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Vegetable Crop Update #10
Updates provided by Amanda J. Gevens, Chair, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology In this issue, please find the UW-Madison Divison of Extension Vegetable Crop Updates Newsletter #10. I have included an updated table of accumulated PDays and DSVs for disease…
Vegetable Crop Update #9
Updates provided by Amanda J. Gevens, Chair, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology In this issue we address the following topics: potato production updates Russet Burbank injury Disease forecasting for early and late blight of potato Hop downy and powdery mildew…
Vegetable Crop Update #8
Updates provided by Amanda J. Gevens, Chair, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology In this issue I address: introduction of new assistant professor of fruit pathology extension disease forecasting updates for potato PDays and DSVs WI Special pesticide registrations for potato…
Vegetable Crop Update #7
Updates provided by Amanda J. Gevens, Chair, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology In this issue we address potato production updates as well as an update on accumulation of PDays and DSVs in potato. Read full update.
Vegetable Crop Update #6
Updates provided by Amanda J. Gevens, Chair, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology In this issue I address a few industry updates, and discuss use and location of disease risk and forecasting tools for potato (and tomato) late blight and potato…
Vegetable Crop Update #5
Updates provided by Amanda J. Gevens, Chair, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology In this issue we address: New YouTube channel for spudbadger Potato production updates Moderate risk for potato volunteer survival in WI New plant disease diagnostic list serve Read…
Vegetable Crop Update #4
Updates provided by Amanda J. Gevens, Chair, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology In this newsletter I address the recent report of bacterial wilt/brown rot from imported geranium cuttings. I thank all of the folks in plant disease regulation, diagnostics, and…
Vegetable Crop Update #3
Updates provided by Amanda J. Gevens, Chair, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology In this issue we address updates on the Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic access and on Lorox in carrots in Wisconsin. We hope all are remaining healthy during this…
Vegetable Crop Update #2
Updates provided by Amanda J. Gevens, Chair, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology In this issue we address: early season diseases, seed-applied fungicides, and volunteer risk in potatoes potato production updates Read full update.
Vegetable Crop Update: Online Produce Safety Class PSA
Updates provided by Amanda J. Gevens, Chair, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology Hello, I hope all are doing well in these unusual times. I write to forward along a fresh produce safety online course posting. And, to update the status…