Posted on October 12, 2016 by southernipmcenter
In Delta Farm Press
According to Travis Faske, Extension plant pathologist with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, growers can tell the difference between Southern corn rust and common rust by the colors of the pustules.
Orange pustules, the University of Tennessee’s jersey colors, are more likely to be symptoms of Southern corn rust. University of Arkansas Razorback red pustules most likely belong to common rust. Continue reading →
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Posted on August 24, 2016 by southernipmcenter
Former USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture program leader Marty Draper is now the head of the plant pathology department at Kansas State University.
“I am excited to be getting back to the university setting, being able to work with producers, and trying to help the department become better than it already is,” Draper said in an interview with Grainnet. Continue reading →
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Posted on June 24, 2016 by southernipmcenter
In Southeast Farm Press
by Carl Bradley, University of Kentucky Extension Plant Pathologist
Two corn diseases are already making some news this season. Southern rust and tar spot have been detected in southern states and could potentially make their way to Kentucky this season. So, keeping a lookout for these two diseases is a good idea. Continue reading →
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Posted on March 2, 2016 by southernipmcenter
In Southeast Farm Press
By Clint Thompson, University of Georgia
El Nino weather pattern will likely interfere with Georgia corn planting in March. A delay would increase the likelihood of diseases, too. Growers are advised to plant resistant varieties and be ready to apply fungicides earlier than normal.
A wet winter has already saturated Georgia’s soils, and more wet and cool conditions are expected through the first part of spring, according to UGA agricultural climatologist Pam Knox. “The rains associated with passing storms will keep soils wet for the foreseeable future,” she said. Continue reading →
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Posted on August 8, 2014 by southernipmcenter
In Southeast Farm Press
Southern rust was confirmed Aug. 3 on corn samples from Chesapeake and Suffolk in Virginia, according to a blog posting by Hillary Mehl, assistant professor of plant pathology at the Virginia Tech Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Suffolk.
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Posted on July 28, 2014 by southernipmcenter
From Southeast Farm Press
A combination of wet weather in early July and cooler than normal temperatures in the middle of the month has worked to increase the level of Southern corn rust in North Carolina.
The disease was reported in mid-July in in at least 10 North Carolina counties – Beaufort, Craven, Greene, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Pamlico, Tyrrell, Wayne and Wilson.
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Posted on July 11, 2014 by southernipmcenter
From Southeast Farm Press
Southern Corn Rust has been found in Lenoir and Wayne counties in eastern North Carolina and farmers need to scout their fields and be prepared to make a fungicide application, according to researchers at North Carolina State University.
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Posted on September 27, 2013 by southernipmcenter
By Robert C. Kemerait, UGA Cooperative Extension
Weather conditions played a big role in the types of diseases that were found on Georgia crops in 2013.
Rainfall delayed harvest for some cotton and soybean growers and brought diseases to peanuts, cotton and corn.
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Posted on August 9, 2013 by southernipmcenter
In Southeast Farm Press
by Paul Vincelli, UK Extension
Southern rust was confirmed the first week of August on corn in Caldwell County, Kentucky.
Based on photos from an industry representative, it also appears to be present in Logan County (lab confirmation pending). The disease has been developing in southern Georgia and Mississippi throughout July, and it also has been detected recently in Nebraska, Arkansas, Kansas and Illinois. I suspect that southern rust is at low levels in several locations in Kentucky, although scouting thus far suggests it is not yet widely prevalent. In other words, there is no need for “panic.” Just need watchful eyes.
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Posted on August 5, 2013 by southernipmcenter
In Southeast Farm Press
By Robert C. Kemerait, UGA Cooperative Extension
Rain may be a good thing, but too much can become a problem for Georgia growers when it comes to disease control.
The torrential rains Georgia has experienced in recent weeks have created perfect conditions for fungal and bacterial diseases on peanuts, cotton, corn and soybeans.
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