Disease Problems to Watch for in October
Here are some
diseases we observed in the Clinic during the month of October. The hypertext
links will lead you to specific information about a certain disease or about
diseases in a certain crop.Disease Problems to Watch for in October
| Field Crops | |
| Soybean | Anthracnose, Pod and stem blight |
| Turfgrasses (TurfFiles Publications) | |
| Centipedegrass | Brown patch |
| Woody Ornamentals | |
| Holly, Japanese | Black root rot, Dagger nematodes |
| Oak, Pin | Bacterial scorch |
| Herbaceous Ornamentals (bedding plants) | |
| General | Anthracnose, Late summer decline from low nutrition and foliar diseases, Rhizoctonia root/stem rot,Secondary leaf spot |
| Interior Plants | |
| Chrysanthemum | Bacterial blight/leafspot, Fusarium crown rot |
| Poinsettia | Botrytis blight, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia root/stem rot |
| Vegetables/Herbs | |
| Cabbage | Black rot |
| Collards | Downy mildew |
| Cucumber | Anthracnose |
| Squash | Downy mildew |
| Sweetpotato | Fusarium surface rot, Scurf |
| Turnip | Cercospora, White spot |
Other Links
NCSU Plant Clinic Summaries
Plant Disease Information Notes
Plant Disease and Insect Clinic Homepage
Last modified November 2000