March 2025
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By Navjot Kaur and Bhabesh Dutta Alternaria brassicicola is a part of the Alternaria complex that causes leaf blight and head rot (ABHR) in brassica crops. In our study, we observed that commercial broccoli seeds can be naturally contaminated with pathogenic and aggressive A. brassicicola. About one-third of the commercial broccoli seedlots screened from two commonly grown cultivars in…
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Hoplolaimus spp. Importance: Plant-parasitic nematodes belonging to the genus Hoplolaimus are commonly called lance nematodes. These nematodes are primarily migratory ectoparasites meaning they feed externally on the roots. Lance nematodes are known to cause damage to a wide variety of field crops (cotton, soybean, corn, peanuts etc.), fruit trees (apples, citrus, peaches, mango, bananas etc.), vegetables (Peas, cabbage,…
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Ash Sial1, James Jacobs2, and Zack Williams31Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, 2UGA Extension, Pierce County, and 3UGA Extension, Bacon County Although blueberry gall midge has historically been referred to as a rabbiteye problem, recently it has been reported to be a concern in some southern highbush fields. The majority of the highbush infestations were primarily reported…