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Diseases in Sorghum

August 23, 2024lyndsie

Alyssa K. Betts, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu and Adelaide Mullin, UD Graduate Student; aemullin@udel.edu A broad range of diseases can affect sorghum. Over the course of the season, root rots, foliar pathogens, stalk rots, and head molds can all… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 32:24, anthracnose, sorghum

Managing Pepper Anthracnose

August 11, 2023raharris

Andy Wyenandt, Extension Specialist in Vegetable Pathology, Rutgers University; wyenandt@njaes.rutgers.edu This article originally appeared in the Rutgers Plant and Pest Advisory. Unlike in tomato, where symptoms are only present in mature (red) fruit, pepper anthracnose can infect pepper fruit at… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 31:20, anthracnose, pepper anthracnose

Controlling Anthracnose and Alternaria Leaf Blights in Cucurbit Crops

July 20, 2023raharris

Andy Wyenandt, Extension Specialist in Vegetable Pathology, Rutgers University; wyenandt@njaes.rutgers.edu This article originally appeared in the Rutgers Plant and Pest Advisory. Anthracnose and Alternaria leaf blight can become problematic in cucurbit crops during long periods of wet, humid weather. Both… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 31:17, alternaria leaf blight, anthracnose, Cucurbits

Bruising on Strawberry Leaves

April 26, 2019cmanneri

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Over the last few weeks I have been sent pictures of and have seen dark spots on the foliage of strawberry plants (Figures 1 and 2). These spots can look pretty… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 27:5, anthracnose, strawberry, strawberry diseases

Hail Damage and Fungicide Use in Field Crops

June 2, 2017cmanneri

Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu; @Delmarplantdoc With recent hail in the region, some growers may be wondering about the use of certain fungicides (specifically some containing strobilurin active ingredients (QoI FRAC group 11) for the mitigation of… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops anthracnose, field corn, fungicides, hail, soybean

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