Brian Hudelson, Sue Lueloff 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 May 27, 2017 through June 2, 2017.
PLANT/SAMPLE TYPE, DISEASE/DISORDER, PATHOGEN, COUNTY
FORAGE CROPS
Alfalfa, Root/Crown Rot, Pythium sp., Rhizoctonia sp., Fusarium sp., Outagamie
FRUIT CROPS
Cherry, Bacterial Canker, Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae, Dane
VEGETABLE CROPS
Potato, Fusarium Dry Rot, Fusarium sp., Dane, Grant (WA)
Potato, Leak, Pythium sp., Grant (WA)
Potato, Pythium Stem Canker, Pythium sp., Kankakee (IL)
Potato, Soft Rot, Clostridium sp., Grant (WA)
Tomato, Cucumber Mosaic, Cucumber mosaic virus, Washington
Tomato, Tobacco Mosaic, Tobacco mosaic virus, Washington
For additional information on plant diseases and their control, visit the PDDC website at pddc.wisc.edu. Follow the clinic on Facebook and Twitter @UWPDDC.