Vegetables
Striped and spotted cucumber beetles as pests of cucurbits in Michigan
Striped and spotted cucumber beetles attack a variety of cucurbit crops, including winter and summer squash, cucumber and watermelon. While cucumber beetle larvae feed on cucurbit roots, adult beetles cause more economically important damage. Striped... more »
Reduced fruit size in strawberries explained
University of Delaware Extension is reporting several growers have commented that fruit size in strawberries is smaller than normal in 2017. This poses the question “what affects strawberry fruit size?” In plasticulture strawberries, one critical... more »
Growth suppression for prolonged marketability of tomato transplants
Vegetable transplants grown in commercial high-density trays can quickly outgrow the optimal size for shipping and transplanting, limiting transplant performance, and marketing flexibility for commercial nurseries. Abscisic acid (ABA) and uniconazole can suppress shoot growth... more »
Different aspects of DNA demethylation involved in tomato ripening process
Using advanced gene-editing technology, a team of scientists found that DNA demethylation is required for the tomato ripening process through both activation of induced genes and the inhibition of ripening-repressed genes. Most studies on DNA... more »
UC Davis involved in strawberry breeding ruling
According to a news release from the University of California-Davis, a federal jury has ruled in favor of the University of California in its lawsuit with two former UC Davis strawberry breeders and the private... more »
Program certifies farmers treat their workers right
After his farm became completely certified organic three decades ago, Jim Cochran had a thought: Why not certify employment practices the same way you certify farming practices? Cochran, owner of Swanton Berry Farm in Davenport,... more »
Lēf Farms hires production manager
Lēf Farms has hired Kyle Scamman as the company’s production manager. Scamman brings with him 17 years of farming and growing experience under his belt. Growing up on his family’s New Hampshire farm, he learned... more »
Louisiana greenhouse tomatoes are under attack
Tomato russet mite and tomato yellow leaf curl are attacking greenhouse-grown tomatoes in Louisiana. Tomato russet mites have cigar-shaped bodies with two pairs of legs and cannot be seen without the aid of a microscope,... more »
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