Information for commercial vegetable production in Ontario
Stemphylium leaf blight (caused by a fungus, Stemphylium vesicarium) of onion was first identified in Ontario in 2008 and has… Continue Reading Using fungicides for Stemphylium leaf blight in onions
The Garlic Growers Association of Ontario has just announced that it is taking orders from members for clean planting material… Continue Reading Garlic Growers Association Launch New Clean Seed Program
Vegetatively grown crops such as garlic, potatoes or strawberries are amplified not by seed, but asexually by clones, daughter tubers… Continue Reading What is clean seed production?
Originally published in ONvegetables in The Grower, April 2017 Even with the use of herbicides, broadleaf weed control in pumpkins… Continue Reading Tips for Broadleaf Weed Control in Pumpkins and Winter Squash
By Travis Cranmer, Vegetable Crops Specialist OMAFRA First appeared in ONvegetables in The Grower, April 2017. Clubroot, caused by the… Continue Reading Samples requested for clubroot survey
The website, Ontario CropIPM, contains the full range of pest management information from many vegetable crops, including asparagus. Many users… Continue Reading Three Problem Weeds for Asparagus
Jason Deveau, Application Technology Specialist, OMAFRA Banding allows producers to save on chemical costs, reduce the potential for wasted spray… Continue Reading Sprayer Math for Banded Applications
Excerpts taken from ONvegetables in the Grower, April 2014. A full pdf version of this article is available at 2014_Infosheet_Phytophthora-in-irrigation-water Phytophthora blight… Continue Reading The Potential for Spread of Phytophthora Blight of Cucurbits and Peppers in Irrigation Water
From ONvegetables in The Grower, February 2014 Kristen Obeid, Weed Management Program Lead (Horticulture), OMAF/MRA Herbicide resistant weed populations are… Continue Reading The next level of herbicide resistance – cross resistance