Rutgers Cooperative Extension
There have been no new reports of Late blight.
Asparagus – Summer foliar diseases in Asparagus have been reported. With the cooler weather and all the rain we’ve have been experiencing on and off all summer disease pressure in asparagus is higher than normal (see article). [Read more…]
Asparagus growers should consider scouting their fields for foliar disease development. Important pathogens growers need to scout for on a regular basis are Purple spot, Cercospora, and Rust. [Read more…]
White speck on vine and stem of infected pumpkin plant. Note the numerous small, white diamond shaped lesions.
White speck lesions covering the surface of immature and mature pumpkin fruit. White speck will only cause cosmetic injury to fruit.
No Late blight has been reported in New Jersey this week.
Cucurbit downy mildew remains active.
White speck (or Plectosporium blight) has been reported in pumpkin. [Read more…]
Phytophthora fruit rot of butternut squash
Leaf spots on an infected eggplant leaf caused by Phomopsis. (Note the black fruiting bodies in the center of the spots)
No Late blight has been reported in New Jersey this week.
Cucurbit downy mildew has been found on pumpkin in northern New Jersey.
Phytophthora blight remains active in many crops. The good news is that next week should bring some dry weather.
An early indication from our pepper bacterial leaf spot differential trial is that Race 6 is present in southern New Jersey. We’ll have more information later this fall.
Phomopsis leaf spot has been found on Italian eggplant. [Read more…]
