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Vegetable Disease Update – 5/3/13
Parsley
Septoria Leaf Spot – has been found in east Vineland this past week.
Leaf spots caused by Septoria blight are easily distinguished by small, angular to round leaf spots with grayish-brown centers with a definitive dark, brown margin. Numerous black fruiting bodies develop in the center of lesions (see VDOW). Septoria blight is spread by wind-driven rain and overhead irrigation.
Rotate applications of Quadris (azoxystrobin, 11) at 6.0 to 15.5 fl oz 2.08SC/A or Cabrio (pyraclostrobin, 11) at 12.0 to 16.0 20WG/A with Tilt (propiconazole, 3) at 3.0 to 4.0 fl oz. 3.6F/A every 7 days. A fixed copper at labeled rates can also be included if bacterial leaf spot is an issue.
Bacterial leaf spot (Pseudomonas syringae) of parsley can also show up at the same time as Septoria blight. Leaf spots caused by Bacterial blight appear as small brown to black spots on the leaves. The pathogen can be soil or seed borne and develops during cool, moist weather. The disease spreads during cool, rainy weather or with overhead irrigation; and is exacerbated by high plant density. The same control measures listed for Septoria will assist in preventing the spread of Bacterial leaf spot as long as the fixed copper is included with azoxystrobin and the fungicides are applied preventatively. If Oxidate is used, follow the label carefully. [Read more…]
Vegetable IPM Update: Week Ending 5/1/13
Rutgers Cooperative Extension IPM personnel are currently deploying blacklight trap and insect pheromone trap networks throughout the state. Sampling will commence within one week, and insect data will be published in the Plant and Pest Advisory Online and on the Pest Map Archive as soon as target pests begin to appear. [Read more…]
Growers Guide to the DMI or SBI Fungicides (FRAC code 3)
The DMI (DeMethylation Inhibitors) or SBI (Sterol Biosynthesis Inhibiting) fungicides belong to FRAC code 3 which include the triazoles and imidazoles. Some of these fungicides are commonly known as Tilt (propiconazole), Rally (myclobutanil), Folicur (tebuconazole), and Procure (triflumizole). [Read more…]
Vegetable Disease Briefs – 4/26/13
Leaf spots were reported in spinach and other greens this past week. Growers should remain diligent and scout on a regular basis. With the dry weather expected over the next week, any use of overhead irrigation will help spread potential disease. Growers should apply preventative fungicides in advance of any disease developement or use of overhead irrigation.
Rhizoctonia was found in strawberry this past week. Rhizoctonia tends to show up during dryer weather periods usually on stressed plants. In general, the longer transplants sit in the ground without getting established and putting on any new growth the more susceptible they become to pathogens such as Rhizoctonia. Abound (azoxystrobin, 11) at 6.0 to 15.5 fl oz as a foliar application, or 0.40 to 0.80 fl oz/1000 ft row has a broad label for Rhizoctonia suppression across many crops. Abound will also help control pathogens such as anthracnose fruit rot, leaf spots, and powdery mildew in strawberry.
Vegetable Diseases of the Week – 4/26/13
Rhizoctonia root rot on infected strawberry. | |
Leaf spot on strawberry. | |
Sunscald injury on stems of newly transplanted pepper seedlings caused by stems laying against edges of black plastic mulch on hot, sunny days. |