Rutgers downy mildew resistant sweet basils available around the world; Research efforts continue After a decade’s worth of research and breeding efforts Rutgers Downy Mildew Resistant (DMR) sweet basils are now available to commercial and organic growers as well as home gardeners around the world. Since 2007, when basil downy mildew (BDM) was first identified […]
Continue reading...January 12, 2020 Andy Wyenandt
Rutgers downy mildew resistant sweet basils available around the world; Research efforts continue
January 10, 2020 Andy Wyenandt
Controlling Cercospora leaf spot in beet
Cercospora leaf spot (CLS), caused by Cercospora beticola, is an important and emerging disease in beet and swiss chard production in New Jersey. Efforts to control this disease has become more difficult in the past few years in some areas of southern New Jersey. The soil-borne fungal pathogen, once established in fields, can survive in […]
Continue reading...January 9, 2020 Andy Wyenandt
Copper resistance in bacterial leaf spot found in New Jersey during 2020 growing season
Copper resistance has been detected in bacterial leaf spot of tomato and pepper and in Pseudomonas chicorii, the causal agent of bacterial leaf spot in basil, in New Jersey. While not surprising, copper resistance has been known to develop for decades now; however, this is the first time it has been confirmed in vegetable crops […]
Continue reading...January 7, 2020 Andy Wyenandt
Understanding and Controlling Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus
Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) is an emerging virus in greenhouse tomato production worldwide. The virus was first identified in Israel a few years ago and has since been found in Europe, Asia, Mexico, and the US. The pathogen is known to be present in greenhouse tomatoes in Mexico, and has occasionally been found […]
Continue reading...January 6, 2020 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
American Cranberry Growers Association Winter Meeting
Date: Thursday, January 23, 2020 Location: Rutgers EcoComplex, Bordentown, NJ Agenda 8:00-8:30 Registration and Coffee 8:30-8:50 Welcoming remarks– Shawn Cutts, President, ACGA Treasurer’s report – Shawn Cutts 8:50-9:10 Cranberry statistics Bruce Eklund, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Trenton, NJ 9:10-9:35 Traits we have found in cranberry Nicholi Vorsa, Professor, Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University; Jennifer […]
Continue reading...November 20, 2019 Michael Westendorf
Hackettstown Livestock Auction Results for November 11, 2019
This auction sells: lambs, sheep, goats, calves, beef cattle, pigs, rabbits, and all types of heavy fowl. Auctions are held every Tuesday with the first sale beginning at 10:30 am and ending with the last sale at 5:30 pm. Hay, straw, grain, and firewood are also for sale. Hackettstown Livestock Auction Farm Fresh Eggs available […]
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