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  1. Phomopsis Leaf Blight and Fruit Rot of Strawberry

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-18

    Department of Plant Pathology Phomopsis leaf blight is a common disease of strawberry in the eastern United ... appears to be relatively minor; however, incidence of the disease has been increasing. The disease can ... yields the following year. In years highly favorable for disease development, leaf blight can cause ...

  2. Maize Chlorotic Dwarf of Maize

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-cer-08

    caused by  Maize chlorotic dwarf virus  (MCDV). The disease (Fig. 1) has been reported from Texas up to ... Missouri and Ohio covering 19 states of the United States and Mexico. The disease caused severe economic ... hybrid, and plant developmental stage at the time of infection. Disease cycle MCDV is mainly transmitted ...

  3. Toxoplasma gondii: A Parasite that Causes Toxoplasmosis

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5578

    and environmental practices as they are the most susceptible to the active form of the disease. Public ... the disease. When the immune system is suppressed the parasite transforms from a dormant form to an ... will show no symptoms. For others, like many other foodborne diseases, the symptoms of Toxoplasmosis ...

  4. Nematode Diseases of Plants

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-gen-8

    disease including the reasons why plants get sick and how to control or manage healthy plants. A number of ... and Pine Wilt Disease (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus). Morphology     Figure 1. Adult root-knot ... plants and vice versa. Heartworm in dogs and cats is an example of nematode diseases in animals and ...

  5. Downy Mildew of Grape

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-33

    infected leaves eventually turn brown, wither, curl and drop. The disease attacks older leaves in late ... Pathology Downy mildew is a major disease of grapes throughout the eastern United States. The fungus causes ... cotton-like growth (Figure 2). Infected tissue gradually becomes dark brown, irregular, and brittle. Severely ...

  6. Osteoporosis: Risk Factors, Prevention, and Detection

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5808

    Consumer Sciences, Clark County Osteoporosis means “porous bone.” It is a skeletal disease characterized by ... diseases affecting bone health in the United States and around the world. It is more common in women, ... disease. Osteoporosis is associated with certain medications such as cortisone-like drugs. Medical ...

  7. Sanitation and Phytosanitation (SPS)

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-gen-10

    disease including the reasons why plants get sick and how to control or manage healthy plants.     Figure ... 1. Inspection starts in the field. Many growers scout fields for plant diseases during the growing ... of plant pests and diseases. They may include (i) requiring products to come from areas free of ...

  8. Apple Powdery Mildew

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-21

    usually at the ends of branches. Small, whitish felt-like patches of fungal growth appear and quickly ... cover the entire leaf. Diseased leaves become narrow, crinkled, stunted and brittle. By mid-summer, ... fungal fruiting bodies, but their importance in the disease cycle is probably minimal. The fungus spreads ...

  9. Strawberry Leaf Diseases

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-35

    Pathology Fungal diseases of the leaf may occur as soon as the first leaves unfold in early spring and ... continue until dormancy in the late fall. On highly susceptible varieties, these diseases can cause ... significant economic damage. The primary damage from leaf diseases is a loss of vigor through reduced leaf ...

  10. Fire Blight of Apples and Pears

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-22-0

    a common and very destructive bacterial disease of apples and pears (Figure 1). The disease is caused by ... (Rosaceae) family (Table 1). On apples and pears, the disease can kill blossoms, fruit, shoots, twigs, ... Crabapple Hawthorn Mountain Ash Pyracantha Quince Raspberry Spirea Disease Development Fire blight first ...

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