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Articles Manteniendo Frescos los Productos Agrícolas Frescos
Thomas Ford, Tianna DuPont
Manejo postcosecha para venta en mercados de agricultores y venta directa de la huerta a instituciones. More
Articles Better Coverage From Your Backpack Sprayer
Tianna DuPont
If you rely on a backpack sprayer, it is important to choose the right sprayer, calibrate correctly, measure correctly and use the right nozzles. More
Articles Grant and Loan Opportunities for Starting your Farm
Tianna DuPont
There is very little grant money available but here are a few resources for loan and grant organizations to help you as you start or grow your farm. More
Articles Establecimiento de Fresas - Principios Básicos
Kathy Demchak
Una plantación de fresa exitosa depende de que los principios básicos se apliquen correctamente en el momento de la siembra. Prestar atención a lo básico, lo llevará por el mejor camino para tener una plantación vigorosa. More
Articles Orchard IPM - Apple Scab Scouting and Management
Kari A. Peter, Ph.D., Tianna DuPont
Make sure you know where apple scab overwinters, how to monitor, and when it is most likely to appear. More
Articles Orchard IPM - European Red Mite Biological Control
Dave Biddinger, Ph.D., Tara Baugher, Tianna DuPont
Infestations of red mites can result in smaller fruit and a reduced fruit bloom the following season. More
Articles Small Fruit Cold Hardiness - Winter Injury in Brambles
Rich Marini, Ph.D., Kathy Demchak
Weather is also becoming more variable resulting in early-winter cold snaps and winter thaws followed by extreme cold events. More
Articles Strawberry Establishment - Planting and Other Basics
Kathy Demchak
A successful strawberry planting hinges on getting the basics right at planting time. If you can pay attention to the basics, you are well on your way to having a vigorous planting. More
Articles When growers send in strawberry leaves for a nutrient analysis, should the petioles remain attached or be removed? More
Articles Pollinators and Pesticide Sprays during Bloom in Fruit Plantings
Dave Biddinger, Ph.D., Kathy Demchak, Ed Rajotte, Ph.D., Tara Baugher
Use of pesticides during bloom is a complicated problem with the solutions relying on understanding the detailed relationships among chemicals, pollinators and pest management needs. More
Articles Blackberry Fruit Disorders - Effects on Fruit Quality
Kathy Demchak
This article discusses some common blackberry fruit issues, including whitening of drupelets, drupelet reddening, insect feeding injury, canker diseases and spotted wing drosophila. More
Articles Small Fruit Mite - Broad Mites on Blackberries
Kathy Demchak, Donn Johnson
Broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) has been problematic for pepper growers in PA for the last couple of years. Now we can add blackberries to the list of crops that they frequent. More
Articles Bramble Diseases - Viruses
Kathy Demchak
Virus diseases can seriously damage brambles, especially raspberries, and can affect the lifetime of a planting. More
Articles Bramble Diseases - Virus Control
Kathy Demchak
Control measures for virus diseases in brambles are aimed mainly at removing sources of the virus from within and around the planting. More
Articles Strawberry Disease - Verticillium Wilt
Kathy Demchak
Verticillium wilt of strawberry, caused by the soilborne fungus Verticillium albo-atrum, infects more than 300 kinds of cultivated plants. More
Articles Bramble Disease - Verticillium Wilt
Kathy Demchak
Verticillium wilt is caused by two common soilborne fungi (Verticillium dahliae and Verticillium albo-atrum) that have a wide host range and attack more than 300 woody and herbaceous plants. More
Articles Bramble Disease - Spur Blight
Kathy Demchak
Red and purple raspberries are more affected by spur blight, Didymella applanata, than black raspberries. Blackberries appear to be immune. More
Articles Strawberry Disease - Red Stele
Kathy Demchak
Red stele, or red core, Phytophthora fragariae, is the most serious disease of strawberry in areas with cool, moist soil conditions. More
Articles Blueberry Disease - Powdery Mildew, Not Symptoms You’d Expect
Kathy Demchak, Cassandra Swett
Powdery mildew, a warm-weather high-humidity disease, is present in some blueberry plantings. Lowbush, highbush, and rabbiteye blueberries are all affected. More
Articles Strawberry Disease - Powdery Mildew
Kathy Demchak
Powdery mildew, Sphaerotheca macularis, occurs on a wide range of hosts and almost everywhere the strawberry is grown. More
Articles Raspberry Disease - Phytophthora Root Rot
Kathy Demchak
Phytophthora root rot, Phytophthora species, is now regarded as a major cause of declining red raspberry plantings. More
Articles Blueberry Disease - Mummy Berry
Kathy Demchak
Mummy berry, Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi, is the most serious and widespread disease of highbush, lowbush, and rabbiteye blueberries. It is most serious following moist, spring weather conditions. More
Articles Bramble Disease - Mosaic Virus
Kathy Demchak
Mosaic affects all raspberries but seldom affects blackberries. The mosaic virus complex overwinters in infected plants and is spread by aphids. More
Articles Bramble Disease - Managing Orange Rust
Kathy Demchak, mahfuzur rahman
Orange rust, Gymnoconia nitens, is a systemic disease, any plants propagated from infected plants will also be infected. More
Articles Strawberry Disease - Leather Rot
Kathy Demchak
Leather, or crown rot, Phytophthora cactorum, infection is favored by warm, wet weather and poorly drained soil. The fungus attacks berries in the field at all stages of growth. More