List of Ficus diseases

This is a list of diseases affecting species of the genus Ficus.

Plant Species

Plant species
Fb Ficus benjamina weeping fig
Fe F. elastica rubber tree
Fer F. erecta Japanese fig
Fl F. lyrata fiddle-leaf fig

Bacterial diseases

Bacterial diseases
Common name Scientific name Plants affected
Bacterial leaf spot Pseudomonas cichorii Fb, Fe, Fl
Bacterial leaf spot Pseudomonas ficuserectae Fer
Bacterial leaf spot Xanthomonas campestris
Crown gall Agrobacterium tumefaciens Fb, Fe

Fungal diseases

Fungal diseases
Common name Scientific name Plants affected
Anthracnose Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Fe, Fl
Cercospora leaf spot Cercospora spp. Fe
Corynespora leaf spot Corynespora cassiicola Fb
Gray mold Botrytis cinerea Fe, Fl
Phomopsis dieback Diplodia spp. Fb
Southern blight Sclerotium rolfsii Fb, Fe, Fl
Verticillium wilt Verticillium albo-atrum Fb

Nematodes, parasitic

Nematodes, parasitic
Common name Scientific name Plants affected
Foliar nematode Aphelenchoides besseyi Fe
Lesion nematodes Pratylenchus spp. Fb,Fe

References

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