Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Phytophthora on leaves and fruit of watermelon and cantaloupe is occurring throughout Maryland and Delaware. The disease has been favored by the excessively wet weather. Phytophthora is a… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu The following is a checklist of cultural practices to manage Phytophthora crown rot and blight. Also, remember that the pathogen can survive and thrive in surface water. If… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Excerpted from articles by Dr. Mary Hausbeck, Michigan State University, and the Mid-Atlantic Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations. Under wet conditions, another major issue in some vegetable crops is disease caused by the… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu I frequently am asked for a “good” spray program for pumpkins. This is always difficult because a spray program depends on field history (i.e. has Phytophthora crown rot… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu With the impending hurricane we will probably see large amounts of rainfall. For vine crops fields with a history of Phytophthora fruit rot it will mean more Phytophthora fruit rot if any marketable watermelon… Continue Reading
