John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Cotton, Agriculture US, Economics, Crop Diseases, Fungicides,
Fusarium wilt of cotton more aggressive and diverse than previously understood
Cotton is an important crop worldwide and grown in large amounts in the United States, which provided 38 percent of cotton exports in 2017. One of the greatest threats to cotton production is Fusarium wilt, a fungal disease caused by the soil-borne pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum (FOV). In a study recently published in Plant Disease, plant pathologists, agronomists, and breeders in California, Texas, and North Carolina identified current populations of FOV in infected plants and examined their diversity and aggressiveness during the seedling and wilt stages of disease development.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soybeans, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Crop Diseases, Fungicides, Research,
Soybean study designs and implements a more effective and less toxic bio-fungicide - Samachar Central
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Fungal diseases of plants are normally managed through the application of fungicides, which are not only toxic to the pathogens that cause these diseases but to other organisms, including humans, animals, and the environment, especially after long and repeated applications. A recent article summarizes an attempt to use dsRNA molecules, which […]
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Nancy Kavazanjian
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Pest Control, Fungicides, Insects, Research,
How To Get Rid Of Fungus Gnats In Soil
The real danger with fungus gnats lies in their larvae, which burrow into the soil and devour fungus and mold, often munching on plant roots in the process.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Fungicides, Research,
Keeping clubroot in rapeseed in check by using fungi
Teams from the Chair of Plant Physiology at Technische Universität Dresden and the Julius Kühn Institute in Braunschweig have been researching biological methods to better control the widespread plant ...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Cotton, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. West, Economics, Crop Diseases, Fungicides, Research,
New Pima Cotton Cultivars Show Improved Resistance to Disease
Researchers at UC Davis have helped develop three new Pima cotton cultivars that are resistant to Fusarium wilt disease, a soil-borne fungus that can devastate a cotton crop.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Cover Crops, Vegetables, Crop Consultant, Fruit, Gardening, Fungicides, Fertilizer,
Treating the Plant Pathogen Powdery Mildew Naturally
Common plant pathogens and how to treat them naturally. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Powdery Mildew is a fungal infection caused ...
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11/19/2020 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com
Delaro Complete includes three fungicide modes of action.
Bayer launches Delaro Complete fungicide after federal approval
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Wheat, Economics, Crop Diseases, Fungicides, Ag Africa, Weather,
Wheat blast has made the intercontinental jump to Africa
For the first time, wheat blast, a fast-acting and devastating fungal disease, has been reported on the African continent, according to a new article published by scientists from the Zambian Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI), the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the US Department of Agriculture – Foreign Disease Weed Science Research Unit (USDA-ARS)
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Andrew Chronister
Topics: Herbicides, Crop Dusting, Drones UAV, Fungicides,
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