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
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu; @Delmarplantdoc Late blight was reported 5/29 near the North Carolina and Virginia border. Weather has been conducive for disease. A protective fungicide application for late blight protection is recommended. I have included… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu We began our yearly dissemination of MelCast for watermelons on Friday, June 2. MelCast is a weather-based spray advisory program for watermelon developed at Purdue University. The program… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu; @Delmarplantdoc I have had some questions regarding fungicides and application timings in wheat approaching flowering. In particular, the question of efficacy on canopy and head diseases has come up in conversations. The… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Three fungicide efficacy tables developed by groups of plant pathologist from across the US are included at the back of this issue of WCU: Fungicide Efficacy for Control of Soybean Seedling Diseases… Continue Reading
