Plant Problems to Watch for in January
Here are some diseases we observed in the clinic during the month of January. The hypertext links will lead you to specific information about a certain disease or about diseases in a certain crop.
Turfgrasses
Fescue: Cold injury, Net blotch, Pink snow mold (Turfgrass Disease Notes)
Woody Ornamentals
General: Cold injury, Secondary leaf spots, Phytophthora root rot
Herbaceous Ornamentals
English Ivy: Anthracnose, Bacterial leaf spot, Phytophthora root rot
Tulip: Bacterial soft rot, Fusarium bulb rot, Rhizoctonia bulb rot
Pansy: Cercospora leaf spot, Cold injury
Interior plants
General: Botrytis blight, Nutritional problems, Pythium diseases
Vegetables
Collards and Cabbage: Black rot, Downy mildew, Rhizoctonia damping-off, Sclerotinia disease
Tomato (greenhouse): Edema, Leaf mold
Other Links
Clinic Summaries
Plant Disease Information Notes
Plant Disease and Insect Clinic Homepage
Last modified November 2000