UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update July 10, 2020
The PDDC is now once again accepting physical samples for diagnosis, but due to COVID-19, only with limited hours and limited sample processing capacity. Click here for the current submission policy. The PDDC is continuing to provide diagnoses through examination of digital photographs. Digital diagnoses have not traditionally been included in the Wisconsin Disease Almanac, because such diagnoses are not verified through lab testing (critical in most situations for a diagnosis to be accurate). However, in an attempt to keep clients as informed as possible, digital diagnoses will be included in the Almanac until normal PDDC operations resume. For Almanac entries below, when a digital diagnosis would normally require a lab confirmation, the disease/disorder will be labeled as “suspected”. The following diseases/disorders have been identified at the PDDC from July 4, 2020 through July 10, 2020.
PLANT/SAMPLE TYPE | DISEASE/DISORDER | PATHOGEN | COUNTY |
FRUIT CROPS | |||
Apple | Apple Scab (Suspected) Gymnosporangium Rust Honeycrisp Leaf Mottle Powdery Mildew (Suspected) | Venturia inaequalis Gymnosporangium sp. None Oidium sp. | Green Green Brown Winnebago |
Apricot | Bacterial Canker (Suspected) | Pseudomonas syringae | Green |
Cherry | Cherry Leaf Spot (Suspected) Fertility Issues (Suspected) | Blumeriella jaapii None | La Crosse, Ozaukee, Sheboygan La Crosse |
Grape | Anthracnose (Suspected) | Sphaceloma ampelinum | Winnebago |
Peach | Bacterial Canker (Suspected) | Pseudomonas syringae | Green |
Raspberry | Gray Mold/Botrytis Blight (Suspected) Transplant Shock (Suspected) Water Stress (Suspected) | Botrytis cinerea None None | Dane Dane, Monroe Monroe |
To learn more about plant diseases and their control, as well as PDDC educational resources and activities, visit the PDDC website at pddc.wisc.edu, follow the clinic on Facebook and Twitter @UWPDDC or email pddc@wisc.edu to subscribe to the PDDC listserv “UWPDDCLearn”.
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