List of mustard diseases explained

This article is a list of diseases of mustard (Brassica juncea var. crispifolia and B. nigra).

Bacterial diseases

Bacterial diseases
Bacterial black rot Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
Bacterial soft rotErwinia carotovora
Pseudomonas marginalis pv. marginalis
Xanthomonas leaf spot Xanthomonas campestris pv. armoraciae

Fungal diseases

Fungal diseases
Alternaria black spot Alternaria brassicae
Alternaria brassicicola
Alternaria raphani
Anthracnose Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Glomerella cingulata [teleomorph]
Colletotrichum higginsianum
Black leg (leaf, root and stem rot) Leptosphaeria maculans
Phoma lingam [anamorph]
Black root Aphanomyces raphani
Cercospora leaf spot Cercospora brassicicola
Clubroot Plasmodiophora brassicae
Damping-off Fusarium spp.
Rhizoctonia solani
Thanatephorus cucumeris [teleomorph]
Downy mildew Peronospora parasitica
Head rot Rhizoctonia solani
Leaf spot Myrothecium roridum
Phyllosticta brassicae
Phyllosticta brassicina
Powdery mildew Erysiphe polygoni
Sclerotinia stem rot Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Southern blight Sclerotium rolfsii
Athelia rolfsii [teleomorph]
White rust Albugo candida
(Peronospora sp. commonly present in staghead phase)
White leaf spot Pseudocercosporella capsellae
Wirestem Rhizoctonia solani
Yellows Fusarium oxysporum

Viral diseases

Viral diseases
Mosaic Cauliflower mosaic virus
Rai mosaic virus

References