Potato Disease Advisory #21 – July 26, 2012

Phillip Sylvester, Kent Co., Ag Agent; phillip@udel.edu

Late blight Advisory
Location: Art and Keith Wicks Farm, Rt 9, Leipsic, Kent County, Delaware
Greenrow: April 20

Date

DSV

Total DSV

Accumulated
P-Days

Spray Interval Recommendation

6/19-6/21

1

80

478

10-days

6/22-6/25

2

82

507

10-days

6/25-6/27

0

82

524

10-days

6/28-7/2

0

82

549

10-days

7/3-7/5

0

82

561

10-days

7/6-7/11

0

82

593

10-days

7/12-7/18

2

84

632

10-days

7/19-7/25

11

95

685

7-days

 

The spray interval recommendation is 7 days. Continue to scout for late blight and maintain spray programs if the plants are still growing. There have been no reports in Delaware and no recent reports of late blight on potato in the region. Visit http://www.usablight.org/ to see where late blight has been found on potato and tomato.

This is the last Potato Disease Advisory for the season.

Commercial fungicide recommendations can be found in the 2012 Delaware Commercial Vegetable Recommendations Guide at http://ag.udel.edu/extension/vegprogram/pdf/potatoes.pdf