Publications by authors named "Curt Colburn"

Florist's cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum) is an herbaceous perennial native to the Mediterranean region and has become an increasingly popular plant around the world. Leaves of these plants are cordate-shaped with varying green and silver patterns. Flowers vary in color from white through different shades of pink, lavender, and red.

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  • In March 2023, the same disease was observed in a greenhouse nursery with 11 out of 481 plants affected.
  • The rust fungus was identified through morphological analysis and molecular techniques, revealing a high genetic similarity to samples from Florida and Japan, and its pathogenicity was confirmed by USDA diagnostics.
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, commonly known as leopard plant, is a popular perennial used in landscapes in the Southeastern U.S. In March 2022, leaf blight was observed on 20 leopard plants at a landscape site in Georgetown Co.

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