Pythium
The notorious O-O-MY-CETE
On the road to healthy plants, successful management of downy mildew is possible with attentive scouting, sanitation and preventive fungicide applications.
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Bates Sons & Daughters beats Pythium
Terri Bates, co-owner of the 100-acre Florida caladium farm, says she has also had some success fighting Fusarium.
What to do when things get funky
Growers should follow these scouting, identification and control methods when they battle with funky pests.
A poinsettia plague: Bacterial canker
The Gram-positive bacterium is primarily disseminated within plant material and recently appeared in Europe and the United States.
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Identify, prevent and treat these common diseases on the popular holiday crop.
Making the most out of mum production
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BioWorks launches PreFence biofungicide
The new organic biological fungicide controls wilt and root diseases, the company says.
UConn to host one-day educational plant disease program
"Keeping Those Dratted Diseases Out of Your Crops" will take place Sept. 21.
Perennial management: Fusarium and Phytophthora
The experts at BASF dive into disease issues for the mid- to late-season.
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