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The pictures below are classic Phytophthora fruit rot symptoms on watermelons. As you can see, this disease can cause a significant yield loss. Infection will generally start on the side of the fruit that is in contact with the ground, and can occur at any time from fruit set until harvest. Overhead irrigation and rain can…
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You will find in the link below the latest edition of the UGA Forage Extension Team Newsletter. It includes articles on: Bermudagrass as an Equine Forage – by Lucy Ray, Morgan County CEC Utilizing Summer Annuals – by Sam Ingram, Effingham County CEA Water Use Efficiency in Forage Grasses – by Jeremy Kichler,…
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Bermudagrass Stem Maggot Management: Bermudagrass hay producers need to be out scouting their hay fields for bermudagrass stem maggot damage. I have noticed damage in some Colquitt County hays fields this week (6-21-16). According to Dr. Dennis Hancock, reports of bermudagrass stem maggot are starting to come in from south Georgia. Let’s discuss some management tips for…
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Dr. Patrick McCullough, UGA Forage Weed Specialist, has informed us that we have received supplemental labels for Prowl H2O (pendimethalin) that will expand uses for preemergence weed control in pastures and hayfields. Some highlights from this update for growers in Georgia include: Labeled species now include tall fescue, orchardgrass, bromegrass, and other cool-season forage…
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This time of year county agents and consultants receive questions about PGR management in cotton. Below is a chart, from Dr. Jared Whitaker UGA Cotton Agronomist, that is designed to assist growers with PGR applications in cotton from a variety standpoint. Many factors are associated with PGR strategies other than variety and should be considered…
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I have been getting questions about managing diseases in peanuts. Below is a link to the new updated Peanut Rx. The Peanut Disease Risk Index, developed by researchers and Extension specialists at the University of Georgia, the University of Florida, and Auburn University, is officially known as “PEANUT Rx”. It allows growers to assess their…
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I know that some producers have had to replant peanuts in June, this article is going to focus on April and May planted peanuts. According to Wes Porter, UGA Irrigation Specialist, peanuts (throughout the month of June) are requiring 1 to 1.75 inches per week. If you missed that first window and have just finished…
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Dr. Bob Kemerait sent out the following information: On Monday, UGA’s diagnostic lab in Tifton confirmed southern corn rust on a sample submitted by Mark Freeman in Pulaski County. This completes the “triangle” of Seminole, Pierce and Pulaski Counties. Southern corn rust could threaten corn production anywhere on the Coastal Plain of Georgia. Corn is…
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This week numerous cases of powdery mildew have been confirmed in surrounding counties on watermelon. I would suggest our watermelon growers to look for the powdery mildew symptoms in their fields and start applying a protective spray. Also, southern corn rust was detected yesterday from the Seminole County, GA on field corn. The same pathogen can cause rust on…
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Cotton planting is well under way in Colquitt County and overlapping residual herbicides is key to manage glyphosate resistant Palmer amaranth. Palmer present at harvest often emerge within 17 d of planting, hence timeliness of POST 1 herbicides is critical. Palmer amaranth usually breaks through PRE herbicides between 13 and 17 day after application and…
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