Whiteflies cause feeding injury issues in vegetables and transmit two viruses: cucurbit leaf crumple virus and cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus. Sanitation of vegetable crops susceptible to whiteflies remains a key management strategy for Florida producers.
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Crop updates from the Clemson Extension Agents
Management Options for Whiteflies | VSCNews
The buildup of whiteflies concerns growers because they feed on vegetables and transmit two viruses: cucurbit leaf crumple virus and cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus.
Plant Breeding key to Fusarium wilt management | VCSNews
University of Florida plant pathologists discuss watermelon breeding efforts for disease resistance to Fusarium wilt.”The key to eliminating fusarium wilt disease’s impact on watermelons in the Southeast is developing disease-resistance cultivars.”
July 2021 Clemson Crop Updates
On June 28, 2021, Clemson Extension agents provide weekly updates about the status of various crops being produced throughout South Carolina in The South Carolina Grower this week.
July 2021 Cucurbit Crop Reports | VSCNews
North Georgia Dealing with Excessive Rains South Georgia is not the only part of the state receiving excessive rains this summer. The northern part of the state has received its share as well. It is impacting production at Jaemor Farms in Alto, Georgia, located just above Gainesville. Continue Reading Cloudy and Overcast: summer Weather Dampens […]
Cucurbit crop reports for July 2021
Crop updates from SC Grower, MSU Extension, Vegetable and Specialty Crop news, and Florida Extension.
Wet Summer Impacts Crops | VSCNews
“Saturated soils can promote damping off, seedling blight and root rot in transplanted vegetables, especially in low lying areas of the field,”
