Category: Vegetable Crops

New Race 17 of Spinach Downy Mildew: Miscellaneous Notes

Posted on by Steve Koike

In February 2018 a coalition of spinach researchers, plant pathologists, seed company professionals, and other experts from the USA and Europe designated a new race of the spinach downy mildew pathogen, race 17. A coordinated announcement was released in the US and the EU on April 16. This coalition works together as the International Working […]

BACTERIAL LEAF SPOT DISEASE REDUCING CILANTRO QUALITY

Posted on by Steve Koike

Bacterial leaf spot of cilantro has gotten an early start in 2018 due to spring rains. As with all bacterial diseases of leafy green commodities, bacterial leaf spot of cilantro is completely dependent on free moisture from rain, heavy dew, or overhead sprinkler irrigation. Initial symptoms are water-soaked, angular shaped leaf spots that later become […]