Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Crop rotation is a key to successful vegetable production. However, land limitations often make long term rotations difficult. Shorter rotations lead to a buildup of pests, with soil borne diseases and nematodes… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Rapeseed (Brassica napus) has been used as a biofumigant in new and replant orchard sites. It has a deep root system, is good at reducing surface compaction, scavenges significant soil nitrogen, and… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Soybean Cyst Nematode consistently ranks as the most yield limiting pathogen of soybeans across the US, with root knot nematodes not far behind in the southern to mid-Atlantic regions of the US. Soybean… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Soybean Cyst Nematode consistently ranks as the most yield limiting pathogen of soybeans across the US, with average annual yield losses estimated over $1 billion dollars. SCN and other nematodes are often silent… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu It is hard to believe we are already in March. Over the winter, the UD Plant Pathology lab (find us @UDPlantPath) has been busy working on lab and greenhouse projects. In 2020, we… Continue Reading
