Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – April 24, 2013 Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison On April 24 wheat plots were scouted at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station …
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UW-Extension/Madison Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update
UW-Extension/Madison Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update Brian Hudelson, Ann Joy, and Andrew Pape, Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic The PDDC receives samples of many plant and soil samples from around the state. The following diseases/disorders …
Disease Profile – Aphanomyces Root Rot of Alfalfa
Disease Profile – Aphanomyces Root Rot of Alfalfa Quinn Watson (Plant Pathology, UW-Madison), Damon L. Smith (Plant Pathology, UW-Madison/Extension) Aphanomyces Root Rot (ARR) is a significant monocyclic seedling disease caused by the fungus-like plant pathogen, …
More New Field Crops Disease Fact Sheets
More New Field Crops Disease Fact Sheets Damon Smith, Field Crops Extension Pathologist, UW Department of Plant Pathology Two more new fact sheets on diseases of soybean have been developed and uploaded to the UW-Extension …
Three New Field Crops Disease Fact Sheets
Three New Field Crops Disease Fact Sheets Damon Smith, Field Crops Extension Pathologist (UW Department of Plant Pathology) Three new fact sheets on diseases of soybean have been developed. Fact sheet XGT1012 provides detailed information …
Disease Profile – Phytophthora Root and Stem Rot of Soybean
Disease Profile – Phytophthora Root and Stem Rot of Soybean Damon L. Smith, (Plant Pathology, UW-Madison/Extension) Phytophthora root and stem rot (PRSR) is a common disease of soybean that can ultimately cause death of soybeans …
Wheat Scouting and a little more about rusts
Wheat Scouting and a little more about rusts Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison On April 2nd I scouted my first wheat plots of the 2013 season. Theses …
Disease Profile – Leaf Blotch Diseases of Wheat
Disease Profile – Leaf Blotch Diseases of Wheat Carol Groves, Plant Pathology, UW-Madison, Damon L. Smith, Plant Pathology, UW-Madison/Extension Leaf blotch is a complex of common fungal …
Using Fungicides on Wheat
Using Fungicides on Wheat Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison As of this writing there is still at least 6 inches of snow as I look out the …
A New Virus of Soybean Confirmed in Wisconsin
A New Virus of Soybean Confirmed in Wisconsin Damon L. Smith (Plant Pathology, UW-Madison/Extension), Kyle Willis (USDA-ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit and Department of Plant Pathology, UW-Madison) This week our laboratory confirmed the presence of …