This is a list of diseases of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). They present challenges to the successful cultivation of tobacco.
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases Angular leaf spot (Synonym: Wildfire, Black fire)Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci) Granville wiltRalstonia solanacearum, formerly Pseudomonas solanacearum Hairy rootsAgrobacterium rhizogenes Hollow stalkErwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora E. carotovora subsp. atroseptica Leaf gallRhodococcus fascians
Fungal diseases
Fungal diseases AnthracnoseColletotrichum destructivum Glomerella glycines [teleomorph] Barn spotCercospora nicotianae Barn rotSeveral fungi and bacteria Black root rotThielaviopsis basicola Bikini Phytophthora nicotianae Blue mold (downy mildew)Peronospora tabacina Peronospora hyoscyami f.sp. tabacina Brown spotAlternaria alternata Charcoal rotMacrophomina phaseolina Collar rotSclerotinia sclerotiorum Damping-off, PythiumPythium spp. Pythium aphanidermatum Pythium ultimum Frogeye leaf spotCercospora nicotianae Fusarium wiltFusarium oxysporum (several f. sp.) Gray moldBotrytis cinerea Botryotinia fuckeliana [teleomorph] Mycosphaerella leaf spotMycosphaerella nicotianae Olpidium seedling blightOlpidium brassicae Phyllosticta leaf spotPhyllosticta nicotiana Powdery mildewErysiphe cichoracearum Ragged leaf spotPhoma exigua var. exigua Ascochyta phaseolorum ScabHymenula affinis Fusarium affine Sore shin and damping-offRhizoctonia solani Thanatephorus cucumeris [teleomorph] Southern stem rot Southern blightSclerotium rolfsii Athelia rolfsii [teleomorph] Stem rot of transplantsPythium spp. Target spotRhizoctonia solani Verticillium wiltVerticillium albo-atrum Verticillium dahliae
Nematodes, parasitic
Nematodes, parasitic Bulb and stem (stem break)Ditylenchus dipsaci CystGlobodera solanacearum Globodera virginiae Globodera tabacum Dagger, AmericanXiphinema americanum FoliarAphelenchoides ritzemabosi LesionPratylenchus brachyurus Pratylenchus penetrans Pratylenchus spp. ReniformRotylenchulus reniformis Root-knotMeloidogyne arenaria Meloidogyne hapla Meloidogyne incognita Meloidogyne javanica SpiralHelicotylenchus spp. Stubby-rootParatrichodorus spp. Trichodorus spp. StuntMerlinius spp. Tylenchorhynchus spp.
Viral and phytoplasma diseases
Viral mycoplasmalike organisms [MLO] diseases Alfalfa mosaicAlfalfa mosaic virus Aster yellowsPhytoplasma Beet curly topBeet curly top virus Bushy topTobacco vein distorting virus and tobacco bushy top virus in combination Cucumber mosaicCucumber mosaic virus Lettuce necrotic yellowsLettuce necrotic yellows virus (in Nicotiana glutinosa) Peanut stuntPeanut stunt virus Rosette diseaseTobacco vein distorting virus and tobacco mottle virus in combination StolburPhytoplasma Tobacco etchTobacco etch virus Tobacco leaf curlTobacco leaf curl virus Tobacco mosaicTobacco mosaic virus and Satellite Tobacco Mosaic Virus Tobacco necrosisTobacco necrosis virus Tobacco rattleTobacco rattle virus Tobacco ring spotTobacco ring spot virus Tobacco streakTobacco streak virus Tobacco stuntTobacco stunt virus Tobacco vein mottlingTobacco vein mottling virus Tomato spotted wiltTomato spotted wilt virus Vein bandingPotato virus Y Wound tumorWound tumor virus
Miscellaneous diseases and disorders
Miscellaneous diseases and disorders Brown root rotPratylenchus spp. (nematodes) Drought spotDrought False broomrapeUnknown FrenchingMetabolite of Bacillus cereus Stem break (in Europe)Ditylenchus dipsaci (nematodes) SunscaldHigh light intensity and high temperatures Weather fleckOzone
References Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society