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 January 7, 2017 through January 13, 2017.

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

Fruit Crops
Apple, Bitter Pit/Cork Spot, None, Lafayette

Vegetable Crops
Spinach, Downy Mildew, Peronospora farinosa f. sp. spinaceae, Lafayette

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