ISSUE 7 June 26, 2008
UPDATE FROM THE PLANT DIAGNOSTIC LAB
The tables below summarize samples received and processed by the NDSU Plant Diagnostic Lab for the past two weeks (June 11 through June 25, 2008).
Table 1. Number of Sample Submissions by Category.
|
Sample Category |
# of samples |
|
Field crops |
36 |
|
Nuts/seeds |
33 |
|
Woody ornamental -Deciduous |
9 |
|
Woody ornamental - Evergreen |
5 |
|
Vegetables |
4 |
|
Fruit |
2 |
|
Total |
89 |
Table 2. Diagnoses by state, county, and host.
|
County |
Host |
Diagnosis |
|
MN-Kittson |
Plant ID request |
Speedwell, purslane (Veronica peregrina) |
|
ND-Benson |
Barley (Hordeum sp.) |
Mechanical damage |
|
ND-Benson |
Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum) |
Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus |
|
ND-Burleigh |
Yew (Taxus spp.) |
Scale insects (order Homoptera) |
|
ND-Cass |
Wheat (Triticum spp.) |
Herbicide injury (a result of cool, wet soil) |
|
ND-Foster |
Dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) |
Herbicide injury (a result of cool, wet soil) |
|
ND-Foster |
Spring Wheat (Triticum aestium) |
Cool weather injury (not metabolizing herbicide) |
|
ND-Hettinger |
Spring Wheat (Triticum aestium) |
Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus |
|
ND-Mchenry |
Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) |
Hail Damage |
|
ND-Mclean |
Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum) |
Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus |
|
ND-Morton |
Green Ash (Fraxinu pennsylvanica lanceolata) |
Herbicide injury |
|
ND-Morton |
Pine (Pinus spp.) |
Drought stress damage; Winter injury |
|
ND-Richland |
Spring Wheat (Triticum aestium) |
Root rot (not specified) |
|
ND-Sheridan |
Sunflower (Helianthus sp.) |
Herbicide injury (a result of cool, wet soil) |
|
ND-Ward |
Field Pea (Pisum sativum) |
Cutworm damage |
Kasia Kinzer
NDSU.PlantDiagnosticLab@ndsu.edu
701.231.7854
