COMMON CROP DISEASES IN THE PHILIPPINES

Prepared by: JESRYL B. PAULITE, MS

No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME

1 Mango Anthracnose Collectotrichum gloeosporioides
2 Stem-end Rot of Mango Lasiodiplodia theobromae
3 Leaf Anthracnose of Mango Collectotrichum gloeosporioides
4 Rhizopus Rot of Strawberry/peach Rhizopus spp.
5 Rice blast Magnaporthe grisea(Teleomorph);
Pyricularia grisea (Anamorph)
6 Alternaria leaf spot of watermelon Alternaria spp.
7 Alternaria leaf spot of onion Alternaria spp.
8 Tobacco Mosaic (TM) Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV)
9 Cadang-cadang disease of coconut Coconut cadang-cadang viroid (CCCVd)
10 Moko disease of Banana Ralstonia solanacearum
11 Fusarium Wilt/Panama disease of Banana Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense
12 Bugtok disease of banana (Tibagnol) Ralstonia solanacearum
13 Cordana leaf spot of banana Cordana musae
14 Black Sigatoka Disease of Banana (‘Cardava’) Mycosphaerella fijiensis
15 Black cross disease of banana (‘Cardava’) Phyllachora musicola
16 Phytophthora leaf blight of durian Phytophthora palmivora
17 Banana Bunchy Top (‘Cardava’) Banana Bunchy Top Virus
18 Patch Canker of Durian Phytophthora palmivora
19 Rice Ragged Stunt disease of Rice Rice Ragged Stunt Virus (RRSV)
20 Rice Grassy Stunt disease of Rice Rice Grassy Stunt Virus (RGSV)
21 Rice Stem Rot Sclerotium oryzae
22 Rice Transitory Yellowing Rice Transitory Yellowing Virus (RTYV)
23 Rice Tungro Rice Tungro Bacilliform Virus ( RTBV)
24 Rice Yellow Dwarf Mycoplasma-like Organism (MLO)
25 Bacterial Leaf Blight of Rice Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae
26 Bacterial leaf Streak of Rice Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola
27 Sheath Blight of Rice Rhizoctonia solani
28 Rice Brown Spot Helminthosporium oryzae
Bipolaris oryzae
29 Rice Narrow Brown Leaf Spot Cercospora janseana
30 Rice Root Knot Meloidogyne graminicola
31 Helminthosporium leaf spot of corn Helminthosporium maydis
32 Southern Corn Leaf Blight Helminthosporium heterostrophus
33 Northern Corn Leaf Spot Helminthosporium carbonum
34 Curvularia Leaf Spot of Corn Curvularia lunata
35 Corn Rust Puccinia polysora
36 Downy Mildew of Corn Peronosclerospora philippinensis
37 Bean Mosaic Bean Mosaic Virus (BMV)
38 Cowpea Mosaic Cowpea Mosaic Virus (CMV)
39 Cowpea Chlorotic Mottle Cowpea Chlorotic Mottle Virus
40 Lemon Scab Elsinoe (Sphaceloma) fawcetti
41 Avocado Scab Elsinoe (Sphaceloma)perseae
42 Squash Mosaic Squash Mosaic Virus (SMV)
43 Cucumber Mosaic on Fruits Cucumber Mosaic Virus
44 Bean Little Leaf Disease Bean Little Leaf Virus (BLLV)
45 Bacterial Wilt of Tomato Ralstonia solanacearum
46 Soft Rot of Vegetables and other fleshy Tissues Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum
47 Phytophthora leaf spot of Gabi (Taro leaf blight) Phytophthora colocasiae
48 Black spot of Peanut Cercosporidium personatum
49 Peanut Rust Puccinia arachidis
50 Peanut Mottle Peanut Mottle Virus (PMV)
No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
51 Fruitlet Rot of Jackfruit Rhizopus stolonifer
52 Cercospora leaf Spot of Cassava Cercospora manihotis
53 Sooty Mold of Citrus Capnodium citri
54 Sooty Molds/Black Mildew on Mango Capnodium mangiferae
55 Root Knot Disease of Vegetables Meloidogyne incognita
56 Powdery Mildew of Bean Oidium spp.
57 Papaya Ring Spot Papaya Ring Spot Virus (PRSV)
58 Soybean Rust Phakopsora pachyrhizi
59 Bean Rust Uromyces appendiculatus
60 Late Blight of Patoto Phytophthora infestans
61 Crown Gall of Apple Agrobacterium tumefaciens
62 Ergot of Barley/Wheat Claviceps purpurea
63 Ear Green Molds of Corn Aspergillus flavus
64 Stem Rust of Wheat Puccinia graminis
65 Vascular Wilt of Young Squash Erwinia tracheiphila
66 Young Canker Nectria spp.
67 Corn Ear Smut Ustilago maydis
68 Gray leaf Spot of Corn Cercospora zeae-maydis
69 Bean leaf Spot Pseudomonas phaseolicola
70 Potato Scab Streptomyces scabies
71 Soft Rot of Squash Pythium spp.
72 Stem Rot of Soybean Phytophthora spp.
73 Phytopththora Rot of Potato Phytophthora erythroseptica
74 Phytophthora Rot fo Tomato Phytophthora capsici
75 Phoma Rot of Tomato Phoma destructiva
76 Phytophthora Black Pod Rot of Cacao Phytophthora palmivora
77 Cacao Pod Rot Moniliophthora roreri
78 Leaf Mold of Tomato Clasdosporium fulvum
79 Cucumber Fruit Scab Cladosporium cucumerinum
80 Fruit Rot of strawberry Colletotrichum acutatum
81 Papaya Anthracnose Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
82 Coffee anthracnose Colletotrichum coffeanum
83 Banana Anthracnose Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
84 Postbloom Fruit Drop of Citrus Colletotrichum acutatum
85 Leaf Blight of Alugbati Rhizoctonia solani
86 Alugbati Leaf Spot Cercospora alba
87 Ampalaya leaf spot Cercospora citrullina
88 Fruit Sooty Molds of Banana Cladosporium cladosporioides
89 Leaf speckle of banana Cloridium musae
90 Leaf Sooty Mold of Coconut Capnodium footie
91 Gray Leaf spot of Coconut Pestalotia palmarum
92 Coffee Rust Hemileia vastatrix
93 Ear Rot of Corn Fusarium moniliforme
94 Fruit Rot of Eggplant Phytophthora parasitica
95 Fruit Rot of Jackfruit Sclerotium rolfsii
96 Dieback of Jackfruit Fusarium moniliforme