Results of Wet Condition on Watermelon and Cantaloupe July 5, 2019 - From Issue: 661 By: Wenjing Guan and Dan Egel The 2019 production season started with above-normal rains. The wet conditions affected agriculture production, including watermelon and cantaloupe. In this article, we will review some of the watermelon and cantaloupe[Read More…] Article Categories: Melons, Other Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture Plant Disease Management
Strawberry Disease Update June 6, 2019 - From Issue: 659 By: Dan Egel Read More At the Southwest Purdue Ag Center, we are studying annual strawberry production on plastic mulch. Our hope is to gather information on the best methods and varieties to use for[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Lettuce drop May 9, 2019 - From Issue: 657 By: Dan Egel Read More Although Indiana is not known for lettuce production, an increasing number of growers find that augmenting retail sales with leaf lettuce can be profitable. Since lettuce is a cool season[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Lettuce Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
New Phytophthora blight Extension Bulletin April 25, 2019 - From Issue: 656 By: Dan Egel In response to the many questions about this disease on cucurbits, a new extension bulletin has been produced. The bulletin may be accessed at the link below. Or contact me[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Fungicide Schedules April 25, 2019 - From Issue: 656 By: Dan Egel Ever year, I put together fungicide schedules for cucurbits. These may be found at purdue.ag/pumpkinfs and purdue.ag/melonfs. They may be downloaded as PDFs on legal sized pages. Please use these[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Watermelon Transplant Diseases April 25, 2019 - From Issue: 656 By: Dan Egel Read More A recent observation of gummy stem blight on a watermelon transplant has reminded me to remind growers to inspect seedlings. Whether one is growing transplants or receiving transplants for delivery,[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Susceptibility of Melon Varieties to Bacterial Wilt April 5, 2019 - From Issue: 655 By: Dan Egel, Wenjing Guan and Laura Ingwell Read More Bacterial wilt is a serious pest of cucumbers and melons. This disease is caused by the bacterium, Erwinia tracheiphila. However, it is spread by the striped or spotted cucumber beetle.[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
New Disease Report – Charcoal Rot of Cucumber October 24, 2018 - From Issue: 652 By: Dan Egel Read More This disease was identified on a long Asian cucumber growing in a high tunnel in Mid-June in Knox County. The first symptom noted was wilting of the cucumber plant. Upon[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Plant Disease Management
New Disease Report – Target Spot of Tomato October 24, 2018 - From Issue: 652 By: Dan Egel Read More The following two articles describe two vegetable diseases new to Indiana that were recorded this past season. While neither of the disease reports are from severe outbreaks, it might be[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Plant Disease Management
Late Season Pumpkin Disease Management September 20, 2018 - From Issue: 651 By: Dan Egel Read More Several pumpkin growers have asked me when to stop managing for pumpkin diseases. That is, when should a pumpkin grower stop applying fungicides? I cannot provide a definitive answer for this question;[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
