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

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 October 29, 2016 through November 4, 2016.

Field Crops
Corn, Anthracnose Stalk Rot, Collectotrichum graminicola, Dodge
Corn, Gibberella Stalk Rot, Fusarium graminicola, Dodge
Corn, Nigrospora Ear and Cob Rot, Nigrospora sp., Dodge
Corn, Nigrospora Stalk Rot, Nigrospora sp., Dodge

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