{"id":22,"date":"2026-04-08T16:59:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T23:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/potato-pathology\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:30:27","slug":"diagnostics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/potato-pathology\/diagnostics\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tools and resources to support potato disease management decisions across the Pacific Northwest and advance field pathology and epidemiology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tools developed by our team<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/garnica.shinyapps.io\/MSE_FindR\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MSE FindR<\/strong><\/a>. A Shiny app that estimates residual variance (mean square error) from published trials that report only treatment means and post-hoc letter groupings, for use in meta-analysis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/garnicalab.github.io\/drought-monitor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Columbia Basin Drought Monitor<\/strong><\/a>. Weekly drought status for six central Washington counties that account for most of the state&#8217;s potato acreage, summarized from U.S. Drought Monitor county data. Updated each Thursday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Other tools available to WA potato growers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disease forecasting and in-season alerts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WSU Potato Alerts<\/strong>. Weekly in-season pest and disease alerts for Columbia Basin potato production. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wsu.us13.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=2eff8714011ff4bfba18a0704&amp;id=9dc1a6349a\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a> or read the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/potatoes.decisionaid.systems\/articles\/wsu_potato_alerts\" target=\"_blank\">alert archive<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/potatoes.decisionaid.systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>WSU Potato Decision Aid System<\/strong><\/a>. Late blight and early blight risk models and spray-timing information for Pacific Northwest potatoes, based on AgWeatherNet data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/usablight.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>USABlight<\/strong><\/a>. National tracking of tomato and potato late blight, with outbreak maps and pathogen genotype reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weather and evapotranspiration<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/weather.wsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>WSU AgWeatherNet<\/strong><\/a>. Washington&#8217;s network of automated weather stations, with data and degree-day tools used for irrigation, frost, and disease-risk decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seasonal climate, ENSO, and drought<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/products\/analysis_monitoring\/enso_advisory\/ensodisc.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NOAA ENSO (El Ni\u00f1o \/ La Ni\u00f1a) Status<\/strong><\/a>. The Climate Prediction Center&#8217;s El Ni\u00f1o\/Southern Oscillation diagnostic discussion and advisory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/products\/forecasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NWS Climate Prediction Center Outlooks<\/strong><\/a>. Temperature and precipitation outlooks from 6 to 10 day and 8 to 14 day through monthly and seasonal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/droughtmonitor.unl.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>U.S. Drought Monitor<\/strong><\/a>. Weekly, county-level drought classification for the United States. Source data for the Columbia Basin Drought Monitor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Management references<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwpotatoresearch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Northwest Potato Research Consortium<\/strong><\/a>. Grower-funded research from the Washington, Oregon, and Idaho potato commissions, with libraries on potato diseases, insects, and nematodes, plus research reports and pest management guidance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pnwhandbooks.org\/plantdisease\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PNW Plant Disease Management Handbook<\/strong><\/a>. Pacific Northwest reference for identifying and managing plant diseases, including potato. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pnwhandbooks.org\/insect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>PNW Insect Management Handbook<\/strong><\/a>. Pacific Northwest reference for identifying and managing insect pests. Companion to the disease handbook.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frac.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FRAC Fungicide Code List<\/strong><\/a>. Fungicide Resistance Action Committee mode-of-action codes, used to rotate chemistries and manage fungicide resistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tools and resources to support potato disease management decisions across the Pacific Northwest and advance field pathology and epidemiology. 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