The extremely hot, dry weather in areas of New Jersey and the region has kept downy mildew in check the past few weeks. To date, cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) has only been detected on cucumber (Cucumis sativus) in the state. It has been found on cucumber and cantaloupe (Cucumis melo) in southeast PA, the eastern […]
Continue reading...August 15, 2016 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 8-16-16
Click to View | Download Report 8-16-16 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 […]
Continue reading...August 15, 2016 Andy Wyenandt
Dickeya dianthicola Update: 8/16/16
Using PCR test results and North American Certified Seed Potato Health Certificates to track Lot No., Dickeya dianthicola has been reported in 12 states (DE, FL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, PA, RI, VA, WV, and OH) on nine potato varieties to date in 2016. These varieties include: ‘Reba’, ‘Superior’, ‘Vivaldi’, ‘Norwis’, ‘Snowden’, ‘Yukon Gold’, ‘Beacon Chipper’, ‘Kennebec’, […]
Continue reading...August 15, 2016 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Briefs – 8/15/16
Cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed on cucumber in New Jersey. To date, cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on cucumber and melon in the mid-Atlantic region. All cucumber growers need to add a downy mildew-specific fungicide to their weekly fungicide programs. All cucurbit growers need to scout on a regular basis. There have been […]
Continue reading...August 12, 2016 Michael Westendorf
More Backyard Poultry
It was pointed out to me in my previous backyard poultry post that Rutgers has few resources about backyard poultry and many of these are older. I put together a set of resources that can be used as an overview about small flocks and backyard poultry. Most of these are taken from the University of […]
Continue reading...August 11, 2016 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 8-12-16
Click to View | Download Report 8-12-16 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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