Cercosporiose

  • Cercosporiose (Pseudocercospora cladosporioides) favoured by high humidity, moderate temperatures.
  • Cercosporiose fruit rot. Weather conditions before harvest very important for the development of disease on fruit.
  • Green immature fruits develop irregular slightly sunken dark brown spots.
  • Spots which later develop into brown.
  • On ripening olives, the epidermis of infected tissues has an ash-gray appearance, slightly sunken light brown spots.
  • These spots may be surrounded by yellow halo.
  • Pseudocercospora cladosporioides spores underside of the leaves covered with black dust-spore mass.
  • Chlorotic spots which later develop into brown. These spots may be surrounded by yellow halo.
  • Different symptoms on olive leaves.
  • Different symptoms on olive leaves.
  • On the leaves are masses of spores which cause spots that may be surrounded by a yellow halo.
  • On the leaves are masses of spores which cause spots that may be surrounded by a yellow halo.
  • Leaf drop and partial defoliation of branches.
  • Pseudocercospora cladosporioides mycelium growth on PDA media.
  • Pseudocercospora cladosporioides spores.
  • Pseudocercospora cladosporioides spore.