Brian Hudelson, Ann Joy, Joyce Wu, Tom Hinsenkamp, and Catherine Wendt,
Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
The PDDC receives samples of many plant and soil samples from around the state. The following diseases/disorders have been identified at the PDDC from June 28, 2014 through July 4, 2014.
Plant/Sample Type, Disease/Disorder, Pathogen, County
FIELD CROPS,
Corn, Anthracnose, Colletotrichum graminicola, Lafayette
Corn, Eyespot, Kabatiella zeae, Lafayette
Soybean, Target Spot, Corynespora cassiicola, Marathon
FRUIT CROPS,
Apple, Winter Injury, None, Eau Claire, Jackson
Strawberry, Root Rot, Pythium sp., Brown
Strawberry, Winter Injury, None, Brown
VEGETABLES,
Pepper, Bacterial Spot, Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, Dane
Tomato, Bacterial Spot, Xanthomonas sp., Dane
Tomato, Septoria Leaf Spot, None, Portage
SPECIALTY CROPS,
Hop, Root/Crown Rot, Rhizoctonia sp., Fusarium sp., Dane
For additional information on plant diseases and their control, visit the PDDC website at pddc.wisc.edu.