1.3 Plant Diseases (PowerPoint)
This is a lesson resource (Unit One: Identification, Lesson Three) on plant diseases and physiological problems in nursery/landscape plants. It covers ten common diseases — anthracnose, apple scab, black spot, botrytis (gray mold), canker, cedar-apple rust, crown gall, fire blight, powdery mildew, and root rot — detailing the overview, symptoms, and prevention/treatment strategies for each.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify common diseases found in nursery/landscape plants.
- Evaluate the causes and effects of diseases in nursery/landscape plants.
- Discuss cure and prevention strategies for diseases in nursery/landscape plants.
- Unit
- Unit One: Identification
- Lesson
- Lesson Three: Plant Diseases and Physiological Problems
- Resources
- University of California — Pest Management Program (http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/diseases/diseaseslist.html); University of Minnesota Extension (https://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-garden/trees-shrubs/crown-gall/; https://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-garden/trees-shrubs/cedar-apple-rust-and-gymnosporangium-rusts/); University of Georgia Extension (http://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.cfm?number=B1238); Cornell University (http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/factsheets/treecankers.pdf)