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Fire blight on a hawthorn

potato: late blight

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Late blight Chestnut blight Fire blight leaf blight Gray mold rot Plant disease Rot blister rust Basal rot Scab Canker Sunscald Wilt Bunt Dutch elm disease Rice bacterial blight