Moderate spring temperatures and regular rainfall over the last week or two have brought a bunch of brown ring patch (aka: Waitea Patch), which is caused by the fungus Waitea circinata, into Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Laboratory.
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May 20, 2014 Richard Buckley
Attention Christmas Tree Growers!
Buds of many confiers, including Douglas-fir, are in the process of breaking around the state. Every spring around this time, the Plant Diagnostic Laboratory starts to get samples with suspect needlecast, and as usual, we have indeed seen our share of needlecast so far this spring.
Continue reading...May 19, 2014 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato Disease Forecasting Report 5-20-14
Potato Disease Forecasting Report 5-20-14 – 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...May 19, 2014 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Tomato Disease Forecasting Report 5-20-14
5-20-14 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...May 19, 2014 Jack Rabin
Strawberry Producers Twilight Meeting
Growers and produce industry members are invited to Specca Farms on Wed. May 28th at 6:00 PM. Join us for food and taste testing the latest Rutgers NJAES strawberry cultivar evaluations. Share a field tour and discussion of new strawberry cultivars. Includes growing systems and marketing tips to renew profitable strawberries with varieties bred for […]
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