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Vegetable Crop Update – Cucurbit Downy Mildew in OH and in Ontario Canada
Cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed on cucumber in Wayne County Ohio (7/6/16) and in southern Ontario Canada (7/2/16). While forecasts show potential movement and risk of the pathogen to the north and east of the confirmed reports, the detection does indicate that weather has…
Vegetable Crop Update – Late blight confirmation in MI potatoes July 6, 2016
We recently received notification of late blight in potatoes in Michigan’s Branch County, near Bronson (US-23). Please find the source article linked below. While outside of our midwestern region, late blight has also been confirmed in Franklin Co. Washington on potatoes as well. US-23 is…
Vegetable Crop Update #14
Vegetable Crop Update #14 Pictures of Dickeya on Potatoes Read full update.
Vegetable Crop Update – Blitecast Update
Early planted/emerged potatoes in the Hancock and Plover areas are at/near Blitecast threshold of 18. This threshold indicates that we’ve had temperature and humidity which has been favorable for late blight disease development if inoculum is present. (Hancock 17 DSVs on 6/1/16; Plover 18 DSVs…
