Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab-
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Plant Clinic activities
The Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab is some what obscure in many aspects. Lots of people do not even know we exist. Much more does not even know what we do. There are many aspects to the activities of the Plant Clinic. The primary function of the Plant Clinic is to provide plant diagnostic support. This include confirmatory diagnostic services as well as educational services. On the education side, as a part of Texas AgriLife Extension Service, we help out with Master Gardener volunteer training. We also help… Read More →
Really long week and a half.
A week ago I was sitting in meetings in Florida. This was a trip with other researchers, extension personnel and citrus growers from Texas to the University of Florida Citrus Research & Extension Center in Lake Alfred. The discussion included various lesson learned from the situation in Florida. These information were shared by their research, extension personnel and the Florida citrus growers. Their situation was unique in that Citrus Greening (CG) first hit Florida in 2005. At that time, they did not know much about the disease and… Read More →
Hello Citrus Greening
In looking back, we see some interesting things happen. Some we were prepared for and some others just surprised us. It makes me excited to think what might be ahead this year. How would diseases and the environment impact plant health and plant disease issues? Less than 20 days into the new year, something that we had been expecting but hoping that it would never show up in Texas SHOWED UP. Citrus greening, a disease caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, was found and confirmed in Hidalgo county (in… Read More →
Urgent notice about Area wide dormant sprays for Psyllid control in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
A few minutes ago, I got an email from a colleague requesting to post the following email from Bret Erickson of Texas Citrus Mutual in regards to dormant sprays for the Asian Citrus Psyllid. This is primarily directed to our citrus growers in the Rio Grande Valley. If this caught your attention, check out the HOT TOPIC page on Citrus Greening for more information about these psyllid and the disease that they vector. And if you know a producer, pass the word along. Thanks. January 5, 2012… Read More →
Spots and blotches on leaves….
Today is November 11, 2011 – the 11/11/11 day. This calls for a good ONE today! This morning the temperature module outside my house in College Station registered 32°F. I guess it is really time for fall. One of the things that we usually see in the late summer and early fall is an influx of samples with all kinds of spots and/or blotches on them. Sometimes these spots/blotches are caused by one or more pathogen, and other times it is an environmental factor, or just a physical… Read More →
