Cody supports the citizens of South Dakota as an SDSU Extension Horticulture Plant Pathology Field Specialist at the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings.
Cody Molnar
SDSU Extension Horticulture Plant Pathology Field Specialist
Also by Cody Molnar
Research Report: Warm-Season Living Mulch Impacts on Cucumber Yield and Disease Symptoms
A 2025 trial in Brookings, South Dakota aimed to detect the influences of various warm-season cover crop living mulches on pest pressure in tomatoes and cucumbers and the interactions between both grafted and nongrafted tomatoes and cucumbers and the living mulch.
Bacterial Ring Rot: Yet another devastating disease of potato
Ring rot is primarily a disease of stored tubers and seed potatoes, where it produces black or brown lines just below the surface of the potato.
Pepper Internal Rot: Disease information and research updates
A new disease has been found in South Dakota pepper plants. While plants appear healthy and produce peppers that appear normal, many peppers will have a black mold growing inside. So, what’s going on with these plants?