Sampling Guidelines and Recommendations for Submitting Samples for Diagnosing Laurel Wilt in Avocado Trees (Persea americana L.)

Sampling Guidelines and Recommendations for Submitting Samples for Diagnosing Laurel Wilt in Avocado Trees (Persea americana L.)

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Laurel wilt (LW) is a vascular disease caused by a fungal pathogen transmitted to avocado trees by several hp victus 15-fa0031dx ambrosia beetle species and through root grafts among adjacent avocado trees.A critical part of preventing and controlling plant diseases is determining the causal agent so that the appropriate management practices can be implemented to eradicate or contain the outbreak.Proper sampling is a critical step in disease diagnosis and in the determination of the causal agent of disease.

This new 3-page publication of the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department was written by Jonathan Crane, Romina Gazis, Jeff Wasielewski, Daniel Carrillo, Bruce Schaffer, Fredy Ballen, and weekend friend juneshine Edward Evans.https://edis.ifas.

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