Agricultural Plant Pathology Monitoring and Education Program

Protecting and enhancing the agricultural economy of West Virginia through plant disease surveys and education.

Disease Surveys
The WVDA Agricultural Plant Pathology Program monitors for high-risk plant diseases that threaten interstate and international trade relationships and have the potential to cause significant crop damage if introduced to West Virginia. Early detection is key to reducing the negative impacts of exotic plant pathogens. Monitoring levels of established and emerging plant pathogens is also a crucial part of the program.

Education and Outreach
The WVDA Agricultural Plant Pathology Program also provides science-based knowledge for managing plant diseases to growers and citizens of West Virginia through workshops, publications and online resources.

Featured WVDA Plant Pathology Articles
•  Plant Pathology Resources for Non-traditional Cropping Systems
•  Plum pox virus of stone fruit
•  Plant parasitic-cyst nematodes
•  Wild, wonderful mistletoe!
•  Soybean rust updates

Featured External Resource Links
•  Organic Insect and Disease Management
•  The Orchard Monitor (WVU Extension)
•  2009 Pest Management Guides

West Virginia Agriculture News and Snapshots
•  West Virginia Commodity Map by County
•  West Virginia Ranking of Market Value of Ag Products Sold
•  Number of Family Farms Continues to Grow in West Virginia
•  History of West Virginia's Commercial Fruit Industry

West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Plant Industries Division
1900 Kanawha Blvd., E.
Charleston, WV 25305-0191
304-558-2212