Potato Disease Forecasting Report 7-5-13 – Click to Download 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 in southern […]
Continue reading...July 4, 2013 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Tomato Disease Forecasting Report 7-5-13
7-5-13 Tomato Report – Click to Download Disease severity values (DSVs) for early blight, septoria leaf spot, and tomato anthracnose development are determined daily based on leaf wetness (due to rainfall, dew) and air temperature. On a daily basis DSV values can range from 0 to 4 where 0 = no chance for disease development […]
Continue reading...July 4, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Briefs and Updates – 7/4/13
Cucurbit downy mildew was reported on cucumber in Salem County on 7/3. This is the first report of CDM in the state this year. All cucurbit growers should scout on a regular basis and add a downy mildew specific fungicide to their regular maintenance program. To track cucurbit downy mildew in the US please visit […]
Continue reading...July 3, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
Cucurbit downy mildew found on cucumber in New Jersey – 7/3/13
Cucurbit downy mildew was found in a commercial cucumber field in Salem County in southern New Jersey today. This is the first report of cucurbit downy mildew in the state this growing season. All cucurbit growers should scout their fields on a regular basis and should add a downy mildew specific fungicide to thier weekly fungicide maintenance program. For current 2013 Cucurbit […]
Continue reading...July 3, 2013 Meredith Melendez
FSMA Comment Period Ends September 16th
The comment period for both the Proposed Produce Rule and the Proposed Preventive Controls Rule ends on September 16th. Both of these rules have the potential to impact many farms across NJ. Your comments are important and can be made online for both the Produce Rule and the Preventive Controls Rule. (Click on the highlighted rule […]
Continue reading...July 3, 2013 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, and Atanas Atanassov
Fruit IPM Report: Week Ending 7/5/13
Fruit IPM Report 7-5-13 – Click to View | Download | Print In this report: Peach Apple Grape Scouting Calendar Blueberry Trap Counts
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