Plant Disease Management Report: “Evaluation of Fungicides for Managing Dollar Spot Disease with Multi-Class Resistance in a Mixed Fairway Stand of Creeping Bentgrass and Annual Bluegrass on a Golf Course in Barnstaple, MA, 2025,” by Noah Williams and Geunhwa Jung: https://bit.ly/3PglwmE

No phytosanitary products are currently registered in Canada to manage Cladosporium preharvest fruit rot in raspberry. Maxime Delisle-Houde et al. evaluated the efficacy of 10 phytosanitary products to inhibit the mycelial growth of #Cladosporium cladosporioides: https://bit.ly/4uBdULz

PDMR: “Evaluation of New and Experimental Fungicides, Biologicals, and Natural Products for Botrytis Fruit Rot Management on Strawberry in San Luis Obispo, California, Late Season 2024,” by Kyle A. Blauer, Samantha Z. Simard, and Gerald J. Holmes: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-09-25-0224-PDMR

Take-all root rot (TARR) affects ultradwarf bermudagrass golf course putting greens. Qiyu Zhou, Brandi Merrick, and James Kerns investigated the influence of edaphic factors and source water characteristics on TARR incidence: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-05-25-0155-RS

Plant Disease Management Report: “Evaluation of Commonly Used Fungicides for Botrytis Fruit Rot Management on Strawberry in San Luis Obispo, CA, Early Season 2024,” by Kyle A. Blauer, Samantha Z. Simard, and Gerald J. Holmes: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-08-25-0214-PDMR #Botrytis

In a survey of Wisconsin cranberry growers conducted by Celeste C. Mezera and Leslie A. Holland, experience and other producers were reported as the most important consideration and resource when making management decisions. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-05-25-0141-S

Plant Disease Management Report: “Evaluation of Conventional and Biorational Products to Control Root Necrosis on Annual Strawberry in Florida, 2024–2025,” by Carolina S. Rebello, Marcus V. Marin, and Natalia. A. Peres: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-08-25-0207-PDMR #strawberry

Piret van der Sman et al. present the first survey of potato virus Y strains in Estonia and in the region of the Baltic states. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-06-25-0175-S

Plant Disease Management Report: “Evaluation of Synthetic and Biorational Products for Charcoal Rot Management in Annual Strawberry in Florida, 2024–2025,” by Carolina S. Rebello et al.: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-08-25-0206-PDMR

Wesley R. Bills, Nabin K. Dangal, and Daren S. Mueller developed a pipeline for quantifying frogeye leaf spot, caused by #Cercospora sojina, in soybean using 3D imaging techniques. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-06-25-0165-SC

Plant Disease Management Report: “Evaluation of Fungicides to Control Anthracnose Fruit Rot of Annual Strawberry in Florida, 2024–2025,” by Carolina S. Rebello and Natalia A. Peres: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-08-25-0205-PDMR #Anthracnose

Peach scab is typically managed with the synthetic fungicide chlorothalonil in the southeastern U.S. Due to increasing restrictions, there is interest in finding safer alternatives. Harleen Kaur and Guido Schnabel evaluated 3 biorational fungicides: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-07-25-0188-RS

Plant Disease Management Report: “Evaluation of Fungicide Programs for the Management of Powdery Mildew on Table Grapes in California, 2024,” by Marcelo I. Bustamante et al.: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-06-25-0164-PDMR

Results from Greg T. Browne et al. indicated that whole orchard recycling (WOR) does not increase the risk of almond replant problems; instead, depending on the cultivar, WOR may increase almond yields. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-11-24-0112-RS

Plant Disease Management Report: “Evaluation of Switch and Its Components (Scholar and Vangard), with or Without Abound, for Cranberry Fruit Rot Management in Massachusetts, 2023,” by Leela Saisree Uppala and Salisu Sulley: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-05-25-0148-PDMR #cranberry

Salisu Sulley and Leela Saisree Uppala evaluated the efficacy of biological fungicides, particularly those containing Pseudomonas chlororaphis and Bacillus species, in managing cranberry fruit rot, across 7 multi-year field trials in Massachusetts: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-04-25-0122-RS

Plant Disease Management Report: “Efficacy of Flutriafol Soil Injections for Controlling Glomerella Leaf Spot of Apple, 2025,” by O. Melton et al.: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-09-25-0229-PDMR #Glomerella

Belayneh A. Yimer et al. found that most of the wheat varieties grown in Idaho were susceptible to local #Fusarium head blight isolates. However, researchers identified a few varieties as potential sources for regional resistance: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-06-25-0161-RS

Plant Disease Management Report: “Evaluation of Biorational Products for Managing Early Season Apple Scab and Cedar-Apple Rust in Iowa, 2024,” by Suzanne M. Slack, Olivia K. Meyer, and Xiaochen Yuan: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-07-25-0185-PDMR

Sour rot of sweetpotato, caused by #Geotrichum candidum (Link, 1809), is an emerging postharvest disease that reduces root quality and storage life. K. Avila, Y. Rosado-Rivera, and L. M. Quesada-Ocampo provides the first comprehensive reference for this disease: https://bit.ly/4smpRDo

Plant Disease Management Report: “Evaluation of Fungicides to Control Pythium Root Rot of Geranium, 2025,” by C. S. Krasnow: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-11-25-0253-PDMR

Ken Obasa and Dennis Coker identified a disease caused by #Pantoea agglomerans affecting corn and sorghum that can closely resemble iron deficiency, potentially leading farmers to apply costly nutrient treatments that do not address the underlying problem: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-07-25-0184-RS

Plant Disease Management Report: “Evaluation of Organic Fungicides for the Management of Anthracnose in Cucumber in Georgia, 2024,” by Navjot Kaur et al.: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-07-25-0181-PDMR

Editor’s Pick: “Reaction of Sclerotinia Stem Rot-Resistant Brassica napus Plant Introduction Genotypes to Inoculations with Multiple Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Isolates,” by Bita Babakhani et al. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-03-25-0085-RS

Plant Disease Management Report: “Efficacy of Host Genetic Resistance and Fungicide for Managing Cercospora janseana in Rice at Colt, AR, 2024,” by J. S. Pereira et al.: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-08-25-0215-PDMR

To reduce reliance on the use of synthetic fungicides for managing silver scurf on potato micro- and minitubers, Natalia Moroz et al. evaluated a range of biologically derived compounds for their in vitro potential to suppress #Helminthosporium solani: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-07-25-0195-RS

Plant Disease Management Report: “Evaluation of Transplant Drench Fungicides for the Management of Clubroot in Spring-Planted Broccoli, 2024,” by Douglas S. Higgins and Calyn M. Adams: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-06-25-0169-PDMR

Editor’s Pick: Oak wilt is a deadly vascular disease impacting numerous Fagaceae hosts, including important forest, urban landscape, etc. Karandeep Chahal et al. present a Diagnostic Guide detailing protocols for isolation and detection: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-05-25-0154-DG

Plant Disease Management Report: “Evaluation of Organic Fungicides for Control of Hemp Powdery Mildew, Geneva, NY, 2025,” by Jocelyn A. Schwartz et al.: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-09-25-0218-PDMR #hemp

William Rutter et al. present a NPDRS Recovery Plan by providing a detailed overview of what is currently known about the biology, distribution, and management of #Meloidogyne enterolobii. Learn more—open access in Plant Health Progress: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-04-25-0119-RP

Plant Disease Management Report: “Assessment of NPGS Sugar Beet Germplasm for Resistance to Rhizoctonia Root and Crown Rot in Fort Collins, CO, 2024,” by Olivia E. Todd et al.: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-09-25-0233-PDMR

Editor’s Pick: Brooke Dietsch et al. conducted a survey in 2023 and 2024 of canker-associated pathogens in declining cold-hardy interspecific hybrid grapevines across Iowa vineyards: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-07-25-0194-S

Cherry virus A (CVA) is widespread in sweet cherry across Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Oceania. Snezhana Milusheva et al. present the first known report of CVA in Bulgaria and the first evidence of its vertical transmission in sweet cherry: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-03-25-0092-S

Bacterial leaf streak (BLS), caused by #Xanthomonas translucens pv. undulosa, is a top foliar diseases of hard red spring wheat (HRSW) in the northern Great Plains. Gabriel Dusek et al. evaluated the efficacy of 21 products to manage BLS in HRSW: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-05-25-0136-RS

A South Carolina homeowner submitted samples for diagnosis of young paperbush shrubs that were unthrifty and declining. Steven N. Jeffers et al. present the first report of #Phytophthora palmivora causing root and crown rot on #Edgeworthia chrysantha: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-05-25-0143-SC

“Pruning Hazelnuts for Management of Eastern Filbert Blight,” by J. W. Pscheidt et al. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-04-25-0118-RS

Results from Jake A. Criscuolo et al. demonstrate that #Ralstonia solanacearum R3bv2 is eradicated from infected geranium tissue and growth media by cooler and shorter heat treatments than currently required: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-04-25-0121-RS

Soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS) is spreading in North America. Dean K. Malvick and Crystal M. Floyd found that seed treatments can be effective for managing soybean SDS across a range of environments with low soybean cyst nematode populations: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-06-25-0163-RS

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a devastating disease of wheat. R. Debacker Moura et al. present an evaluation of single and two sequential fungicide applications during flowering for FHB management in winter wheat in Kansas: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-06-25-0158-RS

J. Hasey et al. report on orchard evaluations of resistance to #Agrobacterium tumefaciens in experimental clonal walnut rootstocks. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-09-24-0091-RS

“Quantifying the Effects of Fungicides, Cultivars, and Row Spacing on Foliar Diseases and Soybean Yield in the Southern United States,” by @jhonatan_barro et al. Read the open access article to learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-03-25-0095-RS

Bacterial diseases cause annual onion yield losses of 5 to 40% in Pennsylvania and New York. Results from Ram Neupane et al. show that most bacteria associated with symptomatic onion tissues are nonpathogenic. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-03-25-0094-S

Veronica Hypolite et al. present the first report of poinsettia mosaic virus and poinsettia latent virus in crown of thorns in Florida. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-04-25-0132-BR

In 2021, both ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii’ and #Spiroplasma citri were detected in cole crops in Morrow County, Oregon. Hannah M. Rivedal et al. detail the molecular identification efforts for both pathogens: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-03-25-0101-BR

“Integrated Management of Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat Including Organically Allowed Fungicides in the Midwest United States,” by Kelly Debbink et al. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-02-25-0051-RS 🌾

Alma R. Solano-Báez et al. present the first report of #Colletotrichum fioriniae causing anthracnose and crown rot in strawberries in Mexico: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-04-25-0130-BR

The U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW) is the most important hop-producing region in the world. Lester A. Núñez-Rodríguez et al. collected 185 soil samples, representing 93 hopyards, to characterize the plant-parasitic nematodes associated with hop in the PNW: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-01-25-0011-RS

Farmers suffer large losses to bacterial wilt, a widespread crop disease caused by soilborne #Ralstonia species. José A. Sánchez-Gallego et al. evaluated trehalose, a biostimulant, to reduce bacterial wilt disease on tomato: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-04-25-0117-RS

Swarnalatha Moparthi, Matthew A. Bertone, and Michael J. Munster present the first report of leaf spot caused by #Stemphylium lycopersici on #Kalanchoe blossfeldiana in the United States: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-04-25-0105-BR

Silver scurf, caused by #Helminthosporium solani, is a surface blemish disease of potato. Purnima Puri, Kenneth E. Frost, and Chakradhar Mattupalli evaluated the sensitivity of H. solani isolates from northwestern Washington to three fungicide treatments: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-04-25-0108-RS