Jan 25, 2018
The 2018 edition of the Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers is a collaboration of land-grant universities from eight states. It provides vegetable production information that is valid in the participating states for the current year. This includes fertility, variety, cultural, and pest management recommendations. A hard copy is available at the MSU Extension…
Dec 15, 2017
Mary K. Hausbeck from MSU Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences spoke about Downy Mildew Prevention and control at the Great Lakes Expo on December 6 in the Pickling Cucumber Session. In the Phytophthora session, Dr. Hausbeck spoke about Phytophthora capsici: Pathogen Biology and Management Strategies.
Dec 7, 2017
Pickling Cucumber Sessions Mary Hausbeck, Plant, Soils and Microbial Sciences Dept., MSU, presented: Cucumber Disease Control in 2017 Jonathan Schultheis presented: The North Carolina Pickling Industry and Use of Parthenocarpic Fruiting Types
Aug 16, 2017
The Michigan State University (MSU) Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center (SWMREC) on Tuesday, Aug. 15, offered tours of projects underway at its farm near Benton Harbor. About 40 individuals attended the tours which included presentations on projects affecting a wide variety of crops from cucumbers to hops to blueberries and peaches. MSU lab manager…
Jul 19, 2017
Phytophthora disease reported on winter squash and pumpkin
Jul 14, 2017
Vegetables that are susceptible to Phytophthora capsici include cucumber, zucchini, summer squash, watermelon, cantaloupe, pumpkin, pepper, eggplant, tomato and succulent bean.
Jun 28, 2017
Downy mildew has been reported in Essex County in Ontario, Canada, putting the pathogen within easy striking distance of Michigan’s cucurbit crops. This pattern of downy mildew being detected in our immediate region around the time of July 4, 2017, has become well-established. If fungicide sprays have not been applied to the most susceptible crops…
Jun 16, 2017
Downy mildew causes severe leaf blight on cucurbit crops, including cucumber, melon, squash, and pumpkin.
Jun 14, 2017
For Michigan to remain the top producer of pickling cucumbers in the U.S., downy mildew must be controlled.
Mar 16, 2017
PDMR, Volume 11, 2017. Results of 2016 field trials, Published in 2017. Plant Disease Management reports for cucumber, squash, and watermelon.