Disease on crop
bacterialAlmond Leaf Scorch on almond
Xylella fastidiosa
Bacterial disease vectored by sharpshooter leafhoppers, causing progressive leaf scorch and tree decline. Same pathogen species as Pierce's disease in grape.
- Disease
- Almond Leaf Scorch
- Pathogen type
- Bacterial
- Crop
- Almond
- Scientific name
- Xylella fastidiosa
Almond Leaf Scorch on almond
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Symptoms on almond
- ▸ Marginal leaf browning with yellow halo separating dead from healthy tissue
- ▸ Progressive defoliation of affected branches
- ▸ Reduced kernel fill and tree vigor over consecutive years
IPM controls
- ✓ No effective cure once infected; remove and replace affected trees
- ✓ Manage sharpshooter populations along orchard edges
- ✓ Avoid planting near infected riparian vegetation (the primary inoculum source)
- ✓ Monitor and rogue out infected trees promptly
Other crops affected by almond leaf scorch
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