This article is a list of diseases of

cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...

(''Gossypium'' spp.).

Bacterial diseases

'' Xanthomonas citri'' Inner boll rot - ''

Pantoea ''Pantoea'' is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria of the family Erwiniaceae, recently separated from the genus ''Enterobacter''. This genus includes at least 20 species. ''Pantoea'' bacteria are yellow pigmented, ferment lactose, are motile, and ...

dispersa''Nagrale, D. T, Gawande, S. P, Gokte-Narkhedkar, N., & Waghmare, V. N. (2020). Association of phytopathogenic ''Pantoea dispersa'' inner boll rot of cotton (''Gossypium hirsutum'' L.) in Maharashtra state, India. European journal of plant pathology, 158, 251-260. doi: 10.1007/s10658-020-02071-0

Fungal diseases

Nematodes, parasitic

Viral diseases

(Also uncharacterized graft transmissible pathogens TP

Phytoplasmal and spiroplasmal diseases

References

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Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society

Cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...

Cotton diseases