Cucurbit Transplant Diseases May 10, 2016 - From Issue: 612 By: Dan Egel Read More Gummy Stem Blight – this fungal disease causes dark brown leaf spots, however, the diagnostic feature of this disease is the water soaked lesion that is often formed under one[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management Transplant Production
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
Tips for Submitting Greenhouse Samples to the Purdue Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab May 19, 2015 - From Issue: 598 By: Gail E. Ruhl Read More Samples in plug trays, as well as unrooted and rooted cuttings, and plants in pots require extra care when they are packaged for submittal to a diagnostic lab. Before you[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Pests and Pest Management – General Plant Disease Management Protected Culture and Season Extension Transplant Production
Watermelon Disease Update May 18, 2015 - From Issue: 598 By: Dan Egel Read More Most watermelon growers are in the process of placing transplants in the field. I have received several commercial samples of transplants still in trays prior to out-planting. The two diseases I have[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management Transplant Production
Successful Transplant Establishment May 12, 2015 - From Issue: 597 By: Liz Maynard Read More Getting seedlings from the transplant tray into the field is essential for a good crop (Figure 1). Healthy transplants treated well will quickly establish themselves in the field, setting the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Crop Culture Transplant Production
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
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
Greenhouse Heating Checklist February 20, 2015 - From Issue: 593 By: Liz Maynard Read More Transplant production will soon begin in earnest if not already underway. It is sensible to check the greenhouse heating system before starting production to make sure it works and won’t[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Transplant Production
Planning for Successful Vegetable Transplant Production February 20, 2015 - From Issue: 593 By: Liz Maynard Read More Many Indiana vegetable crops begin life as transplants. If lack of nutrients, lack of light, disease, or other problems slow growth during this stage it may reduce establishment success and/or[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Transplant Production
