Download PDF version 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. During long wetting […]
Continue reading...April 14, 2015 Richard Buckley
Gettin’ Over The Winter Blues
The Plant Diagnostic Laboratory is in recovery from SAD – not seasonal affective disorder – but sample affected disorder! Snow cover equals very few sample submissions, so with the exception of our talk show circuit, life in a plant diagnostic facility is pretty quiet in the winter. While it is certainly a pleasure to see […]
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NJ Crop Insurance News Reminder
Apr 21: grain sorghum earliest planting date Created to inform New Jersey ag producers about crop insurance, the Garden State Crop Insurance Education Initiative Team makes available important information through multiple media outlets. Get the latest news by visiting the website or follow via blog, Facebook, or Twitter. Garden State Crop Insurance Education Crop Insurance […]
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NJ Crop Insurance News Reminder
Apr 20: processing bean earliest planting date Created to inform New Jersey ag producers about crop insurance, the Garden State Crop Insurance Education Initiative Team makes available important information through multiple media outlets. Get the latest news by visiting the website or follow via blog, Facebook, or Twitter. Garden State Crop Insurance Education Crop Insurance […]
Continue reading...April 10, 2015 Administrator
2015 NJ Commercial Pest Control Recommendations
Updated for 2015, the commercial blueberry and cranberry pest control recommendations for NJ are available for download from Rutgers NJAES. Commercial Blueberry Pest Control Recommendations for New Jersey, 2015 Oudemans, P. Majek, B. Pavlis, G. Polk, D. Rodriguez-Saona, C. Ward, D. Commercial Cranberry Pest Control Recommendations for New Jersey, 2015 Oudemans, P. Majek, B. Rodriguez-Saona, […]
Continue reading...April 10, 2015 Jim Murphy
Looks Like Grass… But It Isn’t
Other than today and yesterday, soil temperatures in New Brunswick have been reaching into the lower 50s°F during the last week or so. And you see the effects, some plants are finally awakening from winter slumber. Cool-season turfgrasses are slowly greening up. Tree buds are swelling, some are flowering. Forsythia is just starting to bloom. […]
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