Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Alternaria leaf spot has been reported on broccoli this week. Weather conditions for the development of both diseases has been ideal. Preventative control is recommended and growers should scout and apply protectant fungicides on a regular basis. Note, if Downy mildew is present use downy mildew specific fungicides in conjunction with fungicides for Alternaria leaf […]
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Note: This is the final scheduled edition of the Vegetable IPM Update for 2021. Sweet Corn Corn earworm (CEW) moth captures from both trap types continue to decline with low evening temperatures, although the population still poses a threat to remaining sweet corn. It is likely that CEW activity will rise and fall with evening […]
Continue reading...” Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program Are you a swine, chicken, or turkey producer who suffered losses due to insufficient access to processing facilities during the coronavirus pandemic? USDA’s Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program (PLIP) provides financial relief for those losses and costs associated with depopulation due to COVID-19. This new program is part of USDA’s Pandemic […]
Continue reading...I recently came across a new manuscript while catching up on research efforts on our national APS (The American Phytopathological Society) website. The article is titled ‘The inhibitory effects of the natural product Esculetin on Phytophthora capsici and its possible mechanism’. This research article caught my eye because P. capsici, the fungal oomycete which causes […]
Continue reading...At the end of September, USDA released the Small Grains 2021 Summary Report. This report provides useful year over year yield information for barley, oats, rye and wheat (spring and winter planted; and by type) and comments on the crop progression from planting to harvest. National prices paid for commodities (cotton, corn, soybeans, small grains) […]
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USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service has a resourceful video on ‘Protecting Cereal Grains from Stem Rust’ available on their website at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/maps/plant-health/barberry-cereal-gains An image gallery of stem rust pictures is available at https://www.ars.usda.gov/midwest-area/stpaul/cereal-disease-lab/docs/cereal-rusts/cereal-rust-image-gallery/ “Stem rust (also known as black rust) was once the most feared disease of cereal crops worldwide. In the U.S., it […]
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