Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu and Karen Rane, Plant Diagnostic Clinic Director, University of Maryland; rane@umd.edu Traveling around the Maryland and Delmarva area it is obvious that this is a particularly good year (bad for growers)… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Disease Severity Value (DSV) Accumulation as of July 16, 2008 is as follows: Location: Broad Acres, Zimmerman Farm, Rt. 9, Kent County Greenrow: April 27 LATE BLIGHT EARLY BLIGHT Date Daily DSV Total… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Ag Agent, Kent Co.; gcjohn@udel.edu Potato harvest is underway in Delaware and each year problems with potato skin set occur in some fields leading to skinning and reduced tuber quality and potential load rejections. The potato tuber… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Ag Agent, Kent Co.; gcjohn@udel.edu Here are some additional photos of the ozone injury we are seeing in vegetable crops right now. See the article titled Air Pollution in Vegetable Crops in WCU 16:17 for more information… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Ag Agent, Kent Co.; gcjohn@udel.edu In the last issue of the Weekly Crop Update, two causes of premature vine decline in potatoes were presented. It was reported that Early Dying Syndrome caused by the verticillium fungus was… Continue Reading
