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- PublicationAlternaria leaf blight, a seed-borne foliar disease of carrots, can decrease crop yield because it reduces the size of the carrots and also weakens the leaves. At harvest, the leaves...
- PublicationOne of the most destructive diseases of commercial apple and pear trees, fire blight is also a serious disease of Bradford pear trees used in many Texas landscapes. This publication...
- PublicationHypoxylon canker appears as a dead lesion on limbs, branches, and trunks of affected oak trees. It develops under the bark, and, in advanced stages, causes a white rot decay...
- PublicationThe crape myrtle is a popular woody ornamental. Its deep green foliage and bright-colored blooms last throughout the summer and its interestingly textured trunk accents the landscape in winter. Despite...
- PublicationCitrus canker can cause severe damage to all citrus cultivars and some citrus relatives. Although not a risk to human or animal health, the disease makes fruit unsightly and unmarketable....
- PublicationGrapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) reduce the lifespan of vineyards and increase the production costs of growing winegrapes. A broad category of chronic diseases caused by many fungal pathogens, GTDs occur...
- PublicationMany distinctive cypresses are popular choices for Texas landscapes, but with their increasing use, several diseases have emerged that limit their lifespan. This publication discusses several diseases such as: Cankers...
- PublicationCotton root rot disease infects more than 2,000 plant species and causes the most severe root rot disease of crops and landscape plants in the southwestern United States. As the...
- PublicationGrapevine virus diseases can ruin crops and inflict great costs on winegrape producers. Virus diseases can be difficult to diagnose and the damage they cause can be unpredictable. This publication...
- PublicationIn 2017, the strain of Fusarium wilt of cotton caused by the fungus, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum Race 4 (FOV4), was confirmed in cotton fields in El Paso and...