Brian Hudelson, Sean Toporek, Jake Kurczewski and Ann Joy
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 July 2, 2016 through July 8, 2016.
Plant/Sample Type, Disease/Disorder, Pathogen, County
Field Crops
Corn, Eyespot, Kabatiella zeae, Green
Corn, Northern Corn Leaf Blight, Exserohilum turcicum, Adams, Green, Portage
Soybean, Herbicide Damage, None, Green
Fruit Crops
Grape, Anthracnose, Spaceloma ampelinum, Taylor
Vegetable Crops
Lettuce, Root/Crown Rot, Pythium sp., Rhizoctonia sp., Fusarium sp., Washington
Potato, Black Leg, Dickeya sp., Langlade, Portage
Squash, Root/Crown Rot, Pythium sp., Rhizoctonia sp., Fusarium sp., Dane
Tomato, Herbicide Damage, None, Outagamie
Specialty Crops
Hop, Apple mosaic, Apple mosaic virus, Champaign (IL)
Hop, Carlavirus, Unidentified carlavirus, Campaign (IL)
For additional information on plant diseases and their control, visit the PDDC website at pddc.wisc.edu.