Disease Control
Southeastern peach growers weigh options to combat blossom blight and brown rot.
Timing is key in the management of red leaf blotch — California’s latest almond disease threat.
Understanding symptom patterns, diagnostic tools, and cultural practices can help keep soilborne pathogens in check.
Don’t forget to mix your modes of action when using biofungicides.
Research project aims to monitor fungicide sensitivity in the management of Phytophthora root rot.
UC Davis researchers offer groundbreaking insights into pistachio hull split breakage and more.
University of Florida researchers are using a combination of individual protective covers and plant growth regulators to help trees survive deadly disease.
What can growers do now to prevent tomato spotted wilt virus from taking a bite out of their crops? Researchers provide effective steps.
Managing bacterial blackleg starts with seed. Here’s essential information to understand how blackleg develops and how to reduce its impact.
A renewed investment in public plant breeding is delivering disease-resistant, market-focused vegetable varieties that better serve regional growers.
IPM begins with an optimal number of fungicide applications, often overlapping with the management timings for shot hole, scab, and rust.
Field trials and grower observations across the Midwest offer practical takeaways for improving disease and insect control.
Controlling the disease revolves around proper choice of rootstock. Some are better than others; not one is perfect.
Entomologist David Owens, University of Delaware, shares expert insights on ways to manage pest and disease pressures in cucurbits.
Purple top, zebra chip, and PVY can mimic one another. Understanding how and when to confirm the culprit helps avoid costly mistakes in potato crops.
Learn how researchers identify and document new vegetable diseases through observation, pathogen testing, and collaborative teamwork.
As bitter pit continues to baffle apple growers, crop nutrition suppliers stress the importance of calcium transport.
The National Seed Health System has released a new validated seed health testing method for the detection of Tomato Mottle Mosaic Virus.
Florida avocados are facing a renewed threat from avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVd). The disease can severely stunt tree growth, deform fruit, and more.