Diseases

New method to protect grape rootstock available
February 8, 2010, Wooster, OH – An alternative method for protecting rootstock while controlling weeds and promoting environmental sustainability may be available to grape producers, specifically those who grow the crop in cold climates.

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Echo® fungicide approved in Canada
November 30, 2009, Dorchester, Ont – UAP Canada recently announced that Echo, a new chlorothalonil-based fungicide, has received registration for use in Canada.

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Pennsylvania considered free of PPV
November 2, 2009 – Ten years have passed since the discovery of Plum Pox Virus (PPV) in Pennsylvania – 10 years of intensive survey and eradication effort. The state is pleased to report that no virus has been found in the past three years of survey, fulfilling the requirements necessary to declare eradication of PPV from Pennsylvania.

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Pepper compound mighty against mould
Dried, ground cayenne peppers have been spicing up cuisine and have been used medicinally for thousands of years.

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Rampart fungicide receives emergency registration
September 3, 2009, Guelph, Ont. – The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of an emergency use registration for Rampart fungicide (potassium salts of phosphorous acid) for suppression of downy mildew on leafy Brassica greens (crop subgroup 5B) in Ontario.

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Switch® 62.5 WG registered for saskatoons
August 11, 2009 – The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently approved the User Requested Minor Use Label Expansion (URMULE) for Switch 62.5 WG Fungicide (Cyprodinil and Fludioxonil) for the suppression of Entomosporium leaf spot on saskatoon berries in Canada.

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Humid weather brings blight to P.E.I.
July 17, 2009, Charlottetown, PEI – The weather is being blamed for two cases of late blight found recently in P.E.I. potato fields.

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Late blight attacking Northeast U.S.
July 6, 2009, Ithaca, NY – Late blight is killing tomato and potato plants on commercial farms in the eastern United States.

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