Numbered Publications: Plant Pathology
PPFS-FR-S-23: Simplified Backyard Grape Spray Guide
Ric Bessin, John Strang, Nicole Ward Gauthier, Patsy Wilson | Jul. 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)
A simplified backyard grape spray guide (table).
ID-254: An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Grape in Kentucky
Ric Bessin, Cheryl Kaiser, Matthew Springer, John Strang, Nicole Ward Gauthier, Patsy Wilson, Shawn Wright | Jun. 11, 2019 (New)
Long before the term "sustainable" became a household word, farmers were implementing sustainable practices in the form of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies. IPM uses a combination of biological, cultural, physical, and chemical methods to reduce and/or manage pathogen and pest populations. These strategies are used to minimize environmental risks, economic costs, and health hazards. Pathogens and pests are managed (although rarely eliminated entirely) to reduce their negative impact on the crop. Scouting and monitoring for diseases, insects, weeds, and abiotic disorders helps identify potential problems before serious losses result. This is essential to the IPM approach. The key to effective monitoring is accurate identification. The images included in this guide represent the more common abiotic and biotic problems that occur in Kentucky grape plantings.
PPFS-FR-T-14: Effectiveness of Fungicides for Management of Stone Fruit Diseases
Nicole Ward Gauthier | Jun. 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)
This guide is a decision-making tool to help growers select fungicides from different chemical classes (FRAC). Additional information can be found in a number of UK Cooperative Extension Service publications, including ID-232, or by contacting county Extension agents.
PPFS-VG-24: Biological Products for Tomato Disease Management
Erica Fealko, Emily Pfeufer | Jun. 1, 2019 (New)
Disease management products with biologically-based active ingredients are often labeled for numerous diseases, but can vary markedly in their efficacy. This Extension publication summarizes factors to consider when choosing biological controls and data available pertaining to tomato disease management efficacy.
CCD-CP-80: Hops
Matthew Ernst, Cheryl Kaiser | May. 3, 2019 (Minor Revision)
Hop (Humulus lupulus) is a native herbaceous plant with a perennial crown and annual climbing stems (bines). Bines are similar to vines; however, bines wind around a support structure and lack the suckers or tendrils typical of vines. Hop crowns can survive for 25 years or more; however, the fast growing bines die back to the ground each winter. Bines can reach a height of 15 to 30 feet in a single growing season. Hops are valued for their female cones, which contain the resins and essential oils used to provide the distinctive flavor, aroma and bitterness to beer.
PPFS-OR-T-7: Kentucky Turfgrass Disease Calendar
Paul Vincelli | May. 1, 2019 (Major Revision)
A graphic representation showing the times of year that diseases of cool-season grasses are likely.
CCD-CP-77: Bamboo
Matthew Ernst, Cheryl Kaiser | Apr. 9, 2019 (Minor Revision)
Bamboo is the general name used for a number of perennial, woody-stemmed grasses. Native cane (Arundinaria gigantea), which is commonly referred to as river cane, grows naturally in Kentucky and throughout much of the Southeast. It is one of three bamboo species native to North America. There are more than a hundred introduced species that can be grown in the U.S., with growth habits ranging from low-growing groundcovers to full-sized trees that reach a height of over 30 feet at maturity. Bamboos are well known for their vigorous growth and variety of uses.
PPFS-GEN-8: Simplified Fungicide Guide for Backyard Fruit
Nicole Ward Gauthier | Apr. 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)
This fungicide spray guide is intended as a supplement to the more detailed spray schedule available in Disease and Insect Control Programs for Homegrown Fruit in Kentucky, Including Organic Alternatives, ID-21.
PPFS-VG-19: Sustainable Disease Management of Cucurbit Crops in the Home Garden
Kimberly Leonberger, Emily Pfeufer | Apr. 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)
Cucurbit vining crops include cucumbers, watermelons, cantaloupe, pumpkins, zucchini, and summer and winter squashes, and can be highly productive plants in small gardens. During wet summers, downy mildew and fungal leaf spot diseases tend to occur, while in drier summers, powdery mildew is the most common disease. Gardens with cucumber beetle pressure are much more likely to have plants affected by bacterial wilt, since striped and spotted cucumber beetles can carry the bacterial wilt pathogen.
PPFS-VG-23: Sustainable Disease Management of Cole Crops in the Home Garden
Kimberly Leonberger, Emily Pfeufer | Apr. 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)
Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, and brussel sprouts, all cole crops, are excellent plants to integrate into gardens. During wet seasons, bacterial diseases, fungal leaf spots, and downy mildew are common problems, while powdery mildew is more common during dry seasons. Bacterial diseases are also benefited by hot weather with occasional strong storms, which injure plants and spread pathogens in the garden.
