | colony | |
Foodplant / spot causer | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | leaf | | |
| (5-8 onwards) | hypophyllous colony causes spots on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf is spotted by Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Alternaria solani |
Potato and Tomato Early Blight - causative organism, Early Potato Blight |
Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria solani/ | Alternaria solani | potato and tomato early blight (causative organism), early potato blight | | | | Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / spot causer | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | leaf | | |
| | Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf may be infected and damaged by |
 |
|
Potato Aucuba Mosaic virus |
a phytopathogenic virus |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Potato Aucuba Mosaic virus/ | Potato Aucuba Mosaic virus | a phytopathogenic virus | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | leaf | | Minor |
| | infects and damages live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Potato Mop Top virus |
a phytopathogenic virus |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Potato Mop Top virus/ | Potato Mop Top virus | a phytopathogenic virus | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | leaf | | |
| | infects and damages live leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Tobacco Rattle virus |
a phytopathogenic virus |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Tobacco Rattle virus/ | Tobacco Rattle virus | a phytopathogenic virus | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | leaf | | |
| | infects and damages live leaf |
| leaf (necrotic spotted) |
|
necrotic spotted leaf may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Tomato Black Ring virus |
Scottish Leaf-curl Disease Of Raspberries - causative organism |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Tomato Black Ring virus/ | Tomato Black Ring virus | scottish leaf-curl disease of raspberries (causative organism) | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | necrotic spotted | leaf | | |
| | infects and damages necrotic spotted leaf |
| leaf (roughened, puckered) |
|
roughened, puckered leaf may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Potato Mosaic virus Y |
a phytopathogenic virus, severe mosaic of potatoes - causative organism |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Potato Mosaic virus Y/ | Potato Mosaic virus Y | a phytopathogenic virus, severe mosaic of potatoes - causative organism | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | roughened, puckered | leaf | | |
| | infects and damages roughened, puckered leaf |
| leaf (yellow, shrivelling, hanging down) |
|
yellow, shrivelling, hanging down leaf may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Potato Mosaic virus Y |
a phytopathogenic virus, severe mosaic of potatoes - causative organism |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Potato Mosaic virus Y/ | Potato Mosaic virus Y | a phytopathogenic virus, severe mosaic of potatoes - causative organism | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | yellow, shrivelling, hanging down | leaf | | |
| | infects and damages yellow, shrivelling, hanging down leaf |
| leaflet (upper) (live, inward curling, yellow-green) |
|
live, inward curling, yellow-green leaflet (upper) may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Erwinia carotovora ssp atroseptica |
Potato Black Leg - causative organism |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Erwinia carotovora ssp. atroseptica/ | Erwinia carotovora ssp. atroseptica | potato black leg (causative organism) | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live, inward curling, yellow-green | leaflet (upper) | | |
| | infects and damages live, inward curling, yellow-green leaflet (upper) |
| leaflet (upper) (upward rolling, pinkish) |
|
upward rolling, pinkish leaflet (upper) may be infected and damaged by 1st year of infection |
|
|
Potato Leaf Roll virus |
a phytopathogenic virus |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Potato Leaf Roll virus/ | Potato Leaf Roll virus | a phytopathogenic virus | | | | 1st year of infection |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | upward rolling, pinkish | leaflet (upper) | | |
| | 1st year of infection infects and damages upward rolling, pinkish leaflet (upper) |
| leaflet (upward rolling, stiff, brittle) |
|
upward rolling, stiff, brittle leaflet may be infected and damaged by 2d year of infection |
|
|
Potato Leaf Roll virus |
a phytopathogenic virus |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Potato Leaf Roll virus/ | Potato Leaf Roll virus | a phytopathogenic virus | | | | 2d year of infection |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | upward rolling, stiff, brittle | leaflet | | |
| | 2d year of infection infects and damages upward rolling, stiff, brittle leaflet |
| root |
|
root is galled by |
|
|
Meloidogyne incognita |
Potato Root-knot Nematode |
Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae |
CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Meloidogyne incognita, Anon., 2007
|
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Tylenchida/Meloidogynidae/Meloidogyne incognita/ | Meloidogyne incognita | potato root-knot nematode | | | | |
Foodplant / gall | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | root | | |
| | causes gall of root |
| root |
|
root may be infected and damaged by Rhizoctonia anamorph |
 |
|
Helicobasidium purpureum |
Violet Root Rot - causative organism |
Helicobasidiales: Helicobasidiaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungal foes in your garden no 59: Violet root rot of Asparagus, Fox, R.T.V., 2006
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Helicobasidiales/Helicobasidiaceae/Helicobasidium purpureum/ | Helicobasidium purpureum | violet root rot (causative organism) | | | | Rhizoctonia anamorph |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | root | | Major |
| | Rhizoctonia anamorph infects and damages root |
| root (cysted) |
|
cysted root is galled by |
|
|
Globodera pallida |
White Potato Cyst Eelworm, Golden Nematode |
Tylenchida: Heteroderidae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Tylenchida/Heteroderidae/Globodera pallida/ | Globodera pallida | white potato cyst eelworm, golden nematode | | | | |
Foodplant / gall | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | cysted | root | | |
| | causes gall of cysted root |
| root (cysted) |
|
cysted root is galled by |
|
|
Globodera rostochiensis |
Golden Nematode, Yellow Potato Cyst Eelworm, |
Tylenchida: Heteroderidae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Tylenchida/Heteroderidae/Globodera rostochiensis/ | Globodera rostochiensis | golden nematode, yellow potato cyst eelworm, | | | | |
Foodplant / gall | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | cysted | root | | Major |
| | causes gall of cysted root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is foodplant of subterranean larva |
|
|
Phyllopertha horticola |
Garden Chafer, Field Chafer, Bracken Chafer, Fernshaw Beetle, Chovey, June Bug |
Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae |
Garden chafer - Phyllopertha horticola, Anon., 2008
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Phyllopertha horticola/ | Phyllopertha horticola | garden chafer, field chafer, bracken chafer, fernshaw beetle, chovey, June bug | | subterranean | | larva |
Foodplant / feeds on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | root | | Rare |
| | subterranean larva feeds on live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root may be infected and damaged by effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Polyscytalum pustulans |
Potato Skin Spot - causative organism, Skin Spot Of Potatoes |
|
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Polyscytalum pustulans/ | Polyscytalum pustulans | potato skin spot (causative organism), skin spot of potatoes | | effuse | colony | Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | root | | |
| | effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is galled by |
|
|
Spongospora subterranea f. subterranea |
Powdery Potato Scab |
Plasmodiophorida: Plasmodiophoridae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Protozoa/Cercozoa/Phytomyxea/Plasmodiophorida/Plasmodiophoridae/Spongospora subterranea f. subterranea/ | Spongospora subterranea f. subterranea | powdery potato scab | | | | |
Foodplant / gall | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | root | | |
| | causes gall of live root |
| shoot (young) (live) |
|
live shoot (young) has sap sucked by |
|
|
Macrosiphum euphorbiae |
Potato Aphid |
Hemiptera: Aphididae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/ | Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae | potato aphid | | | | |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | shoot (young) | | |
| | sucks sap of live shoot (young) |
| sprout (young) (proliferating) |
|
proliferating sprout (young) may be infected and damaged by hyphae of Rhizoctonia anamorph |
|
|
Thanatephorus cucumeris |
Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism |
Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Black scurf of Potato, El Bakali, A.M. & Martin, M.P., 2006
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Thanatephorus cucumeris/ | Thanatephorus cucumeris | potato stem canker, black scurf, tulip grey bulb rot (causative organism) | | | hyphae | Rhizoctonia anamorph |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | proliferating | sprout (young) | | |
| | hyphae of Rhizoctonia anamorph infects and damages proliferating sprout (young) |
| stem (base) (dead) |
|
dead stem (base) is decayed by acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Colletotrichum coccodes |
Potato and Tomato Black Dot Disease - causative organism, Black Dot Of Potatoes |
Glomerellaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum coccodes/ | Colletotrichum coccodes | potato and tomato black dot disease (causative organism), black dot of potatoes | | | acervulus | Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | dead | stem (base) | | Major |
| | acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem (base) |
| stem (base) (dead) |
|
dead stem (base) is decayed by abundant, minute sclerotium of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Colletotrichum coccodes |
Potato and Tomato Black Dot Disease - causative organism, Black Dot Of Potatoes |
Glomerellaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum coccodes/ | Colletotrichum coccodes | potato and tomato black dot disease (causative organism), black dot of potatoes | | abundant, minute | sclerotium | Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | dead | stem (base) | | Major |
| | abundant, minute sclerotium of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem (base) |
| stem (base) (decayed, black, slimy) |
|
decayed, black, slimy stem (base) may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Erwinia carotovora ssp atroseptica |
Potato Black Leg - causative organism |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Erwinia carotovora ssp. atroseptica/ | Erwinia carotovora ssp. atroseptica | potato black leg (causative organism) | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | decayed, black, slimy | stem (base) | | |
| | infects and damages decayed, black, slimy stem (base) |
| stem (base) (dry, brittle) |
|
dry, brittle stem (base) may be infected and damaged by abundant, sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph |
 |
|
Myrothecium roridum |
Viola Stem Rot - causative organism |
Hypocreales |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium roridum/ | Myrothecium roridum | viola stem rot - causative organism | | abundant, sessile | sporodochium | Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | ? | dry, brittle | stem (base) | | |
| | abundant, sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages dry, brittle stem (base) |
| stem (base) (live) |
|
live stem (base) is parasitised by teleomorph |
|
|
Thanatephorus cucumeris |
Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism |
Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae |
Black scurf of Potato, El Bakali, A.M. & Martin, M.P., 2006
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Thanatephorus cucumeris/ | Thanatephorus cucumeris | potato stem canker, black scurf, tulip grey bulb rot (causative organism) | | | | teleomorph |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | stem (base) | | |
| | teleomorph parasitises live stem (base) |
| stem (lower part) (live) |
|
live stem (lower part) is spotted by densely gregarious, covered pycnidium of Pyrenochaeta coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Pyrenochaeta ferox |
a coelomycete |
|
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pyrenochaeta ferox/ | Pyrenochaeta ferox | a coelomycete | | densely gregarious, covered | pycnidium | Pyrenochaeta coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / spot causer | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | stem (lower part) | | |
| (7) | densely gregarious, covered pycnidium of Pyrenochaeta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live stem (lower part) |
| stem |
|
stem is mined by larva |
|
|
Tuta absoluta |
Tomato Leaf Miner, South American Tomato Moth |
Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae |
Pest Risk Analysis for Tuta absoluta, Tomato Leaf Miner Moth or South American Tomato Moth, Potting, R., 2009
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Gelechiidae/Tuta absoluta/ | Tuta absoluta | tomato leaf miner, South American tomato moth | | | | larva |
Foodplant / miner | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | stem | | |
| | larva mines stem |
| stem |
|
stem is foodplant of colony of Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Helminthosporium solani |
Potato Silver Scurf Disease - causative organism |
Pleosporales: Massarinaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Massarinaceae/Helminthosporium solani/ | Helminthosporium solani | potato silver scurf disease (causative organism) | | | colony | Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / feeds on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | stem | | |
| | colony of Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph feeds on stem |
| stem (cankered) |
|
cankered stem is swollen by Rhizoctonia anamorph |
|
|
Thanatephorus cucumeris |
Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism |
Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Black scurf of Potato, El Bakali, A.M. & Martin, M.P., 2006
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Thanatephorus cucumeris/ | Thanatephorus cucumeris | potato stem canker, black scurf, tulip grey bulb rot (causative organism) | | | | Rhizoctonia anamorph |
Foodplant / false gall | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | cankered | stem | | |
| | Rhizoctonia anamorph causes swelling of cankered stem |
| stem (dead) |
|
dead stem is decayed by stalked apothecium |
|
|
Hymenoscyphus scutula |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Helotiaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Hymenoscyphus scutula/ | Hymenoscyphus scutula | a discomycete | | stalked | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | dead | stem | | |
| (9-11) | stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead stem |
| stem (dead) |
|
dead stem is decayed by densely scattered, immersed, scarcely erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Diaporthe tulasnei |
a pyrenomycete |
Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae |
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe tulasnei/ | Diaporthe tulasnei | a pyrenomycete | | densely scattered, immersed, scarcely erumpent | pycnidium | Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | dead | stem | | |
| | densely scattered, immersed, scarcely erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem |
| stem (live, blackened) |
|
live, blackened stem may be infected and damaged by colony |
|
|
Phytophthora infestans |
Potato Blight, Potato Late Blight & Tomato Blight (Causative Agent) |
Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae |
Fungal foes in your garden no 3: Potato Blight, Bailey, A.G., 1988
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora infestans/ | Phytophthora infestans | potato blight, potato late blight & tomato blight (causative agent) | | | colony | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live, blackened | stem | | |
| (5-8 onwards) | colony infects and damages live, blackened stem |
| stem (live) |
|
live stem is spotted by Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Alternaria solani |
Potato and Tomato Early Blight - causative organism, Early Potato Blight |
Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria solani/ | Alternaria solani | potato and tomato early blight (causative organism), early potato blight | | | | Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / spot causer | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | stem | | |
| | Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live stem |
| stem (live) |
|
live stem may be infected and damaged by effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Polyscytalum pustulans |
Potato Skin Spot - causative organism, Skin Spot Of Potatoes |
|
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Polyscytalum pustulans/ | Polyscytalum pustulans | potato skin spot (causative organism), skin spot of potatoes | | effuse | colony | Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | stem | | |
| | effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live stem |
| stem (live) |
|
live stem is galled by |
|
|
Synchytrium endobioticum |
Potato Wart, Black Potato Scab - causative organism, Potato Wart Disease |
Chytridiales: Synchytriaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
|
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Synchytriaceae/Synchytrium endobioticum/ | Synchytrium endobioticum | potato wart, black potato scab (causative organism), potato wart disease | | | | |
Foodplant / gall | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | stem | | |
| | causes gall of live stem |
| stem (rapid wilting, blackened, soft rotting) |
|
rapid wilting, blackened, soft rotting stem may be infected and damaged by colony |
|
|
Dickeya ’solani’ |
a potato softrot bacterium |
|
Erwinia chrysanthemi (Dickeya spp.) update, Elphinstone, J., 2009
|
/Dickeya 'solani'/ | Dickeya 'solani' | a potato softrot bacterium | | | colony | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | rapid wilting, blackened, soft rotting | stem | | |
| | colony infects and damages rapid wilting, blackened, soft rotting stem |
| stem (slowly wilting, blackened, eventually drying out) |
|
slowly wilting, blackened, eventually drying out stem may be infected and damaged by colony |
|
|
Dickeya dianthicola |
a softrot bacterium |
|
Erwinia chrysanthemi (Dickeya spp.) update, Elphinstone, J., 2009
|
/Dickeya dianthicola/ | Dickeya dianthicola | a softrot bacterium | | | colony | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | slowly wilting, blackened, eventually drying out | stem | | |
| | colony infects and damages slowly wilting, blackened, eventually drying out stem |
| stem (wilting, blackened) |
|
wilting, blackened stem may be infected and damaged by colony |
|
|
Pectobacterium atrosepticum |
Potato Blackleg Disease - causative organism |
|
Erwinia chrysanthemi (Dickeya spp.) update, Elphinstone, J., 2009
|
/Pectobacterium atrosepticum/ | Pectobacterium atrosepticum | potato blackleg disease - causative organism | | | colony | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | wilting, blackened | stem | | |
| | colony infects and damages wilting, blackened stem |
| stolon (cankered) |
|
cankered stolon is swollen by Rhizoctonia anamorph |
|
|
Thanatephorus cucumeris |
Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism |
Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae |
Black scurf of Potato, El Bakali, A.M. & Martin, M.P., 2006
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Thanatephorus cucumeris/ | Thanatephorus cucumeris | potato stem canker, black scurf, tulip grey bulb rot (causative organism) | | | | Rhizoctonia anamorph |
Foodplant / false gall | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | cankered | stolon | | |
| | Rhizoctonia anamorph causes swelling of cankered stolon |
| stolon (live) |
|
live stolon may be infected and damaged by effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Polyscytalum pustulans |
Potato Skin Spot - causative organism, Skin Spot Of Potatoes |
|
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Polyscytalum pustulans/ | Polyscytalum pustulans | potato skin spot (causative organism), skin spot of potatoes | | effuse | colony | Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | stolon | | |
| | effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live stolon |
| stolon (live) |
|
live stolon is spotted by |
|
|
Spongospora subterranea f. subterranea |
Powdery Potato Scab |
Plasmodiophorida: Plasmodiophoridae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Protozoa/Cercozoa/Phytomyxea/Plasmodiophorida/Plasmodiophoridae/Spongospora subterranea f. subterranea/ | Spongospora subterranea f. subterranea | powdery potato scab | | | | |
Foodplant / spot causer | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | stolon | | |
| | causes spots on live stolon |
| tuber (flesh) |
|
tuber (flesh) may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Potato Mop Top virus |
a phytopathogenic virus |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Potato Mop Top virus/ | Potato Mop Top virus | a phytopathogenic virus | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | tuber (flesh) | | |
| | infects and damages tuber (flesh) |
| tuber (flesh) (live) |
|
live tuber (flesh) may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Potato Aucuba Mosaic virus |
a phytopathogenic virus |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Potato Aucuba Mosaic virus/ | Potato Aucuba Mosaic virus | a phytopathogenic virus | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | tuber (flesh) | | Minor |
| | infects and damages live tuber (flesh) |
| tuber flesh |
|
tuber flesh may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Tobacco Rattle virus |
a phytopathogenic virus |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Tobacco Rattle virus/ | Tobacco Rattle virus | a phytopathogenic virus | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | tuber flesh | | |
| | infects and damages tuber flesh |
| tuber |
|
tuber may be infected and damaged by colony |
|
|
Erwinia carotovora |
Bacterial Soft Rot |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Erwinia carotovora/ | Erwinia carotovora | bacterial soft rot | | | | colony |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | tuber | | |
| | colony infects and damages tuber |
| tuber |
|
tuber may contain |
|
|
Blaniulus guttulatus |
Spotted Snake Millipede |
Julida: Blaniulidae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Diplopoda/Julida/Blaniulidae/Blaniulus guttulatus/ | Blaniulus guttulatus | spotted snake millipede | | | | |
Foodplant / internal feeder | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | tuber | | |
| | feeds within tuber |
| tuber |
|
tuber may be infected and damaged by immersed pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Boeremia foveata |
Potato Gangrene (A causative organism) |
Pleosporales: Didymellaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Boeremia foveata/ | Boeremia foveata | potato gangrene (a causative organism) | | immersed | pycnidium | Phoma coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | tuber | | |
| | immersed pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages tuber |
| tuber |
|
tuber is spotted by colony of Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Helminthosporium solani |
Potato Silver Scurf Disease - causative organism |
Pleosporales: Massarinaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Massarinaceae/Helminthosporium solani/ | Helminthosporium solani | potato silver scurf disease (causative organism) | | | colony | Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / spot causer | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | tuber | | |
| | colony of Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on tuber |
| tuber |
|
tuber may be infected and damaged by abundant, minute sclerotium of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Colletotrichum coccodes |
Potato and Tomato Black Dot Disease - causative organism, Black Dot Of Potatoes |
Glomerellaceae |
Potato black dot soil testing, Anon., 2009
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum coccodes/ | Colletotrichum coccodes | potato and tomato black dot disease (causative organism), black dot of potatoes | | abundant, minute | sclerotium | Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | | tuber | | Major |
| | abundant, minute sclerotium of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages tuber |
| tuber (black scurfy) |
|
black scurfy tuber may have superficial, but firmly attached sclerotium of Rhizoctonia anamorph |
|
|
Thanatephorus cucumeris |
Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism |
Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Black scurf of Potato, El Bakali, A.M. & Martin, M.P., 2006
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Thanatephorus cucumeris/ | Thanatephorus cucumeris | potato stem canker, black scurf, tulip grey bulb rot (causative organism) | | superficial, but firmly attached | sclerotium | Rhizoctonia anamorph |
Plant / resting place / on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | black scurfy | tuber | | |
| | superficial, but firmly attached sclerotium of Rhizoctonia anamorph may be found on black scurfy tuber |
| tuber (brown rotting, blackening) |
|
brown rotting, blackening tuber may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Rosellinia necatrix |
White Root Rot - causative organism |
Xylariales: Xylariaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Rosellinia necatrix/ | Rosellinia necatrix | white root rot (causative organism) | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | brown rotting, blackening | tuber | | Major |
| | infects and damages brown rotting, blackening tuber |
| tuber (completely rotten) |
|
completely rotten tuber may be infected and damaged by |
 |
|
Erwinia carotovora ssp atroseptica |
Potato Black Leg - causative organism |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Erwinia carotovora ssp. atroseptica/ | Erwinia carotovora ssp. atroseptica | potato black leg (causative organism) | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | completely rotten | tuber | | |
Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced | | infects and damages completely rotten tuber |
| tuber (cracked, blistered) |
|
cracked, blistered tuber may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Tobacco Necrosis virus |
Augusta Disease Of Tulips - causative organism |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Tobacco Necrosis virus/ | Tobacco Necrosis virus | Augusta disease of tulips (causative organism) | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | cracked, blistered | tuber | | |
| | infects and damages cracked, blistered tuber |
| tuber (live, cracked, wrinkled) |
|
live, cracked, wrinkled tuber may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Ditylenchus destructor |
Potato Tuber Eelworm |
Rhabditida: Anguinidae |
Potato rot nematodes (Ditylenchus species), Anon., 2008
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Rhabditida/Anguinidae/Ditylenchus destructor/ | Ditylenchus destructor | potato tuber eelworm | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live, cracked, wrinkled | tuber | | Major |
| | infects and damages live, cracked, wrinkled tuber |
| tuber (live, damaged) |
|
live, damaged tuber may be infected and damaged by colony of Fusarium anamorph |
|
|
Fusarium coeruleum |
a potato dry rot (causative organism) |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Fusarium coeruleum/ | Fusarium coeruleum | a potato dry rot (causative organism) | | | colony | Fusarium anamorph |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live, damaged | tuber | | |
Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced | | colony of Fusarium anamorph infects and damages live, damaged tuber |
| tuber (live, damaged) |
|
live, damaged tuber may be infected and damaged by Fusarium anamorph |
|
|
Gibberella avenacea |
a potato dry rot (causative organism) |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Gibberella avenacea/ | Gibberella avenacea | a potato dry rot (causative organism) | | | | Fusarium anamorph |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live, damaged | tuber | | |
Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced | | Fusarium anamorph infects and damages live, damaged tuber |
| tuber (live, damaged) |
|
live, damaged tuber may be infected and damaged by Fusarium anamorph |
|
|
Gibberella cyanogena |
Dry Rot Of Potatoes (A causative organism) |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Fusarium sulphureum, Booth, C., 1978
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Gibberella cyanogena/ | Gibberella cyanogena | dry rot of potatoes (a causative organism) | | | | Fusarium anamorph |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live, damaged | tuber | | |
Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced | | Fusarium anamorph infects and damages live, damaged tuber |
| tuber (live, esp. after storing) |
|
live, esp. after storing tuber may be infected and damaged by effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Polyscytalum pustulans |
Potato Skin Spot - causative organism, Skin Spot Of Potatoes |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Polyscytalum pustulans/ | Polyscytalum pustulans | potato skin spot (causative organism), skin spot of potatoes | | effuse | colony | Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live, esp. after storing | tuber | | |
| (12-) | effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, esp. after storing tuber |
| tuber (live, patchily dull grey) |
|
live, patchily dull grey tuber may be infected and damaged by colony |
|
|
Phytophthora infestans |
Potato Blight, Potato Late Blight & Tomato Blight (Causative Agent) |
Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae |
Fungal foes in your garden no 3: Potato Blight, Bailey, A.G., 1988
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora infestans/ | Phytophthora infestans | potato blight, potato late blight & tomato blight (causative agent) | | | colony | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live, patchily dull grey | tuber | | |
| (5-8 onwards) | colony infects and damages live, patchily dull grey tuber |
| tuber (live, pink-fleshed) |
|
live, pink-fleshed tuber may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Phytophthora erythroseptica |
Potato Pink Rot, A Tulip Shanking (causative organisms) |
Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora erythroseptica/ | Phytophthora erythroseptica | potato pink rot, a tulip shanking (causative organisms) | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live, pink-fleshed | tuber | | |
| | infects and damages live, pink-fleshed tuber |
| tuber (live) |
|
live tuber is galled by |
|
|
Streptomyces acidiscabies |
a potato scab |
Actinomycetales |
Streptomyces turgidiscabies and S. acidiscabies: two new causal agents of common scab of potato (Solanum tuberosum) in the UK, Thwaites, R., Wale, S.J., Nelson, D., Munday, D. & Elphinstone, J.G.
|
/Actinobacteria/Actinomycetales/Streptomyces acidiscabies/ | Streptomyces acidiscabies | a potato scab | | | | |
Foodplant / gall | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | tuber | | |
| | causes gall of live tuber |
| tuber (live) |
|
live tuber is galled by |
|
|
Streptomyces scabiei |
Common Potato Scab, Common Scab Of Potatoes |
Actinomycetales |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Actinobacteria/Actinomycetales/Streptomyces scabiei/ | Streptomyces scabiei | common potato scab, common scab of potatoes | | | | |
Foodplant / gall | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | tuber | | |
| | causes gall of live tuber |
| tuber (live) |
|
live tuber is galled by |
|
|
Streptomyces turgidiscabies |
a potato scab |
Actinomycetales |
Streptomyces turgidiscabies and S. acidiscabies: two new causal agents of common scab of potato (Solanum tuberosum) in the UK, Thwaites, R., Wale, S.J., Nelson, D., Munday, D. & Elphinstone, J.G.
|
/Actinobacteria/Actinomycetales/Streptomyces turgidiscabies/ | Streptomyces turgidiscabies | a potato scab | | | | |
Foodplant / gall | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | tuber | | |
| | causes gall of live tuber |
| tuber (live) |
|
live tuber is galled by |
|
|
Synchytrium endobioticum |
Potato Wart, Black Potato Scab - causative organism, Potato Wart Disease |
Chytridiales: Synchytriaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
|
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Synchytriaceae/Synchytrium endobioticum/ | Synchytrium endobioticum | potato wart, black potato scab (causative organism), potato wart disease | | | | |
Foodplant / gall | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | tuber | | |
| | causes gall of live tuber |
| tuber (live) |
|
live tuber is spotted by |
|
|
Spongospora subterranea f. subterranea |
Powdery Potato Scab |
Plasmodiophorida: Plasmodiophoridae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Protozoa/Cercozoa/Phytomyxea/Plasmodiophorida/Plasmodiophoridae/Spongospora subterranea f. subterranea/ | Spongospora subterranea f. subterranea | powdery potato scab | | | | |
Foodplant / spot causer | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | live | tuber | | |
| | causes spots on live tuber |
| tuber (old) |
|
old tuber is foodplant of erumpent stroma |
|
|
Nectria ventricosa |
a pyrenomycete |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria ventricosa/ | Nectria ventricosa | a pyrenomycete | | erumpent | | stroma |
Foodplant / feeds on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | old | tuber | | |
| (9-7) | erumpent stroma feeds on old tuber |
| tuber (old) |
|
old tuber is foodplant of Gliocladium anamorph |
|
|
Nectria ventricosa |
a pyrenomycete |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria ventricosa/ | Nectria ventricosa | a pyrenomycete | | | | Gliocladium anamorph |
Foodplant / feeds on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | old | tuber | | |
| (9-5) | Gliocladium anamorph feeds on old tuber |
| tuber (ring blistered) |
|
ring blistered tuber may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Potato Mop Top virus |
a phytopathogenic virus |
|
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Potato Mop Top virus/ | Potato Mop Top virus | a phytopathogenic virus | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | ring blistered | tuber | | |
| | infects and damages ring blistered tuber |
| tuber (rotting) |
|
rotting tuber may be infected and damaged by |
|
|
Ditylenchus dipsaci |
Stem Eelworm, Stem and Bulb Eelworm |
Rhabditida: Anguinidae |
Potato rot nematodes (Ditylenchus species), Anon., 2008
|
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Rhabditida/Anguinidae/Ditylenchus dipsaci/ | Ditylenchus dipsaci | stem eelworm, stem and bulb eelworm | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | rotting | tuber | | |
| | infects and damages rotting tuber |
| tuber (rotting) |
|
rotting tuber is foodplant of Fusarium anamorph |
|
|
Nectria ventricosa |
a pyrenomycete |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria ventricosa/ | Nectria ventricosa | a pyrenomycete | | | | Fusarium anamorph |
Foodplant / feeds on | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | rotting | tuber | | |
| (10-7) | Fusarium anamorph feeds on rotting tuber |
| tuber (soft, rotting) |
|
soft, rotting tuber may be infected and damaged by colony |
|
|
Dickeya ’solani’ |
a potato softrot bacterium |
|
Erwinia chrysanthemi (Dickeya spp.) update, Elphinstone, J., 2009
|
/Dickeya 'solani'/ | Dickeya 'solani' | a potato softrot bacterium | | | colony | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | soft, rotting | tuber | | |
| | colony infects and damages soft, rotting tuber |
| tuber (soft, rotting) |
|
soft, rotting tuber may be infected and damaged by colony |
|
|
Pectobacterium atrosepticum |
Potato Blackleg Disease - causative organism |
|
Erwinia chrysanthemi (Dickeya spp.) update, Elphinstone, J., 2009
|
/Pectobacterium atrosepticum/ | Pectobacterium atrosepticum | potato blackleg disease - causative organism | | | colony | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | soft, rotting | tuber | | |
| | colony infects and damages soft, rotting tuber |
| tuber (stored) |
|
stored tuber has sap sucked by |
|
|
Phenacoccus |
a genus of alien mealybugs |
Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae |
New mealybug pests – A threat to protected crops and ornamentals?, Malumphy, C., 2010
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Phenacoccus/ | Phenacoccus | a genus of alien mealybugs | | | | |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | stored | tuber | | Major |
| | sucks sap of stored tuber |
| tuber (wet, decaying) |
|
wet, decaying tuber is decayed by larva |
|
|
Xylota segnis |
a hoverfly |
Diptera: Syrphidae |
Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Xylota segnis/ | Xylota segnis | a hoverfly | | | | larva |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/ | Solanum tuberosum | potato | | wet, decaying | tuber | | |
| | larva is saprobic on wet, decaying tuber |
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