Disease Control
A small degree of Botrytis infection all but guaranteed in New York strawberry fields despite even the best fungicide spray programs.
A new anthracnose risk prediction model could be a big help for Michigan blueberry growers. See how it works.
Covering your bases means covering a lot when it comes to the puzzling rapid apple-tree decline (RAtD).
Fungicides are effective, but weather and crop variety also play a key role.
How growers are combating diseases through integrated management, using pathogen-free sites, resistant crops, and targeted crops.
PGRs Apogee and Actigard, especially in combination, remain the best options to control shoot blight.
Plant residue decomposers, phosphite-based products used as preventive measures against fungal diseases.
Fungicide resistance turns Michigan growers into easy pickings for cherry leaf spot when wind and rain prevail. Scientists search for new options.
Scientists are working on a new project to fight plant diseases transmitted by psyllids — particularly the zebra chip disease, a pain for potato growers.
Federal grants to help researchers wrangle tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), a vector-borne disease of tomatoes, peppers, and scores of other plants.
Currently, there are no commercially available public strawberry varieties resistant to neopestalotiopsis. A new partnership aims to change that.
If you take these straightforward steps, you can develop a fungicide program that works for you.
Nourse Farms addresses neopestalotiopsis (Neo-P) threat to strawberry-growing industry.
University of Florida researchers secure $5 million USDA grant to expand avocado production into Central Florida and combat Laurel wilt disease.
Endura PRO fungicide from BASF provides protection against some of the toughest diseases in potatoes, including early blight and white mold.
Scientists assessing whether drones could be a tool for small and medium-sized farms to identify plant disease earlier, more accurately and at a lower cost.
If you see out-of-the-ordinary, atypical symptoms in your fields, a little investigation can lead you to surprising answers.
Biocontrols benefit wine grape growers, but there is still room for improvement when it comes to beating vine mealybug pest.
Axios 20 SC fungicide contains the only FRAC Group 52 active ingredient on the market with no known cross-resistance to other fungicide groups.