PDF Version of WCU 17:12 – June 5, 2009 In this issue: Vegetables Vegetable Crop Insects Late Blight Alert for Tomatoes & Potatoes Increase in Soil Rots May Be in Store for Area Cucurbits Pictures from Suspected Lightning Strike to… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Tomato growers and potato growers should be aware that late blight has been diagnosed on home garden tomatoes in Northampton County on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and in NC and SC recently. As… Continue Reading
Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu Commodities Poised for Summer Rally Several factors have come to light as possible reasons to expect a summer rally in the commodity markets. Included in these factors are: the CRB Index; the U.S.… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu On May 27 soybean rust was reported on kudzu in Decatur County, Georgia. On April 24, soybean rust was detected on kudzu in Gadsden and Leon Counties in Florida. The disease had been detected… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Corn No need for me to tell you how bad the weather has been so far for corn. Stands are still being reduced by excessively wet soils and the Pythium and Fusarium damping-off that… Continue Reading
