Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu A root disease that is most commonly associated with potato has turned up on tomato in a high tunnel. This disease goes by the delightful name of black dot root… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu With the recent hot temperatures and more predicted, there is high potential for sunburn in fruits and fruiting vegetables. Growers may need to consider ways to protect against sunburn. Sunburn is most… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Root knot nematodes (RKN) are plant pathogenic roundworms that live in the soil. The southern root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) is common across Delaware and can be yield limiting to soybeans, lima beans, snap… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu The current heat wave is causing losses in vegetables and fruits. The following are some effects of high temperatures on vegetable and fruit crops. The plant temperature at which tissue dies is… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I was at a farm the other day that had a wide variety of crops on it and the grower showed me what we at first thought were odd looking Colorado… Continue Reading
