Resources for West Virginia Growers

Emerging and high-risk plant diseases
Select list of diseases not yet known to be established in West Virginia but pose a threat to crops if introduced:

• Cyst Nematodes of agronomic and regulatory concern
• Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica) a disease of wheat
• Plum pox viral disease of peaches and plums
• Soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi )
• Sudden oak death (Phytophthora ramorum ) - a disease of over 100 ornamental plant species

Established plant diseases
Diagnostic guides to diseases of major West Virginia crops:

• Forage crops soybean, corn & wheat
• Soybeans
• Tree fruits apples, cherries, peaches & plums
• Wheat online diagnositc guide dedicated to wheat
  

Management guides to diseases of major West Virginia crops:

• 2009 Pest Management Guides
• Corn (field)  IPM crop profile with good disease section
• Corn (sweet) IPM crop profile with good disease section
• Potato IPM crop profile with good disease section
• Soybeans 
• Tobacco IPM crop profile with good disease section
• Tree fruits apples, cherries, peaches & plums
• Organic Insect and Disease Management (NEW!)

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