Clues Found to Block Late Blight’s Blitz on Potatoes, Tomatoes Posted by Paul Rusnak|January 19, 2017 With food security at stake, breakthrough in genetic research could help prevent more strains of the deadly pathogen from entering the U.S.Read More
4 Fruit Varieties You Might Want To Add to Your Crop Portfolio By Growing Produce Staff|July 21, 2026
Video: Why Chasing High Prices Can Backfire on Vegetable Growers Posted by Growing Produce Staff|July 21, 2026
FDA Continues Focus on Lettuce in Cyclospora Outbreak Probe Posted by Growing Produce Staff|July 20, 2026
New Potato Insecticide/Fungicide Seed Treatment Available Posted by Rosemary Gordon|January 4, 2017 Syngenta’s CruiserMaxx Vibrance receives EPA registration.
Stay Alert to Anthracnose of Cucurbits By Gene McAvoy|December 22, 2016 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this destructive vegetable disease.
Two Tips to Improve Your Potato Seed Stock By Bonnie C. Wells|December 21, 2016 High-quality seed stock with a guaranteed low incidence of disease is the first step to success.
3 New Fungicide Product Options for Vegetable Growers Posted by Paul Rusnak|December 20, 2016 Unique modes of action the main feature of modern chemistries.
Orondis Opti Fungicide Receives Registration In Premix Formulation Posted by Rosemary Gordon|December 6, 2016 The product provides control of Oomycete diseases in vegetables and other specialty crops.
Stave Off Sweet Potato Disease By Lauren María Alexander|November 28, 2016 Management can be made easier through variety selection and improved sanitation practices.
Tips To Keep Your Stone Fruit Orchard Clean By Bill Shane|November 28, 2016 Managing serious plant diseases of peach and plums requires a cooperative approach.
Syngenta Announces New Fungicide Product Line Posted by Rosemary Gordon|November 21, 2016 The Miravis brand contains a new active ingredient that is currently pending EPA approval.
Rhizoctonia Pathogen A Major Bane To Beans By Gene McAvoy|November 20, 2016 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this vegetable disease.
Florida Blueberry Growers Warned To Watch For New Deadly Disease Posted by Paul Rusnak|November 16, 2016 Pathogen has been confirmed on three farms so far.
The Effect Of Soil Fertility On Fusarium Wilt In Watermelon By Lauren María Alexander|November 8, 2016 Ongoing research sheds light on the role soil health plays in the severity of the deadly pathogen in watermelon crops.
Zika And Zucchini Yellow Mosaic: Analogies Between Human- And Plant-Infecting Viruses By Steven T. Koike, TriCal Diagnostics|October 31, 2016 While we certainly do not equate the seriousness of Zika with agricultural problems, the Zika virus can serve as a reminder about aspects of the many plant-infecting viruses, from alfalfa mosaic to zucchini yellow mosaic, that affect vegetables.
Arizona Iceberg Lettuce Research Council Awards Grant To Focus On Lettuce Diseases Posted by Rosemary Gordon|September 9, 2016 A recent survey indicates disease control and management were identified as the highest priority.
Dickeya dianthicola: A New Threat To Potatoes By Lauren María Alexander|September 3, 2016 The disease, identified in Maine in 2014, has caused significant losses in potatoes on the Eastern Seaboard.
Scientists Fervent To Find Cure For Deadly Sugarcane Virus Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 30, 2016 Now spreading to sorghum, yellow leaf malady could infect crops from Florida to Texas.
Florida Sweet Corn Has New Deadly Stalker In Tar Spot By Gene McAvoy|August 23, 2016 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this disease.
Genetics Key To Keeping Strawberry Growers Out Of The Red? Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 4, 2016 Savings to the tune of $30 million a year would come with a solution to angular leaf spot.
Open Your Eyes To Common Smut In Sweet Corn By Gene McAvoy|July 19, 2016 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this formidable fungus.
Early Infection Of Downy Mildew Confirmed In Michigan Cucumbers Posted by Rosemary Gordon|July 18, 2016 The pathogen has been confirmed in Michigan cucumbers in Bay County for the 2016 season.
