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
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
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