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

Brian Hudelson, Sean Toporek and Joyce Wu

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 March 14, 2015 through March 20, 2015.

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

FRUIT CROPS,

Apple, Phomopsis Canker, Phomopsis sp., Eau Claire

SOIL,

Alfalfa Soil, Aphanomyces Seedling Blight, Aphanomyces euteiches race 1 and race 2, Dodge (MN)

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