A Newsletter for Commercial Potato and Vegetable Growers Prepared by the University of Wisconsin Madison Vegetable Research and Extension Specialists
Hello,
Click here to find our UW-Madison Division of Extension Vegetable Crop Updates Newsletter #10. In this issue we address:
- Potato Virus Y management
- Potato and vegetable disease forecasting updates – thresholds met for late blight and early blight treatments
- Cucurbit downy mildew updates
- Cabbage black rot updates and management
- Potato white mold characterization and management
- Potato nitrogen variety trial and snap bean production updates
Our Antigo Potato Field Day was well-attended with great discussion last week. Thank you to the organizers and participants for making the event useful and enjoyable.
The next field day relevant to potato/vegetable work is to be held on July 31, 2024 at the UW Rhinelander ARS. Becky Eddy, superintendent and research program manager of the station is the contact point for the event. https://vegpath.plantpath.wisc.edu/event/2024-rhinelander-field-day/
Regards,
Amanda
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Amanda Gevens
Chair, Professor & Extension Specialist
Administrative Director of the Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program
Fritz Friday Chair for Vegetable Production Research
Plant Pathology Department
1630 Linden Drive Room
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53706
gevens@wisc.edu/608-575-3029
Potato & Vegetable Pathology Research and Extension
https://vegpath.plantpath.wisc.edu/
