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Warwood

I have been researching AG disease for about the last three years. I would like to get some feedback from growers in what is their particular disease to watch out for. When it started? What did you do for the disease? What worked? I'm especially interested in use of bio beneficials for disease prevention? What is your rotation plan if you have one? Use of a particular cover crop for the disease? How would you rate the disease as for ability to control or cure, difficulty to control etc.? (
Use a 0-10 rating scale 10 being the worst)
Use the following list to choose from. This could be helpful to all.
FUNGAL SOIL DISEASE
Fusarium
Pyhtium
Phytophthora
Rhizoctonia
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Thielaviopsis Root Rot
Verticillium wilt

MILDEWS
Powdery Mildew
Downy Mildew

BACTERIAL DISEASES
Angular Leaf Spot (Pseudomonas)
Bacterial Leaf Spot (Xanthomonas)
Bacterial Wilt (Erwinia tracheiphila)
Cucurbit Yellow Vine Disease (CYVD)

FUNGAL LEAF DISEASES
Alternaria Leaf Spot
Anthracnose
Gummy Stem Blight
Plectosporium Blight (Microdochium Blight)
Sclerotium rolfsii (Southern blight)
Septoria Leaf Spot
Target Spot
Ulocladium cucurbitae

Please send to [email protected] or post here for learning purposes. Hope veteran/seasoned growers respond.

1/25/2014 3:42:51 PM

Cincinnati,OH

Yellow vine disease, absolutely terminal. Transmitted by squash bugs so use both a systemic and contact insecticide.
Iv'e had some luck using Companion for fusarium.

1/26/2014 1:23:16 PM

Warwood

Good response Ron. Companion (Bacillus subtilis) is labeled for Fusarium and has helped others. What systemics and contacts do you use? How did you apply the Companion?

1/26/2014 1:37:34 PM

Muddy Waters

Voodoo Juice has a lot of the same stuff as Companion plus more.

1/26/2014 3:08:50 PM