Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab

Diseases Diagnosed in January 2012

Botrytis Neck Rot In Storage Onion

Scientific Name: Botrytis aclada (or B. allii)

botrytis neck rot

botrytis neck rot

Photo(s): Botrytis Neck Rot in stored onion taken by Claudia Nischwitz, Utah State University.

Situation: In Storage Onion

County: Box Elder

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University


Fusarium oxysporum In Storage Onion

Scientific Name: Fusarium oxysporum

fusarium oxysporum

fusarium oxysporum

Photo(s): Fusarium oxysporum in stored onion taken by Claudia Nischwitz, Utah State University.

Situation: In Storage Onion

County: Box Elder

Fact Sheets: Colorado State University


Fusarium proliferatum In Storage Onion

Scientific Name: Fusarium proliferatum

fusarium proliferatum

Photo(s): Fusarium oxysporum in stored onion taken by Claudia Nischwitz, Utah State University.

Situation: In Storage Onion

County: Box Elder

Fact Sheets: See above, Fusarium oxysporum

*Links on the page are not intended as authoritative sources of management information. Established links allow users to view pictures of pests and find general biology and control information; for Utah-specific control recommendations please contact the Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab @ 435-797-2435. Pictures above are not always the exact species identified, but are representative photos of submitted samples.