Season Extension Strategies—What I learned in a CA trip June 2, 2022 - From Issue: 705 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Thanks to my University of California Cooperative Extension colleagues, I visited central valley vegetable production last week. Undoubtedly, I learned a lot on this trip. I want to share what[Read More…] Article Categories: Peppers Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension
Scouting Report June 2, 2022 - From Issue: 705 By: Dan Egel Read More The following is a brief report of the pest and non-infectious problems found on vegetable in Indiana over the past 10 days. Tomato-In high tunnels and greenhouses, scattered growers have[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cabbage Tomato
Foliar Diseases of Tomato in Greenhouses May 19, 2022 - From Issues: 704 / 719 By: Dan Egel Read More The author of this article, Dan Egel, retired from Purdue University in February 2024. This article is a brief review of the symptoms of foliar diseases of tomatoes in greenhouses[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Tomato Leaf Curling May 18, 2022 - From Issue: 704 By: Wenjing Guan and Liz Maynard Read More We received calls reporting observations of leaf curling on tomatoes. This article reviews factors contributing to the symptom. It was updated from an article published in June 2020, Issue 676.[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato
Leaf and Stem Curling on Young Tomato Plants April 20, 2022 - From Issue: 702 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Tomatoes grown in a controlled environment are exposed to different conditions from their original habitats. As a result, some plants may respond to the controlled environment with abnormal symptoms. Leaf[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels physiological disorder
Vegetable Grafting Survey April 11, 2022 - From Issue: 702 Read More Tell us about your opinions on vegetable grafting practices All growers are eligible whether you use vegetable grafting practices or not. Researchers at the University of Florida, in collaboration with Clemson University,[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Tomato Watermelon Article Tags: Survey Ethylene Damage on Tomato March 16, 2022 - From Issue: 700 By: Dan Egel Read More We are getting close to the time of year when I begin to get phone calls about strange symptoms on tomato plants in greenhouses. Too often, the problem is ethylene[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension Transplant Production Bell Pepper Varieties for Phytophthora Resistance March 15, 2022 - From Issue: 700 By: Wenjing Guan and Dan Egel Read More Phytophthora blight caused by the pathogen Phytophthora capsici is one of the most important diseases in pepper production (Figure 1). The disease is difficult to control once established in a[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Peppers Article Tags: Plant Disease Management Lookout for Tomato Pinworm: a Rare but Very Hungry Caterpillar that can Devastate Tomatoes October 20, 2021 - From Issue: 698 By: Elizabeth Long Read More Over the last few years, we’ve heard of 2 or 3 unusual cases of high tunnel tomato producers losing entire crops of their tomatoes, with plants suddenly looking brown and[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management Bacterial Canker of Tomato September 15, 2021 - From Issues: 697 / 725 By: Dan Egel Read More Bacterial canker has been observed in late season tomato crops. This article will serve as a review of this important disease. The symptoms of bacterial canker vary considerably. In most[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management ‹ Previous12345 (current) 6789Next ›Last »Page 5 of 16
Ethylene Damage on Tomato March 16, 2022 - From Issue: 700 By: Dan Egel Read More We are getting close to the time of year when I begin to get phone calls about strange symptoms on tomato plants in greenhouses. Too often, the problem is ethylene[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension Transplant Production
Bell Pepper Varieties for Phytophthora Resistance March 15, 2022 - From Issue: 700 By: Wenjing Guan and Dan Egel Read More Phytophthora blight caused by the pathogen Phytophthora capsici is one of the most important diseases in pepper production (Figure 1). The disease is difficult to control once established in a[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Peppers Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Lookout for Tomato Pinworm: a Rare but Very Hungry Caterpillar that can Devastate Tomatoes October 20, 2021 - From Issue: 698 By: Elizabeth Long Read More Over the last few years, we’ve heard of 2 or 3 unusual cases of high tunnel tomato producers losing entire crops of their tomatoes, with plants suddenly looking brown and[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Bacterial Canker of Tomato September 15, 2021 - From Issues: 697 / 725 By: Dan Egel Read More Bacterial canker has been observed in late season tomato crops. This article will serve as a review of this important disease. The symptoms of bacterial canker vary considerably. In most[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
