Pith Necrosis of Tomato June 12, 2015 - From Issue: 599 By: Dan Egel Read More This disease has been reported in two different greenhouse situations. Although the disease is not usually economically important, a brief review of the disease is offered here to help tomato growers[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Corn Earworms June 12, 2015 - From Issue: 599 By: Rick Foster After a brief lull in pheromone trap catches, we have resumed catching earworm moths all around the state. Although most of the counts are relatively low (less than 10 per[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Blossom End Rot of Tomato June 10, 2015 - From Issue: 599 By: Liz Maynard Blossom end rot of tomato has been showing up in some protected growing structures. This article reviews the disorder and summarizes preventive practices. Blossom end rot is a physiological disorder[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Plant Disease Management Protected Culture and Season Extension
Corn Earworms May 28, 2015 - From Issue: 598 By: Rick Foster 2015 marks the 40th year of my career as an entomologist and I still am surprised on a regular basis by how insects behave. I put out a corn earworm[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Successful Transplant Establishment May 12, 2015 - From Issue: 597 By: Liz Maynard Read More Getting seedlings from the transplant tray into the field is essential for a good crop (Figure 1). Healthy transplants treated well will quickly establish themselves in the field, setting the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Crop Culture Transplant Production
Fusarium Crown and Root Rot of Tomato April 30, 2015 - From Issue: 597 By: Dan Egel Read More Symptoms of this disease include tomato plants with lower leaves that become yellow (chlorotic) and die; plants that begin to wilt; a lesion on the lower stem at ground level[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management Protected Culture and Season Extension
Fertility for the Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center Tomato Trial April 18, 2015 - Veggie Extras Article By: Dan Egel Last year at the Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center (SWPAC) we conducted a tomato high tunnel trial described here. In this article, I would like to talk about the trial[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels
Ethylene Damage on Tomato April 17, 2015 - From Issue: 595 By: Dan Egel Read More This is the time of year when growers often call to complain about tomato transplants that do not look right. One possibility is that the seedlings suffer from heater problems. In particular, tomato plants are[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Protected Culture and Season Extension Transplant Production
Tomato Grafting Workshop in Marion County April 14, 2015 - From Issue: 595 By: Liz Maynard Read More Sunday, April 26, 2015. 9-11 a.m. Purdue Extension – Marion County on the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Cost: $25 (if registered by April 17). Register here: goo.gl/vZOPWD Contact: Emily Toner, Urban[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Events Plant Disease Management Special Cultural Practices
Too Much Fertilizer for Transplants? March 18, 2015 - From Issue: 594 By: Liz Maynard Read More Sometimes newly transplanted crops don’t take off like we’d expect. Consider the newly transplanted tomato seedlings in these images. In Figure 1, lower leaves are chlorotic (yellow) and leaflet edges[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Crop Culture Soil Fertility and Fertilizers Transplant Production
