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Small Grains Disease Updates

May 19, 2023raharris

Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Symptoms of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) have started to show up in barley and will soon become visible in wheat (Fig. 1). So far, I have observed very low levels of symptoms in… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 31:8

Seeking Soils with Acidic pH(<5.8) for soil pH and Lime Requirement Research

May 18, 2023raharris

The University of Delaware Soil Testing Program and the Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory are seeking soil samples for a research project related to improving soil pH measurements and lime recommendations. Specifically, we need approximately 30 low pH soils… Continue Reading →

Announcements 31:8

Flea Beetle Feeding and Tomato Early Blight

May 18, 2023raharris

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I visited a few tomato fields this week and found 2-4-week-old tomato plants with some early blight (Alternaria solani) and in some cases bad early blight lesions. This is very early… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 31:8

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