By Kyle Broderick
The Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic will be working at partial capacity October 12-19 due to my wedding out of state. Plant samples may still be submitted, but turnaround time will be delayed. All samples submitted to the clinic during this time will be stored under refrigerated conditions to maintain quality. I will return to the office October 19. Thanks in advance for your patience.
The following diseases were reported in samples submitted to the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab September 27 to October 5, 2017
Figure 1. Reporting districts
Soybean
East District – Cercospora leaf blight
Southeast District – Anthracnose, charcoal rot, Fusarium crown rot
Corn
East District – Anthracnose stalk rot, Fusarium stalk rot
Central District – Anthracnose stalk rot, Physoderma brown spot, Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV)
Hops
East District – Downy mildew
Alfalfa
East District – Alfalfa rust, Cercospora leaf spot, Fusarium crown rot