The 11th issue of the Vegetable Crop Update is now available. Click on the link below to view this update.
I’m sending out a newsletter early this week as we’ve reached/exceeded Blitecast (late blight forecasting tool) threshold of 18 DSVs at multiple locations for potatoes in Wisconsin. Preventive fungicide applications are warranted at this time. I know that this seems very early (~one month earlier than typical early blight fungicide recommendations), however, Blitecast tells us that weather conditions have been favorable for late blight development. While no late blight has yet been detected on seed potatoes or on tomato transplants, the pathogen can be harbored in volunteers, seed potatoes, cull piles, and compost piles.
Additionally, we have had important updates on spotted wing drosophila and irrigation & conservation practices in WI vegetable production that are timely and ready for release.
Topics in this newsletter include:
disease forecasting upates
spotted wing drosophila updates in fruit crops
irrigation and conservation practices in WI vegetable production – summary
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