Lettuce Drop March 15, 2016 - From Issue: 609 By: Dan Egel Read More Cool season crops such as lettuce are becoming a more popular crop among Indiana greenhouse/high tunnel growers. One of the most important diseases of lettuce is known as lettuce drop.[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Lettuce Article Tags: Pests and Pest Management – General Plant Disease Management
Updates to the 2016 MW Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers March 3, 2016 - From Issue: 609 By: Dan Egel Updates to the MW Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2016 (ID-56)-The table below gives the changes that have been made to the on-line version of the ID-56 as of[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
New Fungicide for Vegetables February 28, 2016 - From Issue: 609 By: Dan Egel New fungicide – I would like to announce the release of a new fungicide, Orondis® from Syngenta. It is a good product and should help commercial vegetable growers in combating downy[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Pests and Pest Management – General Plant Disease Management
Powdery Mildew of Cucurbits February 16, 2016 - From Issue: 608 By: Dan Egel Read More The last two summers, I have had pretty good fungicide trials for powdery mildew of pumpkin. Since all of the products trialed are now labeled or close to being labeled,[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Organic Powdery Mildew Control February 16, 2016 - From Issue: 608 By: Dan Egel Read More In a separate article in this issue, I discussed management of powdery mildew with conventional fungicides. Here I would like to talk about powdery mildew management of cucurbits with organically[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Melons, Other Squash Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Are You Interested in Tomato Grafting? October 29, 2015 - From Issue: 607 By: Wenjing Guan Read More You might have heard about tomato grafting, or you might even already have tried the new technique. Yes, it has multiple benefits: control of soilborne diseases, enhanced tolerance to abiotic[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management Production Management Protected Culture and Season Extension Special Cultural Practices Transplant Production
Cercospora Leaf Mold of Tomato October 29, 2015 - From Issue: 607 By: Dan Egel Read More This disease does not typically affect Indiana tomatoes, instead preferring tomatoes grown in tropical and sub-tropical areas. Since Cercospora leaf mold was observed in two different areas of Indiana in[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Symptoms of Anthracnose of Watermelon on Fruit October 29, 2015 - From Issue: 607 By: Dan Egel Read More Late in the 2015 season, I observed some unusual symptoms of anthracnose on watermelon fruit. I wanted to discuss these symptoms, but first a little background of cucurbits. An extension bulletin[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Blackleg-like Symptoms of Potato September 17, 2015 - From Issue: 606 By: Dan Egel In 2014 and 2015 blackleg-like symptoms were observed in some U.S. potato growing areas. The presence of a bacterium of the species Dickeya was confirmed by PCR testing. Symptoms caused[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Potatoes Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Plectosporium Blight September 4, 2015 - From Issue: 605 By: Dan Egel Read More I have observed this disease in several pumpkin fields this year. It is not clear to me why this disease seems to be more widespread compared to recent seasons. However, it[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Plant Disease Management