Disease
A silver lining to little rainfall is low blight inoculum. UCCE offers guidance for 2022 blight sprays, including the first spray based solely on forecast weather.
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Georgia pecan growers may be ready to spray, but even with the rains, it still may be a little early. There are a few spray options, but the earlier the sprays start, the more there will have to be.
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The approval applies to 12 counties and is valid through April 15, 2022. Growers are heavily encouraged to be mindful of pollinators and utilize references for best practices.
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Recommendations for fluopyram-based fungicides change after lowered maximum residue levels imposed by the European Union.
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Five Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units are available for private and non-commercial pesticide applicators.
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For lumber companies, the American chestnut was a nearly perfect tree – tall, straight, rot-resistant and easy to split. It also was prolific, sending up new shoots that grew quickly.
In the earl...
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Neofusicoccum, a fungus causing leaf scorch symptoms, is a relatively new problem popping up in orchards for the last 8-10 years, normally after extended periods of rainfall and cloudy weather.
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Recent daily rainfall for most of Georgia's pecan-growing region is making it an "apocalyptic year" for pecan scab, especially during critical shell hardening.
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