39: Plant Disease Clinic (PDC) with Brett Arenz

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Hello my scientists, this week we chat with Brett Arenz, the director of the Plant Disease Clinic at the University of Minnesota. He runs plant pathology lectures as well as diagnoses  thousands of samples per year submitted by: homeowners, horticulture, landscaping, forestry, and agricultural groups. This service is important to help protect national food biosecurity by acting as the main surveillance clinic representing Minnesota in the National Plant Diagnostic Network. In this chat we cover:

• What got Brett into the Plant Disease Clinic
• What is PDC?
• Education within the department
• What are the steps after getting a sample?
• What happened to my geraniums at Sargents?
• Unexplained samples
• It's all connected: fungi, nematodes, bacteria, insects
• What is Oak wilt?
• We explain the Geranium bacteria batch 
• How to get rid of contaminated plants?
• Where to find more of Brett

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