Information for commercial vegetable production in Ontario
The 2016 Downy Mildew Control Strategy for Cucumber Crops contains an updated list of fungicides, including the newly registered Orondis… Continue Reading 2016 Downy Mildew Control Strategy for Cucumber Crops
Cheryl Trueman, College Professor, University of Guelph – Ridgetown Campus Rachel Riddle, Research Technician, University of Guelph – Simcoe Elaine… Continue Reading Research Update – Fungicide Efficacy on Downy Mildew in Cucumbers
By Elaine Roddy, Vegetable Crops Specialist, OMAFRA Do you ever just get completely overwhelmed by choices? I do. Especially when… Continue Reading Cucurbit Disease Update – July 7th, 2015
Last week’s confirmation of downy mildew in both Kent and Elgin was unusually early. Recent reports have also been made… Continue Reading Cucumber Downy Mildew Control in a Challenging Season
While downy mildew has still not been confirmed in Ontario, recent report from Michigan indicate that levels are starting to… Continue Reading Cucurbit Disease Update – August 7th, 2014
Phytophthora symptoms include stunting, crown rot and fruit rot depending on the cucurbit species and the time of infection. The… Continue Reading Phytophthora Blight of Cucurbits
There are low levels of powdery mildew showing up in the pumpkin and squash plots on campus this week. Powdery… Continue Reading Powdery Mildew in Pumpkins and Squash
Cucurbit downy mildew was confirmed in a central Michigan cucumber field on July 11, 2014. The presence of downy mildew… Continue Reading Cucurbit Downy Mildew Report – July 11, 2014
To date there have been no confirmed cases of downy mildew in the Great Lakes region. There was an initial… Continue Reading Cucurbit Downy Mildew Update – July 09, 2014
By Elaine Roddy, OMAFRA and Cheryl Trueman, University of Guelph – Ridgetown Campus Rhizoctonia belly rot has been identified in… Continue Reading Research Update – Rhizoctonia Belly Rot of Cucumbers