Although hydroponic production systems allow growers to control many factors to create a healthy crop, these systems do pose a unique environment for certain diseases. It is important to know the know and identify the diseases on these crops to rapidly deploy the most effective management strategies.

A new article from e-GRO highlights some of these diseases and the accompanying pictures are helpful for initial diagnoses. Keep in mind, it is still important to get an accurate diagnosis from your local county agent/agronomist and send the sample to the NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic.