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Above, Anne Dorrance was honored with the 2009 Excellence in Extension Award by the American Phytopathological Society.  Dorrance leads a nationally recognized program on soybean diseases and their management, with emphasis on Phytophthora root rot and stem rot, soybean rust, and other economically important diseases.  > More

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Feb. 13-14, 2010 - Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) 31st Annual Conference, Granville, Ohio > More

Feb. 4, 2010 - Tri-State Green Industry Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio > More

02/04/10 - Vomitoxin on the Minds of Growers as They Choose Corn Hybrids This Growing Season > More

02/01/2010 - Don't Rely on Chemical Treatments to Reduce Vomitoxin Contamination of Corn > OSU Extension News 01/25/2010 - Moldy Grain, Vomitoxin Contamination Putting A Damper on Record Corn Yields > OSU Extension News

January 24-27, 2010 - Plenty of Educational Sessions to Choose From at the 2010 OSU Nursery Short Course and Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association CENTS trade show, Greater Columbus Convention Center

Short Course > Schedule

 January 18-20, 2010 - Ohio Produce Marketers and Growers Association (OPMGA) Congress, Sandusky, Ohio > More

11/20/2009 - Ohio Growers Face Development Risks on Late Planted Wheat, OSU Extension News > More

11/19/2009 - Worried About Moldy Corn? Test Grain To Be Certain of Mycotoxins, OSU Extension News > More

10/26/2009 - Pumpkins on Porches May Have Roots to OSU (article references Lanny Rhodes and research on white speck disease resistance) > Columbus Dispatch

 New Network to Protect Crops, Forests, Food Supply

> Extension News 06/24/09 > Columbus Dispatch news story 06/24/09 > OSU Extension video communiqué

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  Midwest Home Fruit Production Guide A new OSU Extension publication with information on growing fruits such as grapes, apples, pears, peaches, raspberries, strawberries and more in the Midwest. > More

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 Pesticide Safety Training and resources  >  More

Hosta Virus X  (HYG-3069-08) by Dennis J. Lewandowski Virus Diseases of Greenhouse Floral Crops (HYG-3065-08) by Nathan Kleczewski and Dennis J. Lewandowski

• Cedar Rust Diseases of Ornamental Plants (HYG-3055-08) by Chris Wallis and Dennis J. Lewandowski
• Black Spot of Roses (HYG-3072-08) by Chris Wallis and Dennis J. Lewandowski

Introduction to Plant Diseases - Fact Sheet Series

A new series of plant disease fact sheets are available on OSU Extension's Ohioline web site.  Designed for a broad range of audiences, these resources provide background information that augments fact sheets on specific plant diseases.

Help us spread the word about these exciting new teaching and educational resources
> New Plant Disease Fact Sheet Series (pdf color flyer)

Contacts:  Mike Boehm, Professor and Department Chair (boehm.1@osu.edu); Sarah Ellis, MS graduate student (ellis.293@osu.edu).

• Plants Get Sick Too!  An Introduction to Plant Diseases  (PP401.01) by Sarah D. Ellis and Michael J. Boehm (pdf)
• Diagnosing Sick Plants (PP401.02) by Sarah D. Ellis, Michael J. Boehm, Jim Chatfield, Joe Boggs and Erik Draper (pdf)
• 20 Questions on Plant Diagnosis  (PP401.03) by Joe Boggs, Erik Draper, Jim Chatfield, Sarah D. Ellis and Michael J. Boehm (pdf)
• Keeping Plants Healthy: An Overview of Integrated Plant Health Management (PP401.04) by Sarah D. Ellis and Michael J. Boehm (pdf)
• Viral Diseases of Plants (PP401.05) by Sarah D. Ellis, Michael J. Boehm and Feng Qu
• Bacterial Diseases of Plants (PP401.06) by Sarah D. Ellis, Michael J. Boehm and David Coplin
• Fungal and Fungal-like Diseases of Plants (PP401.07) by Sarah D. Ellis, Michael J. Boehm and Thomas K. Mitchell
• Nematode Diseases of Plants (PP401.08) by Sarah D. Ellis, Michael J. Boehm and Landon H. Rhodes
• Parasitic Higher Plants (PP401.09) by Sarah D. Ellis, Michael J. Boehm and Landon H. Rhodes

NEW: Phytosanitation Online Course Online course site This is a free educational resource, open to anyone interested in learning about phytosanitation, including measures to prevent the movement of pests and diseases through import/export of agricultural products.  The course was made possible by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Faculty Exchange Program.  > More

"Viruses, Bacteria, and Fungi, Oh My!" by Sarah D. Ellis and Michael J. Boehm, part of the 4-H Project Idea Starters series.  If you're looking for science projects or are curious about why plants get sick, this bulletin includes fun ways to start exploring. > More

Clock on the Education Outreach - Youth and 4-H tab to the left for more exciting new outreach tools for 4-H, science fair projects and anyone interested in learning more about plants.

10/08 - Management of Phytophthora sojae, online presentation on the Plant Management Network, by Anne Dorrance > More about Plant Management Network resources

UPDATED: Fruit Disease Fact Sheets (Mike Ellis' Fruit Pathology web site)

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