Amanda Gevens, Extension Plant Pathologist in Potatoes and Vegetables The late blight collected from potato in Portage County on Friday July 18, 2014 is of the US-8 genotype/strain. This type is resistant to mefenoxam/metalaxyl fungicides …
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UW-Extension/Madison Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update
Brian Hudelson, Ann Joy, Joyce Wu, Tom Hinsenkamp, and Catherine Wendt, Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic The PDDC receives samples of many plant and soil samples from around the state. The following diseases/disorders have been identified …
Disease Supplement #2 – Vegetable Crop Update 7/18/14
Disease Supplement #2 of the Vegetable Crop Update is now available. Click on the link below to view this supplement. [wpfilebase tag=file path=’vgu/Disease Supplement 2, July 18, 2014.pdf’ /]
Vegetable Crop Update 7/18/14
The 14th issue of the Vegetable Crop Update is now available. Click on the link below to view this update. [wpfilebase tag=file path=’vgu/Veggie Crop Update, July 18, 2014.pdf’ /]
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin 7/17/14
Issue No. 11 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: http://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/index.jsp PRINT THIS ISSUE I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E LOOKING AHEAD: Western bean …
Think Twice Before Applying Nitrogen to Poorly Nodulated Soybean Fields
Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Over the last 3 days my phone, email and twitter account has been blowing up with questions surrounding poorly nodulated soybeans and my thoughts regarding applying foliar nitrogen …
Wisconsin Crop Manager 7/16/14
The 20th issue of the Wisconsin Crop Manager is now available. Click on the link below to view this issue. [wpfilebase tag=file path=’wcm-pdf/WCM2014/WCM _20.pdf’ /]
Tasseling Corn – Scout Now for Foliar Diseases and What About Fungicide
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin I have been riding through much of the southern tier of Wisconsin this week and am noticing quite a few corn fields that are beginning …
Fusarium Head Blight and Other Winter Wheat Diseases in Wisconsin, 2014
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Shawn P. Conley, Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Winter wheat in most of Wisconsin is maturing nicely and starting to dry …
White tipped/bleached Canada thistle, a good thing
Mark Renz, University of Wisconsin Extension Weed Specialist Wet springs, bring good and bad things from a weed perspective. First the bad: we often see much more Canada thistle in our pastures, row crops, and …