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 23, 2013 through November 29, 2013.
Plant/Sample Type, Disease/Disorder, Pathogen, County
Cranberry, Bitter Rot, Colletotrichum acutatum, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Wood
Cranberry, Ripe Rot, Coleophoma sp., Wood
Strawberry, Root/Crown Rot, Phytophthora sp., Pythium sp., Rhizoctonia sp., Fusarium sp., Lyon (IA)
SOIL,
Alfalfa Soil, Aphanomyces Seedling Blight, Aphanomyces euteiches race 2, Iowa (IA)
For additional information on plant diseases and their control, visit the PDDC website at pddc.wisc.edu.