The week of October 21 I will be attending the Great Plains Diagnostic Network Regional Meeting in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic will be operating at partial capacity until Monday, October 28. 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 until the samples can be processed.
The following diseases were reported in samples submitted to the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab from October 1 to October 17.
Soybean
East District – Phytophthora root and stem rot, stem canker, fusarium root and crown rot, anthracnose, pod and stem blight, charcoal rot
Southeast District – Bacterial blight, frogeye leaf spot, anthracnose, pod and stem blight, charcoal rot, fusarium root and crown rot
Northeast District – White mold, fusarium root and crown rot, anthracnose, pod and stem blight, charcoal rot
Central District – White mold
Figure 3 (R). Gibberella ear rot: Red/pink fungal growth typically starts at the tip of the ear
Corn
Southeast District – Anthracnose stalk rot, aspergillus ear rot, gibberella ear rot, fusarium ear rot, penicillium ear rot
South District – Anthracnose stalk rot, gibberella ear rot, fusarium ear rot
