Hops are perennial climbing vines that produces cones. Those cones are a flavoring and an aroma component of beer.
Hop powdery mildew reemerges
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Hop cones exhibit powdery mildew, a reemerging disease in Wisconsin of concern to the craft-brewing industry.
A hop leaf has severe powdery mildew.
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