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 April 8, 2017 through April 14, 2017.

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

Vegetable Crops
Potato, Bacterial Soft Rot, Clostridium sp., Adams, Portage
Potato, Black Heart, None, Adams, Portage
Potato, Dry Rot, Fusarium sp., Adams
Potato, Hollow Heart, None, Adams

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