Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – May 8, 2013 Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Wheat in southern Wisconsin is still very early in development. At last scouting …
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Damping Off and Root Rot of Alfalfa Caused by Phytophthora and Pythium
Carol Groves, Plant Pathology, UW-Madison, Damon L. Smith, Plant Pathology, UW-Madison/Extension Pythiums are probably the most common cause of seedling blight and seed rot in alfalfa, destroying seeds before germination or killing seedlings after emergence. Phytophthora medicaginis can …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – April 24, 2013
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 …
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 …