COMMON CROP DISEASES IN THE PHILIPPINES

Prepared by: JESRYL B. PAULITE, MS

No. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME

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