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 August 24, 2019 through August 30, 2019.

Fruit Crops	Disease	Pathogen	County
Apple	Black Rot Cedar-Apple Rust Phomopsis Canker Root/Crown Rot	Diplodia sp. Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginiaeae Phomopsis sp. Phytophthora sp. Pythium sp. Rhizoctonia sp. Fusarium sp.	Jefferson Richland Unknown (IL) Richland
Blueberry	Gloeosporium Canker	Gloeosporium sp.	Jefferson
Peach	Phomopsis Canker Sphaeropsis Canker	Phomopsis sp. Sphaeropsis sp.	Richland Richland
Pear	Root/Crown Rot	Pythium sp. Rhizotonia sp. Fusarium so.	Richland

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.

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