List of tomato diseases explained

This article is a list of diseases of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum).

Bacterial diseases

Bacterial diseases (including phytoplasma)

Bacterial Canker of Tomato	Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis
Bacterial speck	Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato
	Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria
Bacterial stem rot and fruit rot	Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora
	Ralstonia solanacearum
Pith necrosis	Pseudomonas corrugata
Syringae leaf spot	Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
Aster yellows	Ca. Phytoplasma asteris
Tomato big bud	Ca. Phytoplasma sp.; may be multiple agents

Fungal diseases

Fungal diseases

Alternaria stem canker	Alternaria alternata f.sp. lycopersici
Anthracnose	Colletotrichum coccodes Colletotrichum dematium Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Glomerella cingulata [teleomorph]
Black mold rot	Alternaria alternata Stemphylium botryosum Pleospora tarda [teleomorph] Stemphylium herbarum Pleospora herbarum [teleomorph] Pleospora lycopersici Ulocladium consortiale Stemphylium consortiale
Black root rot	Thielaviopsis basicola Chalara elegans [synanamorph]
Black shoulder	Alternaria alternata
Buckeye rot of tomato	Phytophthora capsici Phytophthora drechsleri Phytophthora nicotianae var. parasitica Phytophthora parasitica
Cercospora leaf mold	Pseudocercospora fuligena Cercospora fuligena
Charcoal rot	Macrophomina phaseolina
Corky root rot	Pyrenochaeta lycopersici
Didymella stem rot	Didymella lycopersici
Early blight	Alternaria solani
Fusarium crown and root rot	Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersici
Fusarium wilt	Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici
Gray Leaf Spot	Stemphylium botryosum f.sp. lycopersici Stemphylium lycopersici Stemphylium floridanum Stemphylium solani
Gray mold	Botrytis cinerea Botryotinia fuckeliana [teleomorph]
Late blight	Phytophthora infestans
Leaf mold	Fulvia fulva Cladosporium fulvum
Phoma rot	Phoma destructiva
Powdery mildew	Oidiopsis sicula Leveillula taurica [teleomorph]
Pythium damping-off and fruit rot	Pythium aphanidermatum Pythium arrhenomanes Pythium debaryanum Pythium myriotylum Pythium ultimum
Rhizoctonia damping-off and fruit rot	Rhizoctonia solani Thanatephorus cucumeris [teleomorph]
Rhizopus rot	Rhizopus stolonifer
Septoria leaf spot	Septoria lycopersici
Sour rot	Geotrichum candidum Galactomyces geotrichum [teleomorph] Geotrichum klebahnii (= G. penicillatum)
Southern Blight	Sclerotium rolfsii Athelia rolfsii [teleomorph]
Target spot	Corynespora cassiicola
Verticillium wilt	Verticillium albo-atrum Verticillium dahliae
White mold	Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Sclerotinia minor

Lepidoptera larvae

Lepidoptera larvae

Cutworm	Noctua pronuba and other Noctuidae
tomato fruitworm	Helicoverpa zea
Tomato hornworm	Manduca quinquemaculata
Tobacco hornworm	Manduca sexta
	Leucinodes africensis^[1]
Brown-tipped pearl	Leucinodes laisalis
Eggplant borer	Leucinodes orbonalis^[2]
	Lineodes integra
Tomato fruit borer	Neoleucinodes elegantalis
Eggplant leafroller	Rhectocraspeda periusalis
Potato tuber moth	Phthorimaea operculella
Tomato borer	Tuta absoluta
Tomato pinworm	Keiferia lycopersicella

Nematodes

Nematodes, parasitic

Root-knot	Meloidogyne spp.
Sting	Belonolaimus longicaudatus
Stubby-root	Paratrichodorus spp. Trichodorus spp.

Viral and viroid

Viral and viroid diseases

Common mosaic of tomato (internal browning of fruit)	Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)
	Curtovirus
Potato virus Y	Potato virus Y
Pseudo curly top	Tomato pseudo-curly top virus
Tomato bushy stunt
Tomato etch	Tobacco etch virus
Tomato fern leaf	Cucumber mosaic virus
Tomato mosaic	Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV)
Tomato mottle	Tomato mottle geminivirus
Tomato necrosis
Tomato spotted wilt	Tomato spotted wilt virus
Tomato yellow leaf curl	Tomato yellow leaf curl virus
Tomato yellow top	Tomato yellow top virus
Tomato bunchy top	Potato spindle tuber viroid^[3]
Tomato planto macho	Tomato planto macho viroid

Miscellaneous diseases and disorders

Miscellaneous diseases and disorders

Autogenous necrosis	Genetic
Fruit pox	Genetic
Gold fleck	Genetic
Graywall	Undetermined etiology

References

1. Mally . Richard . Hayden . James E. . Neinhuis . Christoph . Jordal . Bjarte H. . Nuss . Matthias . 2019 . The phylogenetic systematics of Spilomelinae and Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) inferred from DNA and morphology . Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny . 77 . 1 . 141–204 . 10.26049/ASP77-1-2019-07 . 1863-7221 .
2. Web site: Hayden. James E.. Lee. Sangmi. Passoa. Steven C.. Young. James. Landry. Jean-François. Nazari. Vazrick. Mally. Richard. Somma. Louis A.. Ahlmark. Kurt M.. 2013. Digital Identification of Microlepidoptera on Solanaceae. USDA-APHIS-PPQ Identification Technology Program (ITP). Fort Collins, CO. 2021-05-05.
3. Mink . G. I. . Pollen and Seed-Transmitted Viruses and Viroids . . . 31 . 1 . 1993 . 0066-4286 . 10.1146/annurev.py.31.090193.002111 . 375–402.

• Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society
• Tomato Diagnostic Key, The Cornell Plant Pathology Vegetable Disease Web Page
• Tomato Diseases (Fact Sheets and Information Bulletins), The Cornell Plant Pathology Vegetable Disease Web Page
• Gautam, P. 2008. Bacterial Speck Disease of Tomato: An Insight into Host-Bacteria Interaction. GRIN Publishing http://www.grin.com/en/e-book/178581/bacterial-speck-disease-of-tomato-an-insight-into-host-bacteria-interaction