Disease of Lettuce and other Salad Crops
Diseases of Lettuce and Leafy Salad Crops
| Disease type |
Common name | Pathogen | Hosts |
| Fungal | Fusarium wilt, basal, root rot | Fusarium oxysporum | onion, lettuce, pea, narcissus and many others |
| White mould | Sclerotinia sclerotiorum | brassicas, carrot, lettuce, beans and many others | |
| Bacterial | Black rot | Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris | watercress |
| Leaf spot | Xanthomonas campestris pv. raphani | brassicas, other crucifers, tomato | |
| Viral | Yellows | Watercress yellow spot virus | watercress |
Plant Pathology related researchers at the School of Life Sciences:
- Dr John ClarksonLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window (soilborne diseases including Fusarium, Sclerotinia and Pythium)
- Dr Miriam GiffordLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window (Ralstonia solanacearum on roots of model legumes)
- Professor Murray GrantLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window (plant-bacteria interactions)
- Professor Eric HolubLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window (oomycetes, bacteria and others)
- Dr Vardis NtoukakisLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window (plant-pathogen interactions)
- Professor John WalshLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window (viral diseases including Turnip mosaic virus, Turnip yellow virus and others)
- Dr Shannon GreerLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window (viral diseases, bacterial diseases of brassicas)
- Dr Joana VicenteLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window, (visiting academic; bacterial diseases, oomycetes)