PPFS-FR-S-18: Effectiveness of Fungicides for Management of Grape Diseases

Nicole Gauthier | Jul. 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.

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ID-254: An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Grape in Kentucky

Ric Bessin, Cheryl Kaiser, Matthew Springer, John Strang, Nicole 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.

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PPFS-FR-T-14: Effectiveness of Fungicides for Management of Stone Fruit Diseases

Nicole 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.

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PPFS-GEN-7: Homeowner's Guide to Fungicides

Kenny Seebold, Nicole Gauthier | Apr. 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)

Diseases in home gardens, orchards, and landscapes do not always cause total losses, but they can be serious problems if left unmanaged. As a rule, chemicals are not recommended as the only means of disease control for homeowners. Cultural practices such as sanitation, irrigation management, attention to plant health, rotation, and selection of disease-resistant varieties are usually enough to control diseases. Chemicals may be required, though, and should be used as a supplement to good management practices.

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PPFS-FR-T-19: Commercial Apple Fungicide Spray Schedule Worksheet and Sample Spray Guide

Nicole Gauthier | Apr. 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)

A sample spray guide and spray schedule worksheet.

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PPFS-GEN-8: Simplified Fungicide Guide for Backyard Fruit

Nicole 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.

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PPFS-FR-S-20: Commercial Grape Fungicide Schedule Worksheet and Sample Spray Guides

Nicole Gauthier | Apr. 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)

A fungicide schedule worksheet and two sample spray guides for commercial grape growers.

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PPFS-OR-W-27: Canker Sampling of Trees and Woody Ornamentals

Kimberly Leonberger, Nicole Gauthier | Mar. 1, 2019 (New)

Cankers on woody plants can result in dieback, decline, structural failure, or plant death. Cankers form when plant pathogens enter woody tissues. Plants stressed by poor planting practices, improper maintenance, extreme weather, insect damage, mechanical damage, or other wounds are at increased risk for infection by canker causing pathogens.

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PR-755: 2017 Nursery and Landscape Research Report

Win Dunwell, Bill Fountain, Bob Geneve, Dewayne Ingram, Dan Potter, Raul Villanueva, Paul Vincelli, Nicole Gauthier, Tim Woods | Jan. 18, 2019 (New)

The UK Nursery and Landscape Program coordinates the efforts of faculty, staff, and students in several departments within the College of Agriculture tor the benefit of the Kentucky nursery and landscape industry.

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PPFS-FR-T-7: Using Prediction Models to Manage Diseases in Fruit

Kimberly Leonberger, Evan Tate, Nicole Gauthier | Jan. 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)

Numerous plant diseases impact fruit crops throughout Kentucky. Factors such as plant growth stage, as well as rainfall, temperature, and other weather conditions, can be used to determine risk for plant disease. Prediction models are critical tools for growers, as they allow for protective management strategies to be deployed when disease risk is high. Use of these models can provide growers with cost savings, as unnecessary chemical applications are eliminated when risk of infection is low.