Disease
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Disease Management is Critical in August for Peanut Farmers Bob Kemerait There is not a peanut farmer in the state of Georgia, at least a successful one, who doesn’t recognize the threat from diseases and nematodes to his or her crop and who doesn’t recognize the importance of a good management program. Still, growers often…
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Weather across most of Georgia, hot with better-than-even chance of rain, remains perfect for development and spread of fungal diseases in our row crops. Southern corn rust arrived very late, but is spread across the Coastal Plain of the state. Southern corn leaf blight and northern corn leaf have been much more problematic this…
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Disease Update by Bob Kemerait CORN: No southern rust has been found in Georgia to date. Apparently, there is not a lot in Florida either. Spores from Florida are typically a threat to our corn crop. Little disease there means lower risk here in Georgia. Jason Brock and I are seeing a fair amount…
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By Bob Kemerait Peanuts and disease: Conditions are perfect now for leaf spot disease to occur. A significant portion of our crop is approaching 30 days after planting and wet fields are likely to keep growers our of the field. Growers who are delayed making their first application should consider using or mixing a systemic…
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Row Crop Disease Update by Bob Kemerait Plenty of disease issues to consider now. Please let me know if you have questions. To date, no soybean rust has been found this year in Georgia. To date, no southern corn rust has been found this year in Georgia. (We have found a small amount of…
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Fusarium Wilt of Watermelon: Second Phase By Andrew Sawyer Wilcox County ANR Agent May 11, 2018 This has been a good week for fusarium with not much showing up. This is because our temperatures are increasing. However, UGA Vegetable Pathologist Dr. Bahbesh Dutta the second phase will come at fruit set, and that is…
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By: Bob Kemerait After the rains at the beginning of this week, I expect farmers will soon be moving quickly to start planting cotton, peanuts and soybeans. There are two important points that I want to remind you of. Choose planting date as carefully as you can. Cool wet soils (or cool wet conditions…
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Checklist for Early-Season Disease Control Bob Kemerait Disease and nematode management is a critical component of successful peanut production; the foundation for achieving success is established even as the seed is closed in the furrow. Within the next month, the 2018 peanut season will have begun in earnest. In fact, some peanuts will be planted…