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  • Cotton Target Spot

    from Bob Kemerait UGA Plant Disease Specialist Recent wet weather, high humidity, and excellent growth of the cotton crop are really bringing this fungal  disease on now.  Here are some important points to share with your growers: 1. Look for initial spots deep in the interior of the canopy.  Note the numerous target-like lesions. 2.…

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  • Dr. Bob Kemerait – UGA Peanut Disease Specialist Delays in fungicide applications now could easily create disease management problems throughout the rest of the season.  There are no “silver bullets”; however it is hoped that this information will be of benefit. The KEYS here are:  1) get a good fungicide or tank-mix of fungicides on…

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  • A UGA weather station was installed about 3 weeks ago for Cook County in Sparks. Cook Co is now part of the UGA Weather Network. You can access real time weather data (air temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, solar radiation, wind speed, wind direction, soil temperature at 2, 4, and 8 inch depths, atmospheric pressure, and…

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  • Cotton Target Spot

    Conditions are ripe for target spot in cotton now. Growers are advised to begin carefully scouting a cotton crop at the approach of the first week of bloom, checking the lower canopy for tell-tale symptomatic leaves. If target spot is not identified after careful scouting, growers may delay a fungicide application and scout again in…

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  • From UGA Extension Plant Pathologist Dr. Bob Kemerait here are fungicide applications considering favorable wet weather, delays in applications, corn and peanuts in vulnerable growth stages: “1.  Corn growers with a pre-tassel crop or one already denting? Don’t spray. 2. Corn growers Macon and north- watch and wait. 3. Corn growers with a scout in…

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  • These worms have been found sporadically in some peanut fields in Cook County and in counties in our area. Because they are there doesn’t mean instant insecticide application especially since what would be used is very costly, and young peanuts have a high tolerance to defoliation. Prevathon, Steward, Radiant, Blackhawk are listed in the pest…

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  • UGA has a new Irrigation Reference Guide. https://secure.caes.uga.edu/extension/publications/files/pdf/C%201189_5.PDF Here are water requirements for Cotton, Corn, and Peanuts.

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  • Dr. Bob Kemerait: “1. Which growers are at highest risk?  Because the rust (which was well established in the field) was found in Coffee County, (and Colquitt Co as of yesterday, Thursday, 6/10/21) I would say any corn in the southern Coastal Plain part of the state is at risk. 2.  Should we recommend spraying? If…

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  • From Dr. Bob Kemerait and Dr. Tim Brenneman Management of Aspergillus crown rot Use high quality seed.  Saved- seed may be at increased risk to Aspergillus crown rot. Use a good fungicide seed treatment (preferably Rancona over Dynasty PD specifically for Aspergillus crown rot). Consider use of an in-furrow fungicide.  Azoxystrobin is more effective on…

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  • 2021 Peanut Production Guides are available at Cook Extension Office. They’re on line too. Please call if you have questions about trial. Tucker – 229-507-8862. Methods and Material GA 06G planted 5/14/20; single row; conventional tillage; Irrigated. 3 replications/treatment. Treatment = 12 rows wide X entire length of rows. Inverted 10/2/20. Picked 10/6/20. Spray volume…

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