# List of peach and nectarine diseases

This article is a list of diseases of peaches and nectarines (Peach: Prunus persica; Nectarine: P. persica var. nucipersica).

## Bacterial diseases

Bacterial diseases :
| Bacterial canker | Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae |
| Bacterial spot = bacteriosis | Xanthomonas pruni = X. arboricola pv. pruni = X. campestris pv. pruni |
| Crown gall | Agrobacterium tumefaciens |
| Phony disease = phony peach | Xylella fastidiosa |

## Fungal diseases

Fungal diseases :
| Alternaria rot | Alternaria alternata Alternaria spp. |
| Anthracnose | Glomerella cingulata [teleomorph] (archaic) Colletotrichum gloeosporioides species complex C. siamense C. fructicola Colletotrichum acutatum species complex C. fioriniae C. nymphaeae C. simmondsii |
| Armillaria crown and root rot | Armillaria mellea A. solidipes Armillaria bulbosa Armillaria tabescens = Clitocybe tabescens |
| Brown rot blossom blight and fruit rot | Monilinia fructicola Monilinia laxa |
| Cercospora leaf spot | Cercospora circumscissa Cercospora rubrotincta |
| Ceratocystis canker | Ceratocystis fimbriata |
| Constriction canker = Fusicoccum canker, Phomopsis shoot blight | Phomopsis amygdali = Fusicoccum amygdali |
| Cytospora canker | Leucostoma persoonii Cytospora leucostoma [anamorph] |
| Fusarium canker | Fusarium spp. |
| Gummosis (blister canker in Japan) | Botryosphaeria dothidea = Botryosphaeria berengeriana Fusicoccum aesculi [anamorph] Botryosphaeria obtusa Botryosphaeria rhodina Botryosphaeria ribis |
| Green fruit rot | Botrytis cinerea Botryotinia fuckeliana [teleomorph] Monilinia fructicola Monilinia laxa |
| | Sclerotinia sclerotiorum |
| Leaf curl | Taphrina deformans |
| Phymatotrichopsis root rot | Phymatotrichopsis omnivora = Phymatotrichum omnivorum |
| Phytophthora crown and root rot | Phytophthora cactorum Phytophthora cambivora Phytophthora citricola Phytophthora citrophthora Phytophthora cryptogea Phytophthora drechsleri Phytophthora megasperma Phytophthora parasitica Phytophthora syringae Phytophthora sp. |
| Powdery mildew | Podosphaera clandestina Oidium sp. [anamorph] Podosphaera leucotricha Sphaerotheca pannosa Oidium leucoconium [anamorph] |
| Pythium root rot | Pythium ultimum |
| Rhizoctonia root rot | Rhizoctonia solani Thanatephorus cucumeris [teleomorph] |
| Ripe fruit rots ||
| Aspergillus rot | Aspergillus niger |
| Blue mold | Penicillium sp. |
| Botrytis rot | Botrytis cinerea Botryotinia fuckeliana [teleomorph] |
| Sour rot | Geotrichum candidum Candida albicans |
| Fusarium rot | Fusarium avenaceum Gibberella avenacea [teleomorph] Fusarium oxysporum Fusarium solani Nectria haematococca [teleomorph] |
| Gilbertella rot | Gilbertella persicaria |
| Phomopsis fruit rot | Phomopsis sp. |
| Pink fruit rot | Trichothecium roseum |
| Rhizopus rot | Rhizopus arrhizus Rhizopus circinans Rhizopus stolonifer |
| Mucor rot | Mucor spp. Mucor piriformis |
| Rust | Tranzschelia discolor f.sp. persica |
| Scab | Cladosporium carpophilum = Fusicladium carpophilum Venturia carpophila [teleomorph] Cladosporium spp. |
| Shot hole | Wilsonomyces carpophilus = Stigmina carpophila |
| Silver leaf | Chondrostereum purpureum |
| Verticillium wilt | Verticillium dahliae |
| Wood decay (Pathogenicity has not been proven for these fungi; other wood decay fungi that cause significant diseases include Armillaria mellea, Armillaria tabescens, and Chondrostereum purpureum.) | Antrodia albida Ceriporia spissa Coriolopsis gallica Daedaleopsis confragosa Dendrophora albobadia Fomitopsis cajanderi Fomitopsis meliae Fomitopsis nivosa Fomitopsis palustris Fomitopsis pinicola Fomitopsis rosea Ganoderma annularis Ganoderma applanatum Ganoderma brownii Ganoderma lobatum Ganoderma lucidum Gloeophyllum mexicanum Gloeophyllum sepiarium Gloeophyllum trabeum Gloeoporus dichrous Inonotus dryophilus Irpex lacteus Laeticorticium roseum Laetiporus sulphureus Lenzites betulina Meruliopsis ambiguus Oxyporus corticola Oxyporus latemarginatus Oxyporus populinus Oxyporus similis Perenniporia fraxinophila Perenniporia medulla-panis Phanerochaete velutina Phellinus ferreus Phellinus ferruginosus Phellinus gilvus Phellinus pomaceus Pycnoporus cinnabarinus Schizophyllum commune Schizophyllum paradoxa Stereum hirsutum Stereum ochraceo-flavum Trametes elegans Trametes hirsuta Trametes pubescens Trametes versicolor Trichaptum biforme Tyromyces chioneus Tyromyces galactinus |

## Nematodes, parasitic

Nematodes, parasitic :
| Dagger nematode | Xiphinema americanum Xiphinema rivesi |
| Lesion nematode | Pratylenchus penetrans Pratylenchus vulnus |
| Ring nematode | Mesocriconema xenoplax = Criconemella xenoplax |
| Root knot nematode | Meloidogyne arenaria Meloidogyne hapla Meloidogyne incognita Meloidogyne javanica |

## Viral and viroid diseases

(Also uncharacterized graft-transmissible pathogens [GTP])
Viral and viroid diseases :
| Asteroid spot = cherry Utah dixie spot | GTP |
| Bark and wood grooving | GTP |
| Blotch | GTP |
| Calico | GTP |
| Chlorosis | GTP |
| Chlorotic spot | GTP |
| Enation | Peach enation virus |
| Dark green sunken mottle | genus Trichovirus, Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus (ACLSV) |
| Latent mosaic | Peach latent mosaic viroid |
| Line pattern | genus Ilarvirus, Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV) genus Ilarvirus, Apple mosaic virus (ApMV) |
| Line pattern and leaf curl = cherry line pattern leaf curl | GTP (associated with an isometric particle) |
| Mosaic | Peach mosaic virus |
| Mottle | GTP |
| Mule's ear | GTP (associated with PNRSV) |
| Necrotic ringspot | genus Ilarvirus, Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV) |
| Oil blotch | GTP |
| Plum pox = Sharka | genus Potyvirus, Plum pox virus (PPV) |
| Prunus stem pitting | genus Nepovirus, Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV) |
| Purple mosaic | GTP |
| Rosette and decline | genus Ilarvirus, Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV) + genus Ilarvirus, Prune dwarf virus (PDV) |
| Rosette mosaic | Peach rosette mosaic virus |
| Seedling chlorosis | GTP |
| Shoot stunting (= almond enation) | genus Nepovirus, Tomato black ring virus (TBRV) |
| Star mosaic | GTP |
| Stubby twig | GTP |
| Stunt | genus Ilarvirus, Prune dwarf virus (PDV) + genus Ilarvirus, Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV) |
| Wart | GTP |
| Willow leaf rosette | Strawberry latent ringspot virus (SLRSV) + an unknown sap-transmissible virus |
| Yellow bud mosaic | genus Nepovirus, Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV) |
| Yellow mosaic | GTP |
| Yellow mottle | GTP |

## Phytoplasma diseases

Phytoplasmal and spiroplasmal diseases :
| Apricot chlorotic leaf roll | Phytoplasma |
| Little peach (= yellows) | Phytoplasma |
| Red Suture (= yellows) | Phytoplasma |
| Rosette | Phytoplasma |
| X-Disease | Phytoplasma |
| Yellow leaf roll | Phytoplasma |
| Yellows | Phytoplasma |

## Miscellaneous diseases and disorders diseases

Miscellaneous diseases and disorders diseases :
| Peach tree short life | Complex of ring nematode, bacterial canker, Cytospora canker, and/or cold injury |