
Alfalfa
Diseases in Ohio
Anthracnose
- Symptoms
- diamond shaped stem
lesions near base of stem
- lesions have straw
colored center with dark brown border
- black specks may
be within center of lesion
- upper stem wilted,
bleached out with shepherds crook symptom
- Environment
- Survival
- spores spread by
splashing rain and harvesting equipment
- Management
- Scouting

