Biology:List of coffee diseases
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This article is a list of diseases of coffee (Coffea arabica, Coffea canephora).
Fungal diseases
| Fungal diseases | |
|---|---|
| Anthracnose | Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Glomerella cingulata [teleomorph] |
| Armillaria root rot | Armillaria mellea |
| Algal (red) leaf spot | Cephaleuros virescens |
| Bark disease | Fusarium stilboides Gibberella stilboides [teleomorph] |
| Berry blotch | Cercospora coffeicola |
| Black (Rosellinia) root rot | Rosellinia spp. |
| Black (seedling) root rot | Rhizoctonia solani |
| Brown blight | Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Glomerella cingulata [teleomorph] |
| Brown eye spot | Cercospora coffeicola |
| Brown leaf spot | Phoma costaricensis |
| Canker | Ceratocystis fimbriata |
| Collar rot | Fusarium stilboides Gibberella stilboides [teleomorph] |
| Coffee berry disease | Colletotrichum kahawae |
| Die-back | Ascochyta tarda |
| Dry root rot | Fusarium solani |
| Leaf blight | Ascochyta tarda |
| Leaf spot | Phyllosticta coffeicola |
| Pink disease | Phanerochaete salmonicolor |
| Red blister disease (robusta coffee) | Cercospora coffeicola |
| Red root rot | Ganoderma philippii |
| Rust (orange or leaf rust) | Hemileia vastatrix |
| Rust (powdery or grey rust) | Hemileia coffeicola |
| South America leaf spot |
Mycena citricolor |
| Thread blight | Corticium koleroga |
| Tip blast | Phoma costaricensis |
| Tracheomycosis (Wilt) |
Gibberella xylarioides |
| Wilt | |
| Warty berry | Botrytis cinerea var. coffeae |
Insect pests
- Antestia: shield bugs
- Hypothenemus hampei: the coffee berry borer
Nematodes, parasitic
| Nematodes, parasitic | |
|---|---|
| Root knot |
Meloidogyne spp. |
Viral diseases
| Viral diseases | |
|---|---|
| Coffee Ringspot Virus (CoRSV) | Virus Dichorhavirus |
Miscellaneous diseases and disorders
- Leaf miners (moths) - Leucoptera caffeina, Leucoptera coffeella
| Miscellaneous diseases and disorders | |
|---|---|
| Hot and cold disease | Physiologic effect of exposure to extremes of temperature – common at high altitudes |
| Physiological effect of overbearing | Often exacerbated by rust |
References
- Extensive details and images, including on coffee rust epidemic, also in French, Spanish and Portuguese
- Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society
- Common Names of Plant Diseases, International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions(registration required)

