- Cole crops
- Spinach
- Strawberry
Cole crops
Downy Mildew and Alternaria – Symptoms of downy mildew include purple to yellowish-brown spots on upper leaf surfaces. A grayish-white spore mass will develop and cover the underside of leaves under ideal temperatures (night temperatures of 46 to 61°F and day temperatures below 75°F. Downy mildew can kill young plants. Heavily infected leaves may drop providing entry points for bacterial infections (black rot and soft rot).
Symptoms of Alternaria on infected leaves include small, expanding circular lesions with concentric rings that may have a ‘shot-hole’ appearance as lesions age. Heavily infected seedlings may result in damping-off.
Control of Downy mildew and Alternaria begin with preventative fungicide applications. Use one of the following at the first sign of disease and continue every 7 to 10 days (Please refer to the pesticide table on page F27 of the 2013 NJ Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations to determine which fungicide is labeled for each specific crop.): Quadris (azoxystrobin, 11) at 6.0 to 15.5 fl oz 2.08SC/A, or chlorothalonil (M5) at 1.5 pt 6F/A or OLF, or Cabrio (pyraclostrobin, 11) at 12.0 to 16.0 oz 20EG/A, or Endura (boscalid, 7) at 6.0 to 9.0 oz 70WG/A, or Ridomil Gold Bravo (mefenoxam + chlorothalonil, 4 + M5) at 1.5 lb 76.5WP/A (14-day schedule), or Switch (cyprodinil, 9) at 11.0 to 14.0 oz 62.5WG/A (Alternaria only). For downy mildew only, apply Actigard (acibenzolar-S-methyl, P) at 1.0 oz 50WG/A (begin applications 7-10 days after thinning and re-apply every 7 days for a total of 4 applications per season) or Aliette (fosletyl Al, 33) at 3.0 to 5.0 lb 80WDG/A (on 14-day schedule). For more information please see 2013 New Jersey Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations Guide.
Spinach
White Rust and Downy Mildew – Prior to symptom development, apply the following on a 7 to 10 day schedule: Quadris (azoxystrobin, 11) at 12.0 to 15.5 fl oz 2.08SC/A, or Cabrio (pyraclostrobin, 11) at 12.0 to 16.0 oz 20EG/A, or Reason (fenimadone, 11) at 5.5 to 8.2 fl oz 500SC/A, or Tanos (famoxodone + cymoxanil, 11 + 27 ) at 8.0 to 10.0 oz 50W/A. Rotate to one of the following fungicides: Ranman (cyazofamid, 21) at 2.75 fl oz 400F/A, Revus (mandipropamid, 40) at 8.0 fl oz 2.08F, or Presidio (fluopicolide, 43) at 3.0 to 4.0 fl oz 4SC/A, or Actigard (acibenzolar-S-methyl, P) at 0.50 to 0.75 oz 50WG/A, or Aliette (fosetyl Al, 33) at 3.0 lb 80WDG/A, or fixed copper (FRAC code M1) at labeled rates (Copper containing fungicides may cause some phytotoxicity), or Ridomil Gold Copper (mefenoxam + copper, 4 + M1) at 2.5 lb 65WP/A (on 14-day schedule). For more information please see the 2013 New Jersey Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations Guide.
Strawberry
Leaf spot, Leaf blight and Leaf scorch – Tank mix and/or rotate the following on a 7 day schedule. Apply Captan at 6.0 lb 50WP/A or 3.8 lb 80WDG/A, or Captec at 3.0 qt 4L/A, or Captan at 4.0 lb 50WP/A + thiophanate-methyl at 1.0 lb 70WP, Cabrio (pyraclostrobin, 11) at 12.0 to 14.0 oz 20EG/A, or Pristine (pyraclostrobin + boscalid, 11 + 7) at 18.5 to 23.0 oz 38WG/A, or Rally (myclubutanil, 3) at 2.5 to 5.0 oz 40WSP.
