Brian Hudelson, Ann Joy, Erin DeWinter and Joyce Wu, 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 October 5, 2013 through October 11, 2013.
Plant/Sample Type, Disease/Disorder, Pathogen, County
FIELD CROPS
Soybean, Charcoal Rot, Macrophomina phaseolina, Ozaukee
Soybean, Fusarium Root Rot, Fusarium sp., Ozaukee
FRUIT CROPS,
Strawberry, Root/Crown Rot, Pythium sp., Rhizoctonia sp., Fusarium sp., Cylindrocarpon sp., Taylor
VEGETABLES,
Ground Cherry, Verticillium Wilt, Verticillium sp., Dodge
Potato, Bacterial Soft Rot, Pectobacterium carotovorum, Portage
Tomato, Late Blight , Phytophthora infestans, Polk
SOIL,
Alfalfa Soil, Aphanomyces Seedling Blight, Aphanomyces euteiches race 2, Dane
Soybean Soil, Soybean Cyst Nematode, Heterodera glycines, Brown, Buffalo, Dunn, Eau Claire, Marquette
For additional information on plant diseases and their control, visit the PDDC website at pddc.wisc.edu.