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Diagnostic guides
Avocado scab caused by Elsinoe perseae: A diagnostic guide https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-10-23-0084-DG
Erratum: Tar spot of corn: A diagnostic and methods guide https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-04-22-0033.1-DG
Pathogens
Challenges to Cannabis sativa production from pathogens and microbes—The role of molecular diagnostics and bioinformatics https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25010014
Multilocus sequence and phenotypic analysis of Pectobacterium and Dickeya type strains for identification of soft rot Pectobacteriaceae from symptomatic potato stems and tubers in Pennsylvania https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2023.126476
New genotypes of Phytophthora nicotianae found on strawberry in Florida https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-05-23-0175-R
Methods and Protocols
Chip digital PCR (cdPCR) to identify and quantify Botrytis cinerea infection in tomatoes https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10010091
Development of a large-scale soil DNA extraction method for molecular quantification of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae in soil https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-09-23-0325-R
Identification of an isolate of citrus tristeza virus by nanopore sequencing in Korea and development of a CRISPR/Cas12a-based assay for rapid visual detection of the virus https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-10-23-0354-R
A polyvalent tool for detecting coguviruses in multiple hosts allowed the identification of a novel seed-transmitted coguvirus infecting Brassicaceae https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-10-23-0362-R
Notable First Reports
Herbaceous ornamentals and turfgrass
First report of mixed infection of jasmine mosaic associated virus (JMaV) and jasmine virus H (JaVH) in Jasmine spp. in Florida, USA https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-08-23-0073-BR
First report of rattail cactus necrosis-associated virus infecting prickly pear (Opuntia macrocentra) in the United States https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-23-1344-PDN
First report of Puccinia recondita rust on native jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) in Pennsylvania https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-23-2288-PDN
Woody ornamentals and forests
First report of leaf blight of Camellia japonica caused by Diaporthe fukushii in Tennessee and the United States https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-23-2039-PDN
First report of leaf blight on California buckeye caused by Boeremia lilacis in California https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-23-1038-PDN
First report of root rot of redbud caused by Phytopythium vexans in Tennessee and the United States https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-23-1276-PDN
Vegetables, herbs and table beet
Natural occurrence of tomato chlorosis virus on tomatillo (Physalis philadelphica) in the United States https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-23-2628-PDN
Rhizoctonia solani AG 1-IB, AG 1-IC, and AG 4-HGII cause bottom rot of field lettuce in Vermont https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-23-0777-PDN
First report of leaf blight caused by Curvularia aeria and C. senegalensis on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) in Florida, U.S.A. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-23-1209-PDN
Tree fruit and small fruit
First report of binucleate Rhizoctonia AG-G causing grapevine (Vitis vinifera) trunk diseases in California nurseries https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-23-1726-PDN
Field crops, cannabis, sugar beet, potato, sunflower:
First report of Geotrichum candidum causing rubbery rot on potato in Arizona https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-23-1171-PDN
First report of tobacco streak virus in Cannabis sativa in New York https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-23-1810-PDN
First report of Phyllachora maydis causing tar spot on corn in Delaware https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-23-2332-PDN
Peer review highlights
Long-read sequencing genome assembly of Ceratocystis fimbriata enables development of molecular diagnostics for sweetpotato black rot https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-09-23-0341-R
Mitigating emerging and re-emerging diseases of fruit and vegetable crops in a changing climate https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-10-23-0393-KC
Influence of co-occurring weakly pathogenic bacterial species on bacterial spot disease dynamics on tomato https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-23-0837-RE
Development of rapid and affordable virus-mimicking artificial positive controls https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-23-1072-SR
A community-curated DokuWiki resource on diagnostics, diversity, pathogenicity and genetic control of xanthomonads https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-11-23-0184-FI
Extension
Ironing out: problems in a petunia crop https://www.e-gro.org/pdf/2024-13-04.pdf
Commercially available biological control agents for greenhouse insect and mite pests https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/commercially_available_biological_control_agents_for_common_greenhouse_inse
