Field & Veg. Plant Pathology Lab at UF

More wet weather, peanut diseases starting to show up in peanuts across the state. We saw plenty of early leaf spot and some white mold in our trials at Live Oak and Citra, FL. See pictures for more information.

Spray technology trials on carrots.

Wind damage to enlongated watermelon stems

Information from the recent cabbage field day in Hastings, FL.

http://www.growingproduce.com/vegetables/more-vegetables/florida-growers-researchers-aim-to-sharpen-focus-on-cabbage/

Florida Growers, Researchers Aim To Sharpen Focus On Cabbage | Growing Produce According to statistics from the Florida Farm Bureau, St. Johns County ranks No. 1 in the state for cabbage production. The delineation makes this northeastern nook of the Sunshine Sate the perfect locale to host a cabbage/cole crops field day. Held at the UF/IFAS Cowpen Branch demonstration plot in...

The September issue of The Vegetarian Newsletter is out with some good information about Blackleg of Potato.
http://hos.ufl.edu/newsletters/vegetarian/issue-no-615

Issue No. 615 | Horticultural Sciences at University of Florida For details, please see the following schedule. You can find an explanation of each offered class below the schedule. On-site (private) trainings can be scheduled at any time, in any location.

Good information on the Panhandle Blog.
http://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2016/09/16/tropical-weather-will-increase-disease-pressure-on-late-planted-crops/

Tropical Weather will Increase Disease Pressure on Late Planted Crops Figure 1. Video of weather forecast for Friday September 2 showing movement through the Southeast of Hurricane Hermine. There is a brief advertisement at the beginning of the video. Ian Small, Nich…

Many diseases are showing up in the area after our recent tropical events. We even have some diseases not commonly seen in Florida Peanuts (Necosmospora foot rot).

It will be important to monitor the path of Invest 99L for peanut fungicide sprays and harvest. We could see rainfall last for multiple days with this storm next week. Leaf spot diseases are present across the panhandle and around the bend of Florida, however severity is generally low. Contact your local extension office with questions about how to best manage this situation.
https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/atlantic/2016/Invest-99L?map=ensmodel

99L: Tracking Map Weather Underground provides information about tropical storms and hurricanes for locations worldwide. Use hurricane tracking maps, 5-day forecasts, computer models and satellite imagery to track storms.

Refer to our blog post from June for more information about what moisture can mean for diseases in peanuts. These concepts can be applied to corn, soybeans and cotton too. http://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2016/06/10/what-ts-colins-rainfall-will-mean-for-peanut-diseases/

What Tropical Storm Colin’s Rainfall will Mean for Peanut Diseases? Nicholas Dufault and Rebecca Barocco, UF-IFAS Dept. of Plant Pathology Back in 2013, the Suwannee Valley as well as other parts of the southeastern U.S. were hit with 10 to 25 inches of rainfall i…

Rains bring much needed moisture for crops, but can also create optimal conditions for disease. The 7 day outlook is shifting our rainfall to the panhandle of Florida. Be diligent in disease monitoring and management over the next few weeks. http://agroclimate.org/tools/Precipitation-Forecast/

AgroClimate - A service of the Southeast Climate Consortium - » AgroClimate provides important new tools to help agricultural producers in the Southeaster United States understand and plan for climatic conditions

Soybean rust is still spreading in FL. Scout your beans and consider your management options, especially those with good yield potentials. http://sbr.ipmpipe.org/cgi-bin/sbr/public.cgi

USDA Public PIPE Website

Update on peanut white mold disease risk