PDF Version of WCU 19:23 – August 26, 2011 Vegetables Vegetable Crop Insects Vegetable Disease Update Food Safety and Flooded Vegetable Fields Flooding and Vegetables Nitrogen Fertilization After Flooding Fruit Sure Looks Like Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Damage – But… Continue Reading
Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu Demand Slackens as Supply Concerns Loom USDA’s next scheduled release of monthly supply and demand estimates for the U.S. and World will be on September 12. Adjustments are expected for 2011 planted acres… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Sudden death syndrome was diagnosed on soybean from Sussex County. This was an unexpected find since I associate SDS with cool, wet seasons. The only control for SDS is to plant resistant varieties, or,… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Charcoal rot was identified in corn this week. Charcoal rot caused by the fungus Macrophomina is a common disease in soybean during hot, dry seasons. Occasionally it is seen in corn causing a stalk… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Soybeans Be sure to continue to scout carefully for earworms during the next few weeks. Also, as we get closer to harvest be sure to check all labels for the days between last application… Continue Reading
