Common Bacterial Blight of Beans Can Strike in a Snap By Gene McAvoy|December 17, 2020 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this vegetable malady.Read More
California Ag Department Makes Big Investment in Sustainable Pest Management By California Department of Food and Agriculture|November 4, 2024
Time To Revisit Ceratocystis Canker in Almonds By Wesley K. Asai|December 14, 2020 Although canker cases have diminished over the years, third- and fourth-leaf orchards have become susceptible because of trunk damage.
New App To Help Growers Protect Blueberry Crops Posted by Paul Rusnak|December 11, 2020 The UF/IFAS Blueberry Growers Guide is ready for download. Check out the platform’s capabilities.
Can a Supercomputer Help Save Florida Avocados? Posted by Paul Rusnak|November 19, 2020 Learn more about a new app being developed to guide growers and industry stakeholders on how to best tackle laurel wilt disease.
Testing for Vegetable Pathogens: Why, What, How, When? By Steven T. Koike|November 18, 2020 When it comes to identifying diseases, plant diseases have a lot in common with COVID-19.
‘Hairy Roots’ To the Rescue! Deadly Plant Diseases Put on Notice By AgriLife Today|November 16, 2020 Learn how researchers unearthed new lab tech to fight fastidious pathogens like HLB, zebra chip, and more.
Take the Right Aim to Tame Target Spot of Tomato By Gene McAvoy|November 12, 2020 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this vegetable malady.
A New Way to Control a Deadly Virus in Desert Melons By John C. Palumbo|November 11, 2020 More recent research shows how you can better control sweetpotato whiteflies, a vector for cucurbit yellows stunting disorder virus.
Aprovia Top Fungicide From Syngenta Now Registered for Use in California Posted by Growing Produce Staff|October 22, 2020 The product combines Solatenol fungicide with difenoconazole for enhanced control of powdery mildew and other damaging diseases.
Field Scouting Guide: Scab of Cucurbits By Karli Petrovic|October 21, 2020 What you need to identify and manage this disease.
Walnut Mold Confuses Growers in California By Kathie Taylor|October 20, 2020 Researchers find that infection rates soar when hulls split and eventually invade the kernel.
USDA Awards $5 Million To Battle Stone Fruit Disease Posted by David Eddy|October 19, 2020 Clemson University peach breeder to lead multi-state team of scientists to develop new rootstocks resistant to armillaria root rot.
TIMOREX ACT Fungicide Receives California Registration for Fruits and Vegetables Posted by Growing Produce Staff|October 13, 2020 Learn more about this natural plant disease control product based on a botanical extract of the tea tree plant.
Potential Solution Found for Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus By Brian Sparks|October 9, 2020 Vegetable breeder Enza Zaden identifies gene that provides resistance against the deadly disease. See how they did it.
Organic Production Likely Improves Deadly Fungus Control in Carrots By Brian Wallheimer|October 7, 2020 A new study digs deep to find that a soil microbiome can enhance carrot resistance to Alternaria dauci. Find out how.
The Fight Is on Against Fungal Foe of Broccoli Posted by Paul Rusnak|October 7, 2020 Find out more about a multimillion-dollar research project that is taking aim at Alternaria leaf blight and head rot.
$5.2 Million Awarded To Study Fire Blight in U.S. Apple and Pear Trees Posted by David Eddy|September 8, 2020 Find out more about the four-year project that will be led by two Michigan State University researchers.
Mystery Almond Malady Vexes Researchers By David Eddy|September 8, 2020 About the only thing known when it comes to leafing failure in the popular ‘Monterey’ variety is it’s weather-related.
Can Artificial Intelligence Help Quash Powdery Mildew in Squash? Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 19, 2020 New study shows smart tech can detect the plant disease early so growers can gain better crop protection control in their fields.
A Soil Fumigation Alternative for Almond Growers By Kathie Taylor|August 17, 2020 Researchers are looking at anaerobic soil disinfestation as a treatment option against Prunus replant disease.
