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UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update

May 13, 2016October 13, 2021 |

By Brian Hudelson, Sean Toporek, 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 30, 2016 through May 6, 2016.

PLANT/SAMPLE TYPE	*DISEASE/* *DISORDER*	*PATHOGEN*	*COUNTY*
*NEEDLED WOODY ORNAMENTALS*
Juniper	“Cedar-Apple” Rust	Gymnosporangium sp.	Milwaukee

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

Cedar-apple rust on an apple leaf.

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