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Cotton: Boll rot is in every field I go into. We currently have 4 types across the southern part of the state. Colletotrichum and Diplodia boll rot seem most common while bacterial boll rot and Phytophthora boll rot are the least common. Key takeaways from boll rot: Lower bolls are affected first because of their…
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Sorry I didn’t get a post up last week. It was a whirlwind. Cotton: Target spot and some boll rot are showing up. Areolate mildew is also said to be lurking around but I haven’t found any yet. Target Spot can defoliate the plant which in certain situations will decrease yield. Peanuts: Hits of white…
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Its time to start blasting some peanuts.
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Cotton: Stemphylium Leaf Spot is starting to rear its head. This hot and dry weather saps the potassium out of the plant which opens sit up to stemphylium. Not much we can do about it now, there are no fungicide options for stemphylium. Peanuts: I’m seeing more and more Tomato Spotted Wilt (TSWV). The heavy…
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Its time to see who has the best! Get your hay entries in before September 1st.
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Cotton: Cotton Leaf Roll Dwarf Virus (CLRDV) is becoming more popular over the past two weeks. I posted some pictures below of what the symptoms look like from cotton I’ve found. We are still in the early stages of getting a handle on this disease. Aphids are known to transmit CLRDV but there is no…
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We have a very large pecan crop this year. This is normal the second year following a hurricane. Fruit thinning is encouraged when 70% or more terminals have nuts. Right now, we have 90-100% terminals on most orchards and varieties. Trees cannot fill out this crop, and also this size crop can push our crop…
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Cotton: Whiteflies and spider mites are becoming a problem with all of this hot and dry weather. Target spot is a concern and needs to be scouted, I haven’t found any in Tifton yet but conditions are right. I have also found a few places where stinkbugs are getting close to threshold. I’ve talked to…
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Peanuts: In dryland situations scout heavily for Lesser Cornstalk Borers. They love hot and dry and it has been hot and dry. Pay attention for spider mites as well. While I haven’t seen much of it yet, conditions are perfect for leaf spot and white-mold. Stay on a good program. You don’t want to play…
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We’ve had a lot of rain this year so far, and cooler temperatures in recent weeks have helped keep the water balance in good shape. But in the last week temperatures have soared, and with little rain, in the forecast, the chance of a dry spell or flash drought developing has increased. This week temperatures…
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