Checklists of plant diseases recorded on crops in Ghana
Checklists are presented for 32 crops in Ghana.
The crops are arranged in alphabetical order.
The lists show common names and scientific names.
Click on the following crops for checklists of plant diseases:
Banana, Plantain
| Yellow sigatoka leafspot |
Mycosphaerella musicola JL. Mulder |
| Black sigatoka leafspot |
M. fijiensis Morelet var difformis |
| Leaf spot |
Cladosporium musae |
| Panama wilt |
Fusarium oxysporum f sp.cubense(Smith)S&H |
| Root rot |
Melanospora zamiae |
| Cigar-end rot |
Trachysphaera fructigena |
| Finger stalk rot |
Gleosporium musarum |
| Marasmius stem rot |
Marasmius stenophyllus |
| Leaf blotch |
Cordana musae |
| Leaf speckle |
Chloridium sp |
| Diplodia rot |
Botryodiplodia theobromae |
| Stem rot |
Glomerella cingulata |
| Mosaic |
Virus |
| Cameroon marbling |
Virus |
| Nematode diseases |
Radopholus similis (decline/ Toppling disease) |
| |
Pratylenchus coffeae (Lesion) |
| |
P. bruchyurus, Meloidogyne sp |
| |
Helicotylenchus multinctus |
| |
Tylenchus |
| |
Xiphinema |
Cabbage
| Alternaria spot |
Alternaria brassicicola (Schw.) Wilts. |
| Leaf spot |
Choanephora cucusbitarum |
| Ring spot |
Mycosphaerella brassicicola(Duby)Joh ex.Oud. |
| Black rot |
Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris |
| Root knot |
Meloidogyne sp |
Cashew
| Red rust |
Cephaleuros sp |
| Seed plant (Dodder) |
Cuscuta chinensis |
Cassava
| Brown leaf spot |
Cercosporidium henningsii Allesch |
| White leaf spot |
Cercospora caribaea Cif |
| Leaf blight |
Cercospora viscosae Muler and Chupp |
| Anthracnose |
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp. manihotis Henn (Penz.) Sacc |
| Stem rot |
Glomerella cingulata(Ston.)Spau.&Shre. |
| Diplodia rot |
Botryodiplodia theobromae |
| Root rots |
Phytophthora drechsleri Tucker |
| |
P. erythroseptica and P. cryptogea |
| White thread disease |
Rigidoporus lignosus (Klot.) Imag. |
| Brown root rot |
Fomes noxius |
| Ganoderma wilt |
Ganoderma lucidum |
| Dry root rots |
Armillaria mellea (Vahl.) Pat. |
| |
Rhizopus stolonifer |
| Bacterial blight |
Xanthomonas campestris (Pam.)Dow.pv. manihotis (Arth.) |
| African mosaic |
Geminivirus (by Bemisia tabaci) |
| Brown streak |
Virus (sap/graft) |
| Nematode diseases |
Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne spp |
| |
Helicotylenchus multinctus |
| |
Pratylenchus brachyurus |
| |
Tylenchus and Xiphinema |
Citrus
| Gummosis |
Phytophthora citrophthora |
| Dry rot |
Fusarium sp |
| Collar crack |
Armillaria mellea |
| Red root disease |
Poria hypolateritia |
| Scab |
Elsinoe australis |
| Root disease |
Sphaerostilbe repens |
| Foot rot |
Phytophthora parasitica Dastur |
| Fruit rot/ Green mould |
Penicillium digitatum |
| Sooty mould |
Capnodium citri |
| Diplodia rot |
Botryodiplodia theobromae |
| Tristeza/dieback |
Virus (by Toxoptera citricidus) |
| Nematode diseases |
Meloidogyne, Xiphimema, |
| |
Helicotylenchus multinctus |
| |
Pratylenchus brachyurus |
| |
Tylenchuclus semipenetrans(Slow decline) |
| |
Rotylenchulus reniformis(reniform) |
| Seed plant |
Phragmanthera indica (mistletoes) |
Cocoa
| Black pod |
Phytophthora palmivora Butler |
| |
Phytophthora megakarya |
| Pre-emergence damping -off/stem canker |
P. palmivora |
| Collar-crack |
Armillaria mellea (Vahl ex. Fr.) Kum. |
| |
Glomerella cingulata (Ston.)Spau.& Schr. |
| Cushion gall/ Die-back |
Calonectria rigidiuscula (Berk.&Br.)Sacc. |
| Mealy pod |
Trachysphaera fructigena Tab. & Bunt |
| Pod rot |
Ceratocystis paradoxa (Dade) More. |
| Mouldy beans |
Aspergillus and Penicillium |
| Root rot |
Corticium solani (P&D) Bourd & Galz |
| Brown root |
Fomes noxius Corner |
| White root |
Fomes lignosus (Kl.) Bres. |
| Collar rot |
Ustulina zonata (Lev.) Sacc. |
| Thread blights |
|
| White thread blight |
Marasmius scandens Massee |
| Horsehair blight |
Marasmius equicrinis Mall. |
| Dieback/warty pod |
Pestalotiopsis sp |
| Diplodia pod rot |
Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat. |
| Red rust |
Cephaleuros sp. |
| Swollen Shoot Disease |
Virus (Mealybug vectors: Planococcus njalensis, Pseudococcus citri)
|
| Red mottle |
Virus |
| Yellow veinbanding |
Virus |
| Nematode diseases |
Meloidogyne sp |
| |
Helicotylenchus multinctus Pratylenchus brachyurus |
| |
Tylenchus sp & xiphinema sp |
| Seed plants |
Tapinanthus bangwensis (Mistletoes) |
| |
Thonningia sanguinea |
Coconut
| Seedling rot |
Ceratocystis paradoxa |
| Stem bleeding |
Ceratocystis paradoxa |
| Leaf spots |
Pestalotiopsis palmarum (Cooke) Stey |
| |
Oplothecium sp |
| Root rots |
Armillaria mellea |
| |
Botryodiplodia palmarum (Cooke) Pet. & Syd. |
| Storage fungi |
Fusarium solani (Mart.) Sacc. |
| |
Aspergillus flavus |
| Cape St.Paul Wilt |
Virus/MLO? |
| Nematode diseases |
Xiphinema, Rotylenchus |
| |
Rodinaphelenchus cocophillus (Red Ring) |
Cocoyam
| Foot rot/wilt |
Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. |
| Leaf spots |
Phyllosticta batatae |
| |
Pestalotiopsis versicolor |
| |
Myrothecium roridum Tode ex. Fr. |
| |
Helminthosposium rostratum |
| |
Corticium solani |
| |
Glomerella cingulata |
| Corm rot |
Armillaria mellea |
| |
Colletotrichum capsici |
| Root rot complex/ Apollo disease |
Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn, Fusarium solani, Pythium myriotylum Drec. &
Phytophthora |
| Corm meal rot |
Botryodiplodia theobromae |
| |
Fusarium, Aspergillus, Rhizoctonia, Penicillium |
| Nematode diseases |
Meloidogyne |
| |
Helicotylenchus multinctus |
| |
Pratylenchus brachyurus |
| |
Tylenchus & Xiphinema |
Coffee
| Rust |
Hemileia vastatrix Berk & Br. |
| Leaf spot |
Colletotrichum coffeanum F. Noack |
| Brown spot |
Cercospora coffeicola |
| Leaf spots |
Helminthosporium coffeae |
| |
Spegazzinia coffeae |
| |
Phylloslicta sp & Pestalotiopsis sp |
| |
Miliola coffeae |
| |
Botryodiplodia theobromae |
| Mealy rot of fruits and shoots |
Trachysphaera fructigena |
| Berry disease |
Colletotrichum coffeanum F. Noack var. virulans |
| Collar crack |
Armillaria mellea |
| Brown root |
Fomes noxius |
| White root |
Rigidoporous lignosus |
| Sooty mold |
Irenina isertiae |
| Red rust |
Cephaleuros |
| Witches’-broom |
Mite/insect? |
| Nematode disease |
Meloidogyne sp |
| Seed plant |
Phragmanthera indica (mistletoes) |
Cotton
| Wilt |
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp vasinfectum |
| Rust |
Phakopsora gossypii (Arth.) Hirats |
| Leaf spot |
Mycosphaerella gossypina |
| Leaf spot |
Alternaria macrospora |
| Grey mildew |
Ramularia gossypii |
| Black arm |
Xanthomonas malvacearum |
| Leaf curl |
Virus |
Cowpea
| Leaf spots |
Cercospora canescens Ell. & Mart. |
| |
Cercospora vignicola |
| |
Pseudocercospora cruenta (Sacc.) Deig. |
| Web blight |
Thanatephorus cucumeris (FR) Donk. |
| Powdery mildew |
Erysiphe polygoni |
| False rust |
Synchytrium dolichi |
| Anthracnose |
Colletotrichum lindemuthianum(S&M)Bri.&Cav. |
| Brown blotch |
Colletotrichum capsici and C. truncatum |
| Wilt |
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp tracheiphilum |
| Bacterial blight |
Xanthonomas campestris pv vignicola |
| Aphid-borne mosaic |
Virus (by Aphids) |
| Yellow mosaic |
Virus (by white flies) |
| Root knot |
Meloidogyne sp |
| Seed plants |
Striga hermonthica |
| |
Striga gesnerioides |
Eggplant
| Powdery mildew |
Leveillula taurica |
| Rust |
Puccinia penniseti (Aecial&Pycnial stages) |
| Sooty mould |
Schiffnerula solani |
| Leaf spots |
Cercospora melongena |
| |
Myrothecium roridum |
| Nematode Diseases |
Meloidegyne sp. |
| |
Helicotylenchus multinctus |
| |
Pratylenchus brachyurus |
| |
Tylenchus & Xiphinema |
Groundnut
| Early leaf spot |
Cercospora arachidicola Hori |
| Late leaf spot |
Phaeoisariopsis personatum (Berk. & M.A. Cur) van Arx. |
| |
(= Cercosporidium personatum) |
| Rust |
Puccinia arachidis Speg. |
| Leaf blight |
Ascochyta sp |
| Foot rot/stem rot |
Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. |
| Wilt |
Fusarium oxysporum Sch.em.Sny & Hans |
| Yellow mould/ Aflatoxin |
Aspergillus flavus Link ex. Fr |
| Crown rot |
A. niger van Tiesh |
| Leaf blight |
Pestalotiopsis arachidis Satya |
| Leaf blight |
Myrothecium roridum Tode ex. Fr. |
| Rosette |
Viruses (by Aphis craccivora) |
| Nematode diseases |
Helicotylenchus multinctus |
| |
Pratylenchus brachyurus |
| |
Tylenchus and Xiphinema |
| Seed plant |
Striga hermonthica |
Kola
| Brown root |
Fomes noxius |
| White root |
Fomes lignosus |
| Thread blight |
Marasmius spp. |
| Dieback |
Calonectria rigidiuscula |
| Small-pox |
Botryodiplodia theobromae |
| Leaf spot |
Polystictis accidentalis |
| Red rust |
Cephuleuros |
| Seed plant |
Phragmanthera indica |
Maize
| Stalk rot |
Fusarium moniliforme J. Shel. |
| Charcoal rot |
Macrophomina phaseolina(Tassi)Goid |
| Downy mildew |
Peronosclerospora sorghi(W&U)Shaw |
| Pythium stalk rot |
Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitzp. |
| Diplodia stalk rot |
Diplodia macrospora Earle |
| Black bundle disease |
Cephalosporium acremonium |
| Northern leaf blight |
Helminthosporium turcicum Pass |
| Southern leaf blight |
H. maydis |
| Brown spot |
Physoderma maydis |
| Leaf rust |
Puccinia polysora Und and P. sorghi |
| Smut |
Ustilago maydis (DC) Corda |
| Ear/kernel rots |
Diplodia macrospora Earle |
| |
Fusarium moniliforme J. Sheld. |
| Cob rot |
Rhizoctonia Solani Kuhn |
| Milo diseases |
Periconia byssoides |
| Other pathogens |
Myrothecium gramineum |
| recorded on maize |
Chaetomium globosum |
| |
Cladosporium herbarurum |
| |
Corticium solani (P&D) Bour. & Galz. |
| |
Curvularia geniculata |
| |
C. lunata (Wok.) Boed. |
| Streak |
Geminivirus ( by leaf hoppers) |
| Nematode diseases |
Pratylenchus brachyurus |
| |
Helicotylenchus multinctus |
| |
Tylenchus and Xiphinema |
| Seed plant |
Striga hermonthica |
Mango
| Leaf blight |
Rhizoctonia solani |
| Seedling disease |
Sclerotium rolfsii |
| Flower blight & Fruit spot |
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz) |
| Root rot |
Armillaria mellea |
| Wilt |
Ganoderma lucidium |
| Leaf blight |
Pestalotiopsis mangiferae(P.Henm)Stey. |
| Leaf spots |
Cercospora mangiferae |
| Red rust |
Cephaleurs mycoides Karst |
| Seed plant |
Phragmanthera indica |
Oil Palm
| Collar rot |
Armillaria mellea |
| Ganoderma wilt |
Ganoderma lucidum (Leyss. ex. Fr.) Karst |
| Vascular wilt |
Fusarium oxysporum Schl. f. sp elaeidis Toovey |
| Dry basal rot |
Ceratocystis paradoxa |
| Leaf spots |
Cercospora elaeidis Stey. |
| |
Macrophomina, Pestalotiopsis |
| Anthracnose of fruit clusters |
Glomerella cingulate (Ston.)Spau.&Schr. |
| Anthracnose |
Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat. |
| |
Helminthosporium stilbaceam |
| |
Meliola elaeis |
| Nematode diseases |
Meloidogyne sp. |
| |
Helicotylenehus multinctus |
| |
Pratylenchus brachurus |
| |
Tylenchus and Xiphimema |
| Seed plant |
Thonningia sanguinea |
Okra
| Powdery mildew |
Oidium sp |
| Diplodia rot |
Botryodiplodia theobromae |
| Brown leaf spots |
Cercospora abelmoscii, C. malayensis |
| Sooty mould |
Irenopsis aciculosa |
| Root rot |
Armillaria mellea |
| Leaf curl |
Virus (by white flies) |
| Yellow mosaic |
Virus (by leaf hoppers) |
| Nematode Diseases |
Meloidogyne |
| |
Helicotylenchus multinctus |
| |
Pratylenchus brachuyrus |
| |
Tylenchus & Xiphinema |
Onion
| Purple blotch |
Alternaria porri (Ell.) Cif. |
| Bulb rot |
Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. |
| Nematode diseases |
Meloidogyne, Pratylenchus, Trichodorus |
Para Rubber
| Leaf spots |
Helminthosporium heveae |
| |
Cercospora heveae |
| |
Ascochyta heveae |
| |
Pestalotiopsis sp |
| Diplodia rot |
Botryodiplodia theobromae |
| Mouldy rot |
Ceratocystis fimbriata |
| Powdery mildew |
Oidium heveae |
| Fruit rot |
Phytophthora palmivora Butler |
| White root |
Fomes lignosus |
| Brown root |
Fomes noxius |
| Collar rot |
Ustulina zonata |
| Seed plant |
Globimetula braunii |
Pawpaw / Papaya
| Leaf Spot |
Cercospora caricae Syd. |
| Fruit rot |
Glomerella cingulate(Ston.)Spau&v.Schr. |
| Powdery mildew |
Phyllactinia corylea |
| Mosaic |
Virus |
| Root knot |
Meloidogyne spp |
Pearl Millet
| Downy mildew |
Sclerospora graminicola (Sacc.) Sch. |
| Ergot |
Claviceps fusiformis Loveless |
| Smut |
Tolyposporium penicillariae Bref. |
| Rust |
Puccinia penniseti Zimm |
| Blast |
Pyricularia penniseti pras. & Goyal |
| Leaf blight |
Helminthosporium turcicum Pass |
| Brown spot |
Physoderma maydis |
| Seed plant |
Striga hermonthica |
Pepper
| Leaf spots |
Cercospora capsici, C. unamumoi |
| Powdery mildew |
Leveillula taurica |
| Anthracnose |
Colletotrichum nigrum |
| Root rot |
Armillaria mellea |
| Mosaic |
Virus |
| Leaf curl |
Virus (by whitefly) |
| Nematode diseases |
Meloidogyne sp |
| |
Helicotylenchus multinctus |
| |
Pratylenchus brachyurus |
| |
Tylenchus & Xiphinema |
Pineapple
| Foot rot |
Ceratocystis paradoxa |
| Black rot |
Thielaviopsis paradoxa |
| Leaf blight |
Podoconium bakori |
| Heart rot/root rot |
Phytophthora sp |
| |
Botryodiplodia theobromae |
| |
Curvularia lunata |
| Nematode diseases |
Meloidogyne sp. |
| |
Pratylenchus brachuyrus |
| |
Tylenchus & Xiphinema |
| |
Rotylenchulus reniformis |
| |
Helicotylenchus multinctus |
Rice
| Blast |
Pyricularia oryzae Cav. |
| Brown spot |
Helminthosporium oryzae Breda de Haan |
| Narrow brown leafspot |
Cercospora oryzae Miyake |
| Leaf smut |
Entyloma oryzae |
| Leaf spot |
Curvularia lunata (Wok.) Boed. |
| False smut |
Ustilaginoidea virens (CK) Tak. |
| Leaf scald |
Rhynchosporium oryzae Has. & Yok. |
| Barren head |
Nigrospora oryzae Has. & Yokogi |
| Yellow mottle |
Virus (by beetles) |
| Nematode diseases |
Aphelenchoides besseyi (White tip) |
| |
Hirschmaniella oryzae |
| |
Helicotylenchus multinctus |
| |
Pratylenchus brachyurus |
| |
Tylenchus and Xiphinema |
| Seed plant |
Striga hermonthica |
Sorghum
| Downy mildew |
Peronosclerospora sorghi (W & U) Shaw |
| Rust |
Puccinia purpurea Cooke |
| Grey leaf spot |
Cercospora sorghi Ell & Ev. |
| Leaf blight |
Helminthosporium turcicum Pass. |
| Anthracnose |
Colletotrichum graminicola (Ces.) Wil |
| Sooty stripe |
Ramulispora sorghi (Ell.& Ev)Olive & Lete |
| Oval leaf spot |
Ramulispora sorghicola Haris |
| Covered kernel smut |
Sphacelotheca sorghi (Link) Clin. |
| Loose kernel smut |
S. cruenta (Kuhn) Pot. |
| Head smut |
S. reiliana (Kuhn) Clin. |
| Long smut |
Tolyposporium ehrenbeigi (Kuhn) Pat. |
| Grain moulds |
Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat. |
| |
Fusarium, Curvularia lunata (Wok.) Boed. |
| Zonate leaf spot |
Gloeocercospora sorghi Bain & Edg. |
| Bacterial blight |
Xanthomonas holcicola (Ell.) Ster.& Burt. |
| Nematode diseases |
Helicotylenchus multinctus |
| |
Pratylenchus brachyurus |
| |
Tylenchus & Xiphinema |
| Seed plant |
Striga hermonthica |
Soybean
| Anthracnose |
Colletotrichum truncatum(Sch.) And. & Moore |
| Seed plant |
Striga hermonthica |
Sugarcane
| Ring spot |
Leptosphaeria sacchri |
| Leaf spot |
Helminthosporium sp |
| Diplodia rot |
Botryodiplodia theobromae |
| Pineapple disease |
Certocystis pradoxa |
| Smut |
Ustilago scitaminea Syd. |
| Leaf spots |
Cercospora vaginae; Curcularia lunata |
| Gummosis |
Xanthomonas campestris pv. vasculorum (Cobb) Dye |
| Leaf scald |
Xanthomonas albilineans |
| Streak |
Virus |
| Mosaic |
Virus |
| Nematode diseases |
Meloidogyne, Tylenchus |
| |
Helicotylenchus multinctus |
| |
Hemicycliophora paradoza |
| |
Hirschmanniella oryzae |
| |
Pratylenchus brachuyrus |
| |
Pratylenchus coffeae |
Sweet Potato
| Leaf spot |
Pseudocercospora timorensis Cooke |
| |
(Phaeoisariopsis bataticola) |
| Stem rot/wilt |
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp batatas(Woll.)S&H |
| Black rot |
Ceratocystis fimbriate Ell.&Hals. |
| Scurf |
Monillochaetes infuscans Hal. ex. Hart. |
| Storage rot |
Botryodiplodia theobromae |
| Leaf spots |
Phyllosticta batatae |
| |
Septoria bataticola Taub. |
| Mosaic |
Virus |
| Nematode diseases |
Meloidogyne spp., M. incognita |
| |
Helicotylenchus multinctus |
| |
Pratylenchus brachyurus |
| |
Tylenchus |
| |
Xiphinema |
Tobacco
| Frog-eye leafspot |
Cercospora nicotianae Ell. & Ev. |
| Black shank |
Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae Tucker |
| Stem burn |
Pythium aphanidermatum(Edson)Fitzp. |
| Wilt |
Sclerotium rolfsii |
| Root rot |
Corticium solani(Pril & Del.)Bour.&Galz. |
| Mosaic |
Virus |
| Leaf curl |
Virus (by whitefly) |
| Nematode disease |
Meloidogyne sp |
| |
Pratylenchus brachyurus |
| |
Heliotylenchus multinctus |
Tomato
| Early blight |
Alternaria solani Sorauer |
| Late blight |
Phytophthora infestans(Mont.)de Bary |
| Leaf spots |
Septoria lycopersici Speg. |
| |
Cercospora nicotianae |
| Leaf mould |
Cladosporium fulvum Cooke |
| Fruit rot/wilt |
Sclerotium rolfsii |
| Powdery mildew |
Leveillula taurica |
| Damping-off |
Soilborne pathogens |
| Vascular wilts |
Fusarium oxysposum f. sp. lycopersici & Verticillium albo-atrium |
| Mosaic |
Virus |
| Leaf curl |
Virus (by whitefly) |
| Nematode diseases |
Meloidogyne sp. |
| |
Helicotylenchus multinctus |
| |
Pratylenchus brachyurus |
| |
Tylenchus & Xiphinema |
Yams
| Rust |
Hemileia sp |
| Black leaf blotch |
Phyllosticta dioscoreae |
| Leaf spots |
Helminthosporium sp |
| |
Cercospora carbonacea Miles; C. contraria H & P. Syd. |
| |
C. dioscoreae Ell & Mart. |
| |
Pestolotiopsis theae |
| Tar spot |
Curvularia eragrostidis |
| Anthracnose |
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp manihotis |
| White root rot |
Rigidoporus lignosus |
| Stored tuber rot |
Botryodiplodia theobromae, Fusarium, Rhizopus, Rosellinia, Aspergillus
& Penicillium |
| Mosaic |
Virus |
| Witches’-broom |
Phylleutypa dioscoreae |
| Nematode diseases |
Meloidogyne, Rotylenchulus |
| |
Helicotylenchus multinctus |
| |
Pratylenchus brachyurus |
| |
Tylenchus, Xiphinema |
| |
Scutellonema bradys |
These lists were compiled in 1996. If you found any errors in the list or if you have comments, please send a message.
