Anthracnose

Anthracnose and Canker are general terms for a large number of different plant diseases, characterised by broadly similar symptoms including the appearance of small areas of dead tissue, which grow slowly, often over a period of years. Some are of only minor consequence, but others are ultimately lethal. Different cankers and anthracnoses are caused by a wide range of organisms, including fungi, bacteria, mycoplasmas and viruses.

Anthracnose commonly refers to:
 * Anthracnose fruit rot of pepper (Colletotrichum capsici, Colletotrichum dematium)
 * Anthracnose of Brassicas (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides)
 * Anthracnose of Cucurbits (Colletotrichum orbiculare)
 * Anthracnose of maize (Glomerella graminicola)
 * Anthracnose of tomato (Colletotrichum coccodes)
 * Bean anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum)

Anthracnose may also refer to:
 * Anthracnose of raspberry and blackberry, commonly known as cane spot (Elsinoë veneta)
 * Anthracnose of strawberry, commonly known as black spot of strawberry (Colletotrichum acutatum)
 * Bacterial canker of tomato (Clavibacter michiganensis ssp.michiganensis)
 * Onion smudge (Colletotrichum circinans)
 * Parsnip canker (Itersonilia pastinacae)
 * Ring rot (Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus)
 * Grape canker (Eutypa lata)