Archives for January 2015

The new 2015 Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations guide is now available.

Every year horticulturists, plant pathologists, entomologists and weed specialists from Penn State University, Rutgers, University of Delaware, Virginia Tech, University of Maryland and West Virginia University meet to discuss what changes should be made to the guide based on new research results and changes in the vegetable industry.     ~Elsa Sanchez, PSU

At NJAES, we are proud collaborators in the pursuit of evidence-based, environmentally-sound agricultural practices. We sometimes refer to the Recommendations as the $50-million growers guide because of the cumulative effort, scientific wisdom, and practical experience found within its pages; make no mistake, its a stunning return on investment for anyone who grows or eats vegetables in the mid-Atlantic states (Rabin did the math).

The guide is available online @ Rutgers NJAES | Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations

For a hardcopy of the guide:

• Attend the NJ Ag Convention and Trade Show
  held Feb 3-6, 2015 @ The Tropicana Casino and Resort, Atlantic City, NJ;
• Or, contact your local Rutgers Cooperative Extension Office.

Seed treatment and selected fungicides and bactericides labeled for greenhouse use tables can be found in the 2015 Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations guide.

All seed used in transplant production, as well as any transplants brought into the greenhouse should be certified ‘clean’ or disease-free. Important diseases such as Bacterial leaf spot of tomato and pepper can cause major problems in transplant production if introduced in the greenhouse. Bacterial leaf spot of tomato and pepper can be seed-borne and infested seed can be a major source of inoculum in the greenhouse and cause problems in the field later in the growing season.

As a rule for any crop, any non-certified or untreated seed should be treated, if applicable, with a Clorox treatment, or hot-water seed treatment, or dusted to help minimize bacterial or damping-off diseases.

For more information on seed treatments for specific crops please see Table E-14 on page E45 in Section E of the 2015 New Jersey Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations Guide.
An updated table for selected fungicides and bactericides labeled for greenhouse use is available in Section E of the 2015 recommendations guide. The table includes a comprehensive list of fungicides and biological agents approved for greenhouse use. Table E-15 can be found on pages E46-48.