In 2004, cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) re-emerged in the US with a vengeance causing significant losses in cucurbit production. In most years prior to this, concern for CDM control was minimal, since the pathogen arrived late in the growing season (in more northern regions), or the pathogen caused little damage, or never appeared. After 2004, […]
Continue reading...February 11, 2020 Andy Wyenandt
The A-B-C’s of cucurbit powdery mildew control
Cucurbit powdery mildew (CPM), caused by Podosphaera xanthii, is one the most important diseases of cucurbit crops throughout the world. The pathogen is an obligate parasite, just like cucurbit downy mildew, meaning it needs a living host in order to survive. In northern regions that have a killing frost in the fall the pathogen will […]
Continue reading...February 10, 2020 Hemant Gohil
2020 South Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Grower Meeting
Date: March 5, 2020 Time: 8:00 am – 3:00 pm Location: RAREC – 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302 Pre-Registration: Required, Contact: Karen Holton (holton@njaes.rutgers.edu) or (856) 455-3100 x 4104 Cost / person: $15.00 (Checks preferred, made out to Rutgers University) Lunch: Included Pesticide Credits: Requested for – Core, PP2, 10, 1A, […]
Continue reading...February 6, 2020 Pat Hastings
Final Revised New Jersey Pesticide Regulations – Expected Spring 2020
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Worker Protection regulations [N.J.A.C. 7:30 Subchapter 12] provide New Jersey’s rules for the protection of farmworkers. Prior to EPA’s revision of the federal … Read More »
Continue reading...February 6, 2020 Pat Hastings
Final Revised New Jersey Pesticide Regulations – Expected Spring 2020
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Worker Protection regulations [N.J.A.C. 7:30 Subchapter 12] provide New Jersey’s rules for the protection of farmworkers. Prior to EPA’s revision of the federal … Read More »
Continue reading...February 1, 2020 Andy Wyenandt
Options for controlling basil downy mildew in the field
For over a decade, basil downy mildew (BDM) has caused significant losses in basil grown in organic and conventional field and greenhouse production across the United States. At the time of its introduction, there were very few fungicides labeled for its control making it nearly impossible to grow a successful crop in many areas of […]
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