Late blight was found on heirloom tomatoes being grown hydroponically near Winchester, West Virginia on May 24th. Winchester, WV is just below the southern border of Virginia. This is the first report of Late blight in the region this year. There is no immediate threat to tomato or potato growers in New Jersey. However, this should remind everyone […]
Continue reading...May 24, 2013 Meredith Melendez
FDA Q&A: Records, Compliance and Enforcement
Records, Compliance and Enforcement Subparts O and P Food Safety Modernization Act proposed rule This FDA Proposed Produce Food Safety Rule Q & A conference call, coordinated by the Produce Safety Alliance, discussed recordkeeping, compliance, and enforcement within the impending Food Safety Modernization Act produce rule. Questions asked during this conference call were: 1. Do […]
Continue reading...May 23, 2013 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Tomato Disease Forecasting Report 5-24-13
5-24-13 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...May 23, 2013 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato Disease Forecasting Report 5-24-13
Potato Disease Forecasting Report 5-24-13 – Click to Download Welcome to the new potato report for 2013! As always, we will be tracking DSVs for Late blight development and calculating P-days for initiating the first early blight fungicide application. Remember the threshold for P-days is 300! Once 300 P-days is reached for your location early […]
Continue reading...May 23, 2013 Peter Oudemans
Management of Phytophthora Root and Runner Rot in Cranberry
by Peter V. Oudemans, Extension Specialist and Anne DeMarsay, Post Doctoral Researcher Vines affected by Phytophthora Root and Runner Rot will decline from the root system up. Accurate diagnosis is important and may require identification by a trained plant pathologist. Key factors for effective management include: Identification of the pathogen Soil drainage rates Soil drainage […]
Continue reading...May 23, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Briefs 5-24-13
Cucurbit downy mildew was reported on cucumber as far north as Southern Georgia this past week. Crown rot and leather rot (fruit rot) caused by Phytophthora spp. were found on strawberry this past week. Bacterial problems in strawberry, parsley, and lettuce were reported this past week. With the rain and windy weather predicted over the […]
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