UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update May 17, 2024
The following diseases/disorders were identified at the PDDC from May 11, 2024 through May 17, 2024.
| PLANT/SAMPLE TYPE | DISEASE/DISORDER | PATHOGEN | COUNTY |
| FRUIT CROPS | |||
| Apple | Construction Damage Diplodia Canker (Suspected) Overly Deep Planting Sooty Mold Sphaeropsis Canker Water Stress (Suspected) Winter Injury (Suspected) | None Diplodia sp. None None Sphaeropsis sp. None None | Brown Burnett Brown Burnett, Dane Dane Brown, Burnett Burnett |
| Cherry | Bacterial Canker | Pseudomonas syringae | Dane |
| Peach | Bacterial Canker | Pseudomonas syringae | Marathon |
| Pear | Frost Crack Overly Deep Planting | None None | Burnett Burnett |
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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