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
White Mold of Tomatoes Observed in Greenhouse March 17, 2015 - From Issue: 594 By: Dan Egel Read More In early March, I observed white mold of recently transplanted tomato plants in a greenhouse situation. I have described the symptoms, biology and management of white mold at https://ag.purdue.edu/arp/swpap/VeggieDiseasesBlog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=18 .[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Protected Culture and Season Extension
Pheromones and Pheromone Traps March 17, 2015 - From Issue: 594 By: Rick Foster One way insects communicate with individuals of the same species is with pheromones. Pheromones are volatile chemicals released by an insect that usually can be detected only by individuals of[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
An Update on the Use of Copper Products for Managing Bacterial Spot of Tomato March 17, 2015 - From Issue: 594 By: Dan Egel Bacterial spot of tomato is one of the most serious diseases facing tomato growers in Indiana. As described at Vegetable Diseases in Greenhouses (PDF), bacterial spot is more of a problem for[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
How Many Staked Tomatoes Should I Put in My High Tunnel? March 8, 2015 - Veggie Extras Article By: Dan Egel Over the last several years, the number of questions I have had about tomato production in high tunnels has increased dramatically. Since I am a plant pathologist, most of the[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels
Indiana’s Processing Tomato Industry in 1928 and 2013. December 29, 2014 - Veggie Extras Article By: Dan Egel While visiting my son in Lincoln, Nebraska this past summer, I had the chance to browse in a second hand store.I felt myself drawn to the book section where I[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato
An Update on the Use of Copper Products for Managing Bacterial Spot of Tomato November 24, 2014 - Veggie Extras Article By: Dan Egel For 100 years bacterial spot has been causing huge losses for tomato growers worldwide. For 100 years products containing copper have held the key to controlling this devastating tomato disease.[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Fungicide
Tomato Fruit Lesions August 10, 2014 - Veggie Extras Article By: Dan Egel Read More The photos that accompany this article are of lesions caused by various diseases that occur on tomato fruit. The list includes diseases I commonly see in Indiana, so the list[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato
