May 15 @ 5:30 PM Summit City Farms and Winery 500 University Blvd, Glassboro, NJ 08028
Continue reading...April 17, 2019 Thierry Besancon
Suppression of cranberry seed germination with preemergence herbicides
Self-pollination or cross-pollination between undomesticated cranberries and selected cultivars occur frequently and produce fruits containing fertile seeds. Seedlings germinating from these seeds are off-type varieties that may have lower fruit yield potential and higher vegetative vigor. Contamination by off-type varieties may result in decreased long-term productivity of planted cranberry beds and loss of profitability for […]
Continue reading...April 17, 2019 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Allium leaf miner update: 09/20/19
Allium Leaf Miner Allium leaf miner (ALM) feeding/egglaying scars were detected in chives and scallions near Princeton (Mercer Co.), NJ on Friday of this week. This indicates that the second (fall) flight of these flies is now underway, and damage is occurring. Growers should consider initiating the control method of their choice at this time. Affected […]
Continue reading...April 17, 2019 Norman Lalancette
Improving Your Early Season Peach Brown Rot Control Program
Have you ever felt that you did everything right at controlling brown rot during the preharvest period, but still got a significant amount of brown rot at harvest? Your preharvest fungicide applications were at tight intervals during the roughly 21-day fruit ripening period. Rains occurred but you were protected. Even when you looked back at […]
Continue reading...April 15, 2019 Dave Schmitt
Tree Fruit IPM Report for April 15, 2019
Peach: Brown Rot: Blossom infections from the brown rot fungus can occur whenever pistils are exposed and a favorable climate exists. Infections can occur during any wetting period when temperatures are between 41 and 86 °F. However, optimum conditions for infection occur with wetting and temperatures in the mid 70’s.
Continue reading...April 15, 2019 Thierry Besancon
Optimizing preemergence weed control in established blueberry for 2019
Several long-residual herbicides with different modes of action (MOA) are labeled for established blueberry. In order to reduce the potential of selecting for herbicide-resistant weeds, it is highly recommended mixing two residual herbicides with different MOA whenever you apply preemergence herbicides. Casoron (dichlobenil) is a cellulose synthesis inhibitor recommended for fall application to control many […]
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