Brian Hudelson, Sean Toporek, Catherine Wendt, Claire Wisniewski, and Ann Joy
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 October 17, 2015 through October 23, 2015.
Plant/Sample Type, Disease/Disorder, Pathogen, County
Field Crops
Corn, Anthracnose Stalk Rot, Colletotrichum graminicola, Lafayette
Corn, Gibberella Stalk Rot, Gibberella zeae, Lafayette
Soybean, Root Rot, Rhizoctonia sp., Pythium sp., Fusarium sp, Monroe
Forage Crops
Alfalfa, Crown Rot, Fusarium sp., Columbia
Fruit Crops
Apple, Cedar-Apple Rust, Gymnosporangium sp, Portage
Apple, Root/Crown Rot, Pythium sp., Fond du Lac
Plum, Anthracnose, Gloeosporium sp, Portage
Plum, Bacterial Canker, Pseudomonas syringae, Portage
Vegetables
Tomato, Late Blight, Phytophthora infestans,Waukesha
Tomato, Septoria Leaf Spot, Septoria lycopersici, Jefferson, Juneau
Soil
Soybean Soil, Soybean Cyst Nematode, Heterodera glycines, Dane, Green, Rock
For additional information on plant diseases and their control, visit the PDDC website at pddc.wisc.edu