Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Several plants with suspected Dickeya dianthicola symptoms have been reported in the mid-Atlantic region in spring 2017 and sent for diagnosis. The results of the tests are still… Continue Reading
Two bacteria threatening the potato industry worldwide will be the focus of a Potato Disease Summit Nov. 9 in Bangor, Maine, convened by the University of Maine. Plant pathologists, researchers and scientists from The Netherlands, Scotland and five U.S. states… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu and Andy Wyenandt, Specialist in Vegetable Pathology, Rutgers University; wyenandt@aesop.rutgers.edu Avoid purchasing varieties (with lot numbers) which are known to have Dickeya from any source. Do not purchase seed from those growers/brokers… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Dickeya dianthicola is a bacterium that causes a blackleg-like disease, being different from traditional blackleg in that the disease can spread more rapidly with less initial inoculum in the soil. Research from… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu and Andy Wyenandt, Specialist in Vegetable Pathology, Rutgers University; wyenandt@aesop.rutgers.edu The potato season in winding down and growers should be thinking about what they will do next season as far as sourcing… Continue Reading
