Shoot Weirdness

[Marctee]

Anyone know what this might be? The leaves mid plant went yellow and eventually dried up but the top of the plant looks fine. Mostly I’m concerned about the necropathy of the shoot which has gone all blotchy.

 

[Jerry Barbian]

Could be Phomopsis. Have you done any fungal sprays?

 

[Marctee]

Could be Phomopsis. Have you done any fungal sprays?

Thanks for your input. I haven’t sprayed any antifungals. I’ve looked up phomopsis and tomorrow will have a closer inspection for some of the symptoms that are listed for it. We definitely had a cooler and wetter spring this year.

 

[Sage]

Shoots look very much like photos of powdery mildew. WSU extension service just sent out and article about it.

 

[Marctee]

That’s what I’m thinking too.