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 November 9, 2013 through November 15, 2013.
Plant/Sample Type, Disease/Disorder, Pathogen, County
FRUIT CROPS,
Apple, Bitter Pit, None, Jefferson
Apple, Phomopsis Canker, Phomopsis sp./Diaporthe sp., Dane
Apple, Root Rot, Phytophthora sp., Dane
VEGETABLES,
Tomato, Gray Mold/Botrytis Blight, Botrytis cinerea, Douglas
SOIL,
Soybean Soil, Soybean Cyst Nematode, Heterodera glycines, Brown, Columbia, Grant, Jefferson, Marquette, Trempealeau
For additional information on plant diseases and their control, visit the PDDC website at pddc.wisc.edu.