Disease Control
When equipment is moved from field to field or across the country, it has the potential to bring […]
Tomato packinghouses that rely on flume systems to sanitize tomatoes might do a more effective job of eliminating […]
Cornell plant pathologists have issued a warning to New York apple and pear growers after discovering a strain […]
Growers concerned about Potato Virus Y (PVY) can now turn to a Web page dedicated to the disease, […]
Identification The first symptom noticed is usually wilting of the outer leaves. Infected plants have sunken, reddish-brown lesions […]
“It was such a bad disease year,” said Sally Miller, a plant pathologist at The Ohio State University, […]
Purple blotch, which attacks onions, leeks, and shallots, is primarily caused by Alternaria porri and Stemphylium vesicarium. It […]
In the early days of 2000, potato growers in the southern U.S. were forced to begin dealing with […]
Commonly known as green mold and blue mold, respectively, the fungi Penicillium digitatum and Penicillium italicum spoil recently […]
Tweet//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Valent U.S.A Corporation has announced that it has received registration for drip applications of Presidio Fungicide (fluopicolide) […]
Incidence of late blight has been reported in several areas in the North and Northeast. The disease was […]
Citrus canker (Xanthomonas axonopodis) is the latest disease that has been added to the Actinovate AG label. Trials […]
Dr. Henry Ngugi, in the Department of Pathology at Penn State University, said he has recently seen two […]
Many tomato growers are having leaf diseases this year such as septoria leaf spot and early blight, producing […]
Editor’s Note: Information for this article originally appeared in the Spring 2011 issue of the Organic Tree Fruit […]
Bacterial rind necrosis of watermelon, sometimes referred to as rind necrosis, is a fruit defect and can be […]
It looks like California’s agricultural programs will be hit even more than originally thought, as the state muddles […]
In late June, late blight was found on potatoes on Long Island, NY. The disease also was found on […]
Cankers may be caused by physical injuries such as sunburn or shaker damage, as well as plant pathogens which include bacteria and fungi.