Rutgers Downy Mildew Resistant Sweet Basils Available Around the World; Research Efforts Continue

Andy Wyenandt, Specialist in Vegetable Pathology, Rutgers University; wyenandt@aesop.rutgers.edu and Jim Simon, Distinguished Professor of Plant Biology, Rutgers University; jimsimon@rci.rutgers.edu After a decade’s worth of research and breeding efforts Rutgers Downy Mildew Resistant (DMR) sweet basils are now available to… Continue Reading

Vegetable Disease Update – September 16, 2011

Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Lima bean downy mildew was found by a CCA and confirmed on Wednesday from a field of ‘C-elite’ near Galena, MD. Growers need to be scouting carefully and applying fungicides as needed. If seen… Continue Reading