Talk:Diplodia tip blight

Hello,

My name is Jon Jamison, and I created this page. I added this entry as a part of the Botany Class I am taking at Parkland College in Champaign, IL. I found this topic interesting because this disease is currently affecting the Austrian Pines at my parents house in Ogden, IL. Since there was never an entry discussing Sphaeropsis blight, I felt it would be a great addition to this site. Please feel free to comment and help me to make this article more detailed. I hope to add a picture or two from the Austrian pines from my parents house to use as examples.

--Jjamison1 17:43, 10 March 2006 (UTC)Jon Jamison 3-10-06 11:42AM CST

Some Suggestions
I have a couple of suggestions that I feel this article would benefit from. First of all, I would suggest that you re-read through the article. For instance, the third sentence from the bottom of the disease cycle paragraph).

Also, I would recommend that you break up the paragraphs into shorter sections, because it makes it easier to read and follow. The section about control could possibly include bullets to more simply organize the ideas, and you might consider making the citations links for easier viewing.

You could possibly add when this was discovered or by who figured out the causes and effects of it (if known) or where it is widely spread and what efforts are currently being done in these areas to stop it. Possibly, you might even find information about why pines are more susceptible than other types of trees.

--Massonika 06:30, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

suggestions
This article contains a sizable amount of information.

Might I suggest going to your local college and asking the biology department if they happen to have a slide or image of the fungus or the blight it causes also and ask if you could post it (don’t forget to list copyright info, else wiki deletes it). I would also try to find a few book sources for information on it. Even if you do not use them, they could still be useful if someone prefers to read via book format. Also you might consider info about how this affects the companies that sell pines.

--Painter guy 04:53, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Response to suggestions from Painter guy
I'm working on taking a picture at my parents house, where they have 3 or 4 Austrian pines that are infected by Spaeropsis Blight and place the picture on the site. For finding a picture from the University of Illinois, I actually have a couple pictures from some fliers I've obtained from them, but I don't have the contact information to receive the permission from. So hopefully the picture I'm taking this afternoon will turn out well.

--Jjamison1 17:04, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

edits for final post
After re-reading the article I first posted, I've found some items that need to be fixed. First I've corrected a typo in the "Disease Cycle" portion of the article. Secondly, I've placed external links on all of the citations I've used to make it easier to access further information on the subject. Thirdly, I've broken up the paragraphs to allow for easier reading. Fourthly, I've added bullets to make for easier reading of the "How to Control" section. Fifthly, I placed a photo of the needles of a Austrian pine infected with Sphaeropsis blight. I am having some trouble finding information on who first discovered the disease and when it was first discovered. If I can find that information before the due date on this assignment, then I'll add it to the article.

--Jjamison1 02:46, 28 April 2006 (UTC)--Jjamison1 17:08, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

wrong name
article should be rebamed as diplodia shoot blight as spha.. is a junior synonym — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.191.254.103 (talk) 19:26, 3 December 2013 (UTC)