Here you will find the most recent publications on potato and cereal diseases published by the Idaho Crop Alerts Network pathologists at the University of Idaho. This may include links to popular press articles, newsletters, conference posters, extension bulletins, books and journal articles.South central and Southeast Idaho Small Grains Report
Genotypic characterization of Phytophthora infestans populations in Bangladesh
Wharton, P.S., Dangi, S., Begum, M.M., Douches, D., and Hokanson, K.E. (2023) Plant Pathology, DOI: 10.1111/ppa.1372. To download a copy of this article click here.


Anastomosis groups of Rhizoctonia solani and binucleate Rhizoctonia associated with potatoes in Idaho.
Woodhall, J.W, Brown, L., Harrington, M., Murdock, M., Pizolotto, C.A., Wharton, P.S., and Duellman, K. (2022)Plant Disease, 106(12), 3127-3132. doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-21-2683-RE. To download a copy of this article click here.
South central and Southeast Idaho Small Grains Report
The Idaho Small Grains report for 2020 is now available here. Small grain varieties differ from year to year and are grown in multiple locations around Idaho. You can view Variety Trial Locations or Small Grains Reports for previous years here.


Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Phytophthora infestans populations on Java, Indonesia
Dangi, S., Wharton, P.S., Ambarwati, A.D., Santoso, TJ., Kusmana, Sulastrini, I., Medendorp, J., Hokanson, K., and Douches, D. Plant Pathology, 70(1), 61-73. DOI:10.1111/ppa.13269. To download a copy of this article click here.
South central and Southeast Idaho 2019 Small Grains Report.
The Idaho Small Grains report for 2019 is now available here. Small grain varieties differ from year to year and are grown in multiple locations around Idaho. You can view Variety Trial Locations or Small Grains Reports for previous years here.


Australasian Plant Pathology Society Meeting, Melbourne, Australia. November 24 – 29, 2019.
Phillip Wharton, James Woodhall, Carlos Pizolotto, Miranda Harrington, Katie Fairchild, Alan Malek and Kasia Duellman (2019). A spore trapping network for the early detection of potato pathogens in the USA. APPS, Melbourne November, 2019.