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Dr Stephen Vann

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Expertise

Plant Diseases and Disorders of Lawn Grasses, Trees, Vegetables,and Ornamentals

Experience in the area

Plant Diseases Identification and Management

Education/Credentials

B.S. Botany --- Miss. State Univ. M.S. Plant Pathology --- Miss. State Univ. Ph.D. Plant Pathology --- Texas A & M Univ.

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User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Lori	01/30/12	10	10	10	Thank you for your prompt and helpful .....
Albert	01/18/12	10	10	10	Thanks Steve. I had put some fish .....
Jan	01/10/12	9	9	10	Dear Steve, Thank you for your prompt .....
bright	01/04/12	10	10	10
bright	01/04/12	10	10	10	very fast response.

Recent Answers from Dr Stephen Vann

2012-02-05 schefflera:

Charles: Without looking at these spots under some sort of magnification, I would be guessing. They could be fungus or even an insect. These are not characteristic for anything specficic. If there are

2012-01-30 Monkey puzzle tree:

Lori: The ooze is called slime flux or bacterial wetwood. Check out information on this bacterial disease at http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/PDF/FSA-7552.pdf This information is in

2012-01-27 Orchid Help(1):

Alfredo: From your image, I do not see any evidence of a disease or insect from your orchid. In fact, this plant looks quite happy to me. Looks as if it is located next to a window. Be sure to avoid

2012-01-27 Orchid Help:

Alfredo: I do not recognize these leaf spots as being a disease. I would suspect some form of injury that probably occurred as this leaf was forming. The injury probably happened at or just before

2012-01-18 Tomato leaves:

Albert: Based on your image, these leaf symptoms are probably the result of a root/soil stress, rather than an infectious disease. These symptoms can be produced as result of a nutrient and/or water

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