Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu With recent hail, some growers may be wondering about the use of certain fungicides (specifically some containing strobilurin active ingredients) for the mitigation of plant stress such as hail damage. Some people… Continue Reading
Arvydas (Arv) Grybauskas, Extension Plant Pathologist, University of Maryland; arvydas@umd.edu The question has come up after the tremendous rainfall and damage caused by hurricane Irene whether or not one should spray their soybeans with fungicides. There was also a question… 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
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu The following was written by Dr. Arv Graubaskas, Extension Field Crops Plant Pathologist at the University of Maryland in his Maryland Field Crop Disease Notes. The issue of applying fungicides to corn when part… Continue Reading
For Current Agricultural Information from the UD Kent Co. Extension Office Visit www.kentagextension.blogspot.com Recent Topics: ● Grain Prices Drop, Grain Prices Recover but Not Fully ● Fall P and K Applications ● Some Good Dryland Corn Yields ● Crop Revenue… Continue Reading
