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Plant Management Network News
Number 65: June 26, 2007

Plant Health Progress Editor's Pick

Glomerella acutata was detected on fruits from highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) for the first time in Norway as documented with exceptional images by Venche Talgø and her co-workers in an article published in Plant Health Progress. The perfect stage of this pathogen has not been reported to occur in nature, previously.

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New Articles from
Forage and Grazinglands

Research

Decomposition of Forage Species Mixtures in Pasture has Inconsistent Effects on Soil Nitrogen Summary | Article

Persistence of Heavily-Grazed Cool-Season Grasses in the Central Great Plains Summary | Article

Alternative Methods of Estimating Forage Height and Sward Capacitance in Pastures Can Be Cross Calibrated Summary | Article

News:

Be on the Lookout for Blue-green Algae Article

K-State Cattle Specialist Gives July Management Tips Article

SDSU publication: Managing Livestock Grazing Distribution Article

Global Warming
May Lower Grassland
Quality Article

Alternative Crops Garner a Second Look Article

Don’t Let Hay Harvest Go Up in Smoke Article

New Articles from
Plant Health Progress

Research:

Use of Resistant Peanut Cultivars and Reduced Fungicide Inputs for Disease Management in Strip-Tillage and Conventional Tillage Systems Summary | Article

A Comparative Analysis of Diagnostic Protocols for Detection of the Asian Soybean Rust Pathogen, Phakopsora pachyrhizi Summary | Article

News:

Western Bean Cutworm Will Be Back This Summer Article

Time to be on Lookout for Armyworm Larvae
Article

Potato Wart Eyed as Risk to Potato Production
Article

Protect Minimum-Till Fields from Pillbug Damage Article

Can the Right Potting
Mix Replace Fungicide?Article

Cowpea Plants React to Insect Attack Article

Iowa State Plant Pathologists Detect Crop Diseases from Satellites Article

New Fruit Fly
Control Combination
More Effective, Longer Lasting Article

Quilt Fungicide Aerial Application Rate Reduced Article

Armyworm. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Article

Soybean Aphids - Prepare for Return of Destructive Pest Article

2007 National Soybean Rust Symposium to be Held in Louisville, Kentucky Article

Bacterium Curbs
Several Insect Pests Article

BASF Receives California Registration of Insignia Fungicide for Ornamentals Article

New Articles from
Applied Turfgrass Science

News:

Phoenix Environmental Care LLC Adds CutDown Plant Growth Regulator to Their Product Line Article

Putting Green Speed Is All in Grass Management Article

New Articles from Crop Management

Research:

Surveying Thermally-defoliated Cotton Plots with Color-infrared Aerial Photography Summary | Article

Row Spacing, Plant Populations, and Cultivar Effects on Soybean Production Along the Texas Gulf Coast Summary | Article

Estimating Economic Impact of Conservation Field Borders on Farm Revenue Summary | Article

News

Foreign Herbivores May Be Key to Curbing Invasive Weeds Article

On-Farm Research Shows Farmers Can Use Less Nitrogen to Save Money and Reduce Environmental Impact Article

Dow Agrosciences, Sangamo Biosciences Announce the Achievement of Key Milestones in Plant Agriculture Collaboration Article

Does Organic Matter Really Matter? Article

Innovations Must Sustain Production Article

Insect Trapping Network - Early Warning System Article

Farming for Carbon Article

Varieties from PhytoGen Cottonseed Shine in University Official Variety Trials Article

Penn State Shows Running Tractors on Straight Biofuel Is (Bio) Logical Article

NDSU Agronomist Offers Advice on Replanting Small Grains and Corn Article

New Publication Aids In Selecting Conservation Tillage System for Corn Following Soybeans Article

Record High Fuel Prices Hit Agriculture Article

Prefix Herbicide Available as a Premix Formulation in 2008 Article