Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu The 2014 Vegetable Fungicide Resistance Management Guidelines are available online under the Vegetable and Fruit Resources: http://extension.udel.edu/ag/vegetable-fruit-resources/ and on the Field Crops Disease Management Blog at http://extension.udel.edu/fieldcropdisease/2014/04/24/reminder-2014-vegetable-fungicide-resistance-guidelines-available/
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu The following article by Andy Wyenandt, Ph.D., Specialist in Vegetable Pathology at Rutgers University is particularly timely since many vegetable growers are spraying fungicides to prevent many foliar diseases at this time of year… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu The following article is excerpted from Rutgers Plant and Pest Advisory Newsletter and is a good refresher on fungicide basics. It was written by Andy Wyenandt, Ph.D., Specialist in Vegetable Pathology, Rutgers University Protectant… Continue Reading
Andy Wyenandt, Assistant Extension Specialist in Vegetable Pathology, Rutgers University; wyenandt@aesop.rutgers.edu The DMI (DeMethylation Inhibitors) or Sterolbiosynthesis Inhibiting (SI) fungicides belong to FRAC code 3 which include the triazoles and imidazoles. Some of these fungicides are commonly known as Folicur… Continue Reading
Andy Wyenandt, Assistant Extension Specialist in Vegetable Pathology, Rutgers University; wyenandt@aesop.rutgers.edu The strobilurin, or QoI, fungicides (FRAC code 11) are extremely useful in controlling a broad spectrum of common vegetable pathogens. You may know some of strobilurins as azoxystrobin (Quadris),… Continue Reading
