Brian Hudelson, Ann Joy, Joyce Wu, Tom Hinsenkamp, and Catherine Wendt, 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 September 20, 2014 through September 26, 2014.
Plant/Sample Type, Disease/Disorder, Pathogen, County
FIELD CROPS,
Soybean, Cercospora Leaf Blight, Cercospora kikuchii, Sheboygan
Soybean, Root Rot, Rhizoctonia solani, Pythium sp., Fusarium sp., Sheboygan
Soybean, Sudden Death Syndrome, Fusarium virguliforme, Dodge
FRUIT CROPS,
Currant, Gloeosporidiella Leaf Spot, Gloeosporidiella sp., Milwaukee
Pear, Scab, Venturia pirina, Portage
Strawberry, Root/Crown Rot, Rhizoctonia solani, Dunn
SPECIALITY CROPS,
Hops, Downy Mildew, Pseudoperonospora humuli, Dodge
VEGETABLES,
Cabbage, Black Rot, Xanthomonas campestris, Brown
Cucumber, Cercospora Leaf Spot, Cercospora sp., Milwaukee
Cucumber, Downy Mildew, Pseudoperonospora cubensis, Milwaukee
Kale, Black Rot, Xanthomonas campestris, Brown
Pumpkin, Angular Leaf Spot, Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans, Wood
Pumpkin, Powdery Mildew, Oidium sp., Wood
SOIL,
Soybean Soil, Soybean Cyst Nematode, Heterodera glycines, Eau Claire, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Trempealeau, Washington
For additional information on plant diseases and their control, visit the PDDC website at pddc.wisc.edu.