List of Persian walnut diseases explained

This article is a list of diseases of Persian Walnuts (Juglans regia).

Bacterial diseases

Bacterial diseases
Crown gall Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Deep bark canker Erwinia rubrifaciens
Shallow bark canker Erwinia (now Brenneria) nigrifluens
Walnut blight Xanthomonas campestris pv. juglandis

Fungal diseases

Fungal diseases
Anthracnose Gnomonia leptostyla
Marssonina juglandis [anamorph]
Armillaria root rot Armillaria mellea
Branch wilt Hendersonula toruloidea
Cotton root rot Phymatotrichopsis omnivora
= Phymatotrichum omnivorum
Cylindrocarpon dieback Nectria radicicola
Cylindrocarpon destructans [anamorph]
= Cylindrocarpon radicicola
Downy leaf spot Microstroma juglandis
Melanconium dieback Melanconis carthusiana
Melanconium juglandinum [anamorph]
Phytophthora crown and root rot Phytophthora spp.
Phytophthora cactorum
Phytophthora cinnamomi
Phytophthora citricola
Phytophthora citrophthora
Phytophthora cryptogea
Phytophthora drechsleri
Phytophthora megasperma
Phytophthora nicotianae
= Phytophthora parasitica
Phytophthora trunk and branch canker Phytophthora cactorum
Phytophthora citricola
Phytophthora citrophthora

Nematodes, parasitic

Nematodes, parasitic
Pin nematode Paratylenchus spp.
Ring nematode Mesocriconema xenoplax
Root lesion nematode Pratylenchus vulnus
Root knot nematode Meloidogyne spp.

Viral diseases

Viral diseases
Blackline genus Nepovirus, Cherry leaf roll virus (CLRV)
Walnut ring spot genus Nepovirus, Cherry leaf roll virus (CLRV)

Miscellaneous diseases and disorders

Miscellaneous diseases and disorders
Alternaria leaf spot Alternaria alternata
Apoplexy Unknown
Ascochyta ring spot Ascochyta juglandis
Mesophyll collapse High temperature and low humidity
Oilless nuts Unknown
Pistillate flower abscission Excess pollen
Stem/trunk cankerFusarium solani
Botryosphaeria[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mazzaglia . A . Bark Cankers on English Walnut: An Emerging Disease . Acta Horticulturae . International Society for Horticultural Science . https://web.archive.org/web/20190709121958/http://www.actahort.org/members/showpdf?booknrarnr=705_63 . 2019-07-09 . dead .