Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic

Soybean leaf exhibiting sudden death syndrome

Diseases Confirmed in Corn, Soybean, and Sorghum Aug. 29 - Sept. 13

September 14, 2018

Sudden death syndrome, charcoal rot, and Anthracnose were among the soybean diseases confirmed by the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic in the last two weeks. In corn gray leaf spot, leaf spots, and crown and root rots led the list of confirmed diseases.

Diseases Confirmed in Corn and Soybean July 26-Aug. 15

August 17, 2018

Corn and soybean diseases confirmed by the university's Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic from July 26 to August 16.

Leaf symptoms of brown stem rot of soybean

Crop Diseases Confirmed in Corn and Soybean July 16-26

July 26, 2018

Corn and soybean diseases confirmed by the university's Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic July 16-26.

What’s New in Plant Pathology: Changes in the Plant & Pest Diagnostic Clinic

January 8, 2018

New to the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic is Kyle Broderick, who became coordinator after working as an extension technologist in a University of Nebraska soybean pathology lab for six years. An article from the Proceedings of the 2018 Nebraska Extension Crop Production Clinics.

Crop Diseases Confirmed by the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic

June 29, 2018

The University Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic reports on corn, soybean, and wheat diseases confirmed in samples submitted from May 15 to June 7.

Crop Diseases Confirmed by the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic

June 8, 2018

Diseases identified in corn, soybean, and wheat crop samples submitted to the university's Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic in the past three weeks are listed. Reports are grouped here by crop and reporting district.

Examples of good and bad samples received at the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic — Figure 1. How you package your plant sample can significantly affect the quality of the diagnoses you receive. Above are several samples received recently by the university's Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic. Samples that are too wet (left) or too dry (middle) obscure symtom expression and make disease diagnosis difficult. The sample on the right was packaged well and shipped early in the week. (Photos by Kyle Broderick)

Quality Samples Lead to Better Diagnoses

May 31, 2018

Correct identification of insects and other pests and diagnoses of diseases starts by submitting quality samples. This outlines how best to submit plant samples to the university's Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic.

Crop Diseases Confirmed by PPDC Sept. 1-20

September 21, 2017

Diseases confirmed in samples submitted to the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab since September 1, 2017 for corn, soybean, sorghum and hops.

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