The following plant disease highlights have been compiled from samples submitted to the University of Kentucky Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory from February 1 to February 28, 2023.  Rodent injury was diagnosed on forage fescue.  On greenhouse vegetables and ornamental crops,…

The University of Kentucky Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (PDDL) is inviting you to take part in a survey of current and future PDDL services and policies. Although you may not get personal benefit from taking this survey, your responses may…

The following plant disease highlights have been compiled from samples submitted to the University of Kentucky Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory from January 3 to January 31, 2023.  Although a few agronomic and greenhouse vegetable samples were received during this period,…

The UK Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab (PDDL) staff have had a busy year of samples in 2022 and look forward to providing diagnostic resources to Extension personnel and stakeholders in 2023.  At present, our anticipated procedures for sample submission next…

Extension agents and growers may occasionally receive diagnostic reports from the University of Kentucky Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory that indicate, “no disease was found.”  This may result from an insufficient sample and/or that the plant problem does not result from…

When landscape or garden plants begin to show symptoms of a problem, or when commercial crops start to decline, the two questions from home gardeners’ and commercial growers’ alike are: what is causing the problem and what can be done…

The following plant disease highlights have been compiled from samples submitted to the University of Kentucky Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratories from September 1 to September 30, 2021. Diagnostic samples of agronomic crops have included anthracnose leaf blight, gray leaf spot,…

The following plant disease highlights have been compiled from samples submitted to the University of Kentucky Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratories from August 1 to August 31, 2021. Diagnostic samples of agronomic crops have included gray leaf spot, southern corn rust,…

The following plant disease highlights have been compiled from samples submitted to the University of Kentucky Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratories from July 1 to July 30, 2021. Diagnostic samples of agronomic crops have included gray leaf spot, Diplodia leaf streak,…

The following plant disease highlights have been compiled from samples submitted to the University of Kentucky Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratories from June 1 to June 29, 2021. Diagnostic samples of agronomic crops have included Rhizoctonia root/crown rot and anthracnose on…

The University of Kentucky Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab (PDDL) is inviting you to take part in a survey of current and future PDDL services and policies. Although you may not get personal benefit from taking this survey, your responses may…

The following plant disease highlights have been compiled from samples submitted to the University of Kentucky Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratories from August 1 to August 17, 2020. Diagnostic samples of agronomic crops have included Rhizoctonia root and crown rot, Rhizoctonia…

The following plant disease highlights have been compiled from samples submitted to the University of Kentucky Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratories from August 1 to August 17, 2020. Diagnostic samples of agronomic crops have included Rhizoctonia web blight, summer black stem…

The following plant disease highlights have been compiled from samples submitted to the University of Kentucky Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratories from July 15 to July 31, 2020. Diagnostic samples of agronomic crops have included Rhizoctonia crown rot, summer black stem…