This is a list of diseases of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). They present challenges to the successful cultivation of tobacco.
| Bacterial diseases | ||
|---|---|---|
| Angular leaf spot (Synonym: Wildfire, Black fire) | Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci) | |
| Granville wilt | Ralstonia solanacearum, formerly Pseudomonas solanacearum | |
| Hairy roots | Agrobacterium rhizogenes | |
| Hollow stalk | Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora E. carotovora subsp. atroseptica | |
| Leaf gall | Rhodococcus fascians | |
| Nematodes, parasitic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bulb and stem (stem break) | Ditylenchus dipsaci | |
| Cyst | Globodera solanacearum Globodera virginiae Globodera tabacum | |
| Dagger, American | Xiphinema americanum | |
| Foliar | Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi | |
| Lesion | Pratylenchus brachyurus Pratylenchus penetrans Pratylenchus spp. | |
| Reniform | Rotylenchulus reniformis | |
| Root-knot | Meloidogyne arenaria Meloidogyne hapla Meloidogyne incognita Meloidogyne javanica | |
| Spiral | Helicotylenchus spp. | |
| Stubby-root | Paratrichodorus spp. Trichodorus spp. | |
| Stunt | Merlinius spp. Tylenchorhynchus spp. | |
| Viral mycoplasmalike organisms [MLO] diseases | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alfalfa mosaic | Alfalfa mosaic virus | |
| Aster yellows | Phytoplasma | |
| Beet curly top | Beet curly top virus | |
| Bushy top | Tobacco vein distorting virus and tobacco bushy top virus in combination | |
| Cucumber mosaic | Cucumber mosaic virus | |
| Lettuce necrotic yellows | Lettuce necrotic yellows virus (in Nicotiana glutinosa) | |
| Peanut stunt | Peanut stunt virus | |
| Rosette disease | Tobacco vein distorting virus and tobacco mottle virus in combination | |
| Stolbur | Phytoplasma | |
| Tobacco etch | Tobacco etch virus | |
| Tobacco leaf curl | Tobacco leaf curl virus | |
| Tobacco mosaic | Tobacco mosaic virus and Satellite Tobacco Mosaic Virus | |
| Tobacco necrosis | Tobacco necrosis virus | |
| Tobacco rattle | Tobacco rattle virus | |
| Tobacco ring spot | Tobacco ring spot virus | |
| Tobacco streak | Tobacco streak virus | |
| Tobacco stunt | Tobacco stunt virus | |
| Tobacco vein mottling | Tobacco vein mottling virus | |
| Tomato spotted wilt | Tomato spotted wilt virus | |
| Vein banding | Potato virus Y | |
| Wound tumor | Wound tumor virus | |
| Miscellaneous diseases and disorders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brown root rot | Pratylenchus spp. (nematodes) | |
| Drought spot | Drought | |
| False broomrape | Unknown | |
| Frenching | Metabolite of Bacillus cereus | |
| Stem break (in Europe) | Ditylenchus dipsaci (nematodes) | |
| Sunscald | High light intensity and high temperatures | |
| Weather fleck | Ozone | |