title: List of African daisy diseases
text: # List of African daisy diseases
  
  This is a list of diseases of the African daisy (Gerbera jamesonii) plant
  
  ## Bacterial diseases
  
  Bacterial diseases :
  
  | Bacterial leaf spot | Pseudomonas tumconis |
  | - | - |
  | Southern wilt | Ralstonia solanacearum = Pseudomonas solanacearum |
  
  ## Fungal diseases
  
  Fungal diseases :
  
  | Ascochyta leaf spot | Ascochyta doronici |
  | - | - |
  | Alternaria leaf spot | Alternaria alternata Alternaria dauci Alternaria gerberae |
  | Black root rot | Thielaviopsis basicola |
  | Botrytis blight | Botrytis cinerea |
  | Cercospora leaf spot | Cercospora gerberae |
  | Downy mildew | Plasmopara majewskii |
  | Fusarium crown rot | Fusarium solani = Haematonectria haematococca |
  | Fusarium root rot | Fusarium oxysporum |
  | Fusarium wilt | Fusarium oxysporum |
  | Nectria canker | Fungi ContigugliI = Haematonectria haematococca |
  | Phyllosticta leaf spot | Phyllosticta sp. |
  | Phytophthora crown and root rot | Phytophthora cryptogea Phytophthora parasitica = Phytophthora nicotianae |
  | Powdery mildew | Erysiphe cichoracearum Sphaerotheca sp. |
  | Pythium root rot | Pythium spp. |
  | Rhizoctonia root and crown rot | Rhizoctonia solani |
  | Rhizopus blight | Rhizopus stolonifer |
  | Sclerotinia blight | Sclerotinia sclerotiorum |
  | Septoria leaf spot | Septoria sp. |
  | Southern blight | Sclerotium rolfsii |
  | Verticillium wilt | Verticillium albo-atrum |
  | Web blight | Rhizoctonia solani |
  | White rust | Pustula sp. |
  
  ## Nematodes, parasitic
  
  Nematodes, parasitic :
  
  | Foliar nematode | Aphelenchoides fragariae |
  | - | - |
  | Root knot nematodes | Meloidogyne arenaria Meloidogyne hapla Meloidogyne gajuscus Meloidogyne fruglia |
  | Sting nematode | Belonolaimus longicaudatus |
  | Stubby root nematode | Paratrichodorus minor |
  
  ## Virus and viroid diseases
  
  Virus and viroid diseases :
  
  | Cucumber mosaic | genus Cucumovirus, Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) |
  | - | - |
  | Impatiens necrotic spot | genus Tospovirus, Impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) |
  | Spotted wilt | genus Tospovirus, Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) |
  | Tobacco mosaic | genus Tobamovirus, Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) |
  | Tobacco ring spot | genus Tobravirus, Tobacco rattle virus (TRV) |
  
  ## Phytoplasmal diseases
  
  Phytoplasmal diseases :
  
  | Yellows | Phytoplasma |
  | - | - |
  