UW-Extension/Madison Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update

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 26, 2013 through November 1, 2013.

Plant/Sample Type, Disease/Disorder, Pathogen, County

FIELD CROPS,

Wheat (Winter), Rust, Puccinia sp., Fond du Lac

VEGETABLES,  

Squash, Angular Leaf Spot, Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans, Winneshiek (IA)

Squash, Sour Rot, Geotrichum sp., Winneshiek (IA)

For additional information on plant diseases and their control, visit the PDDC website at pddc.wisc.edu.