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Many corn fields have been repeatedly saturated by recent successive rainfalls. Numerous fields, particularly no-till fields, are yellowing. While this could be due to several factors, one may be the lack or loss of Nitrogen. On sandy soils, N has probably leached below the root zone and on heavier textured soils some may have also […]
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Basil downy mildew has been reported near Vineland! Bacterial leaf spot has been reported on tomato. Phytophthora blight has been reported on summer squash. No late blight has been reported in the region to date. The Late blight found in greenhouse tomatoes in WV two weeks has been reported to be US23. To track late […]
Continue reading...By Jim Murphy Back on May 24, I posted about my observation of crabgrass emerging in areas that had very thin turf cover and very high levels of crabgrass seed in the soil. Crabgrass is now emerging from areas with healthier turf and good density (and has not received a preemergence herbicide application). Recent and forecast rains are likely to […]
Continue reading...Rob Pyne1, Kathryn Homa 1,2, Bill Barney1,2, Andy Wyenandt1, and Jim Simon1 1 Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University 2 IR-4 Program In 2010 a basil variety and breeding line trial was conducted as an initial screen for potential sources of genetic resistance to downy mildew caused by Peronospora belbahrii, a destructive pathogen of […]
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The first trap capture was seen on June 7 in Burlington County which started the clock for those growers on a calendar based spray program if exporting fruit to Canada. See Fruit IPM report for this week. Life Cycle Monitoring and Management Adult Identification Control Options
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