Click to View | Download Report 7-7-17 Potato Disease Forecasting Report We will be tracking DSVs for Late blight development and calculating P-days for initiating the first early blight fungicide application. The first late blight fungicide application is recommended once 18 DSVs accumulate from green row. Green row typically occurs around the first week in May […]
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Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): The next and 3rd flight for OFM has begun in southern counties. This will produce the 3rd brood of larvae. First generation eggs are laid primarily on leaf petioles and larvae mine down the petiole into new shoot growth, causing the flagging on terminal growth. The second generation has a […]
Continue reading...July 6, 2017 Andy Wyenandt
Cucurbit Downy Mildew ALERT – 7/6/17
Cucurbit downy mildew was confirmed on cucumber in northern New Jersey (Warren County) today near Allamuchy. This is the third report of CDM on cucumber in New Jersey this growing season. All cucumber growers in NJ are encouraged to add downy mildew specific fungicides to their weekly maintenance spray programs. All growers should scout cucumber plantings as […]
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Liberty 280 SL label for LibertyLink sweet corn
EPA has recently approved a new version of Liberty 280 SL label (see picture). This new label includes increased LibertyLink (LL) corn rates, increased yearly maximum rates, and a sweet corn section for LL varieties. Liberty 280 SL is a non-selective herbicide that provides control of a broad spectrum of broadleaf and grassy weed […]
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Vegetable Disease Update – 7/6/17
Cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed on cucumber in 2 counties in southern New Jersey. All cucumber growers should consider adding downy mildew specific products to their regular maintenance programs. Basil downy mildew has been reported in central New Jersey. Late blight has been reported in areas outside the mid-Atlantic region this past week. There […]
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Controlling important fungal diseases in Asparagus during the summer.
Asparagus growers should consider scouting their fields during the summer months for foliar disease development. Important pathogens that growers need to scout for on a regular basis include Purple spot, Cercospora, and Rust.
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