# List of cotton diseases

This article is a list of diseases of cotton (Gossypium spp.).

## Bacterial

Bacterial diseases :
| Bacterial blight of cotton | Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum |
| Crown gall | Agrobacterium tumefaciens |
| Lint degradation | Erwinia herbicola = Pantoea agglomerans |
Xanthomonas citri
Inner boll rot - Pantoea dispersa

## Fungal

Fungal diseases :
| Anthracnose | Glomerella gossypii Colletotrichum gossypii [anamorph] |
| Areolate mildew | Ramularia gossypii = Cercosporella gossypii Mycosphaerella areola [teleomorph] |
| Anita blight Anita stalk borer | Ascochyta gossypii |
| Black root rot | Thielaviopsis basicola Chalara elegans [synanamorph] |
| Boll rot | Ascochyta gossypii Colletotrichum gossypii Glomerella gossypii [teleomorph] Fusarium spp. Lasiodiplodia theobromae = Diplodia gossypina Botryosphaeria rhodina [teleomorph] = Physalospora rhodina Phytophthora spp. Rhizoctonia solani |
| Charcoal rot | Macrophomina phaseolina |
| Escobilla | Colletotrichum gossypii Glomerella gossypii [teleomorph] |
| Fusarium wilt | Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. vasinfectum |
| Leaf spot | Alternaria macrospora Alternaria alternata Cercospora gossypina Mycosphaerella gossypina [teleomorph] Cochliobolus spicifer Bipolaris spicifera [anamorph] = Curvularia spicifera = Cochliobolus spicifer Myrothecium roridum Rhizoctonia solani Stemphylium solani |
| Lint contamination | Aspergillus flavus Nematospora spp. Nigrospora oryzae |
| Phymatotrichum root rot = cotton root rot | Phymatotrichopsis omnivora = Phymatotrichum omnivorum |
| Powdery mildew | Leveillula taurica Oidiopsis sicula [anamorph] = Oidiopsis gossypii Salmonia malachrae |
| Stigmatomycosis | Ashbya gossypii Eremothecium coryli = Nematospora coryli Aureobasidium pullulans |
| Rust ||
| Cotton rust | Puccinia schedonnardii |
| Southwestern cotton rust | Puccinia cacabata |
| Tropical cotton rust | Phakopsora gossypii |
| Sclerotium stem and root rot = southern blight | Sclerotium rolfsii Athelia rolfsii [teleomorph] |
| Seedling disease complex | Colletotrichum gossypii Fusarium spp. Pythium spp. Rhizoctonia solani Thanatephorus cucumeris [teleomorph] Thielaviopsis basicola Chalara elegans [synanamorph] |
| Stem canker | Phoma exigua |
| Verticillium wilt | Verticillium dahliae |

## Parastic

Nematodes, parasitic :
| Lance, Columbia nematode | Hoplolaimus columbus |
| Reniform nematode | Rotylenchulus reniformis |
| Root-knot nematode | Meloidogyne incognita |
| Sting nematode | Belonolaimus longicaudatus |

## Viral

This list also contains uncharacterized graft transmissible pathogens.
Viral diseases :
| Abutilon mosaic = Malvaceous chlorosis virus* | Suspect Begomovirus (Bemisia tabaci transmitted) |
| Anthocyanosis | Suspect virus |
| Blue disease | Suspect virus or phytoplasma |
| Leaf crumple | Genus Bigeminivirus, cotton leaf curl virus (CLCuV) |
| Leaf curl | Genus Bigeminivirus, cotton leaf curl virus (CLCuV) |
| Leaf mottle | Suspect virus (etiology unknown) |
| Leaf roll | Suspect virus (etiology unknown) |
| Mosaic | Suspect virus (etiology unknown) |
| Psylosis | Suspect virus (etiology unknown) |
| Terminal stunt | Suspect virus (GTP; Cicadellidae associated) |

## Phytoplasmal

Phytoplasmal and spiroplasmal diseases :
| Phyllody | Suspect phytoplasma |
| Small leaf | Suspect phytoplasma |