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  1. Soybean Rust

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-soy-2

    Soybean rust (SBR), caused by the fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi, is one of the most important diseases of ... favorable conditions and can cause severe defoliation. In regions where the disease has been reported, yield ... urediniospores and teliospores. Urediniospores are pale yellow-brown to salmon colored and have some ...

  2. Downy Mildew of Blackberry

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-48

    blackberry (Rubus sp.) is a systemic disease caused by the fungal-like pathogen Peronospora sparsa. Nearly ... all blackberry cultivars are susceptible to downy mildew. The disease also occurs on boysenberry, ... visible. Disease is most severe during wet weather with cool to warm temperatures. Figure 1. Downy mildew ...

  3. Masked Chafers

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ENT-51

    rapidly recover after rain or irrigation. Heavy infestations result in turf dying in irregular patches ... . Birds, skunks, raccoons and opossums commonly dig up turf around the dead patches. Moles may tunnel ... Entomology Masked chafers are beetles that have larvae, called white grubs, which can attack managed turf ...

  4. Biopesticide Controls of Plant Diseases: Resources and Products for Organic Farmers in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SAG-18

    practices, such as the use of crop rotation, cover crops, disease resistant varieties, and good seed bed ... preparation have been applied to control pests and diseases. However, such practices are not always sufficient ... plant disease control include many EPA-registered biopesticides. Such products have been developed to ...

  5. Ask the Expert sessions always popular at Farm Science Review

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/ask-the-expert-sessions-always-popular-farm-science-review

    Biosecurity: Managing current disease challenges and future risks Agricultural labor: Who will work on my farm? ...

  6. White Rot and Botryosphaeria Canker of Apple

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-42

    canker phase of the disease is most severe in trees weakened by drought, winter injury, sunscald, poor ... pruning, low or unbalanced nutrition, and other plant diseases. The fruit rot phase can be sporadic in ... to be affected than other varieties. Symptoms Fruit At first, small, reddish-brown spots appear ...

  7. Lime and the Home Lawn

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-4026

    a favorable environment for the development of summer patch disease, caused by a fungus that infects turfgrass ... ranges. Turf outside of these ranges can lose quality.  Several factors cause the formation of acidic soil ... be applied to turf that is wilted or frost-covered. The turf should be irrigated after application in ...

  8. 2022 CFAES Alumni Award Recipients

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/features/2022-cfaes-alumni-award-recipients

    to his industry. Distinguished Alumni Award David H. Brown BS 1962 Dairy Technology David’s ...

  9. Ohio Opportunity Zones in Community and Economic Development

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/cdfs-4112

    Service. 2021. Opportunity Zones (web page). Reviewed or updated November 10, 2021. ...

  10. Grape Black Rot

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-24

    one of the most damaging diseases of grapes in Ohio and other northeastern states. The disease is ... rachises and cluster stems (peduncles) of grapes. If the disease is not managed early in the season, the ... on a grape leaf. Inset shows the dark pycnidia that can be seen in the center of each spot. Disease ...

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