Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu As pea harvest enters the last 2 weeks, reports are that yields are down significantly this year. Average yields are below 3000 lbs. in many fields. While weather variability has been a… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Pea powdery mildew is currently widespread on Delmarva. This disease occurs throughout the US. The pathogen can overwinter in debris, on alternate hosts, or (less commonly) be seedborne.… Continue Reading
Nancy Gregory, Plant Diagnostician; ngregory@udel.edu Samples Wanted: Powdery Mildew on Hops has not been confirmed in Delaware. Bill Weldon, a graduate student at Cornell University, is tracking the dispersal of this fungal disease across the US. There are “male” and… Continue Reading
