The NJ Emerald Ash Borer Task Force has agreed upon the following in response to EAB management questions in NJ: All ash trees in NJ should be considered at high risk for EAB. It is appropriate to begin treatment of high value ash trees throughout NJ now. For any questions about treatment methods, we should […]
Continue reading...July 11, 2016 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 7-12-16
Click to View | Download Report 7-12-16 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 […]
Continue reading...July 11, 2016 Andy Wyenandt
Cucurbit downy mildew confirmed on cucumber in Southern New Jersey – ALERT – 7/11/16
Cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed on cucumber near Cedarville in Cumberland County, New Jersey. This is the first report of cucurbit downy mildew this growing season. All cucumber growers who have not included a downy mildew-specific fungicide in their weekly spray program should do so. For more in formation on controlling cucurbit downy mildew […]
Continue reading...July 11, 2016 Andy Wyenandt
Dickeya dianthicola affecting potato growers throughout Mid-Atlantic region and elsewhere – Updated 7/11/16
In addition to Dickeya dianthicola being found in ‘Superior’, ‘Reba’, ‘Snowden’, and ‘Norwis’ on 3 farms in New Jersey this year, the pathogen has also been detected in fields with seed originating from Maine on 5 farms on Long Island in ‘Reba’, ‘Vivialdi’, ‘Superior’, ‘Norwis’, and ‘Waneta’. Other varieties such as ‘Yukon Gold’ have also […]
Continue reading...July 11, 2016 Hemant Gohil
Size Peaches with Supplemental Irrigation
NJ peach orchards demand supplemental irrigation when drought weather patterns persist. Peaches gain up to 70% of their final volume during the last 30 days on the tree, so sizing fruit to their full potential requires supplemental irrigation. July and August are critical months for fruit sizing for most varieties. Inadequate irrigation during critical stages […]
Continue reading...July 10, 2016 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Briefs – 7/11/16
Basil downy mildew has been confirmed in southern and central New Jersey. All conventional basil growers should be on a preventative spray program prior to the arrival of the disease. Cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed on cucumber as far north as Caroline County, Maryland and Sussex County, DE this past week. Cucurbit growers need to […]
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