University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: potato harvest

Update 18 – Sep 17, 2023

In This Issue: Potato and tomato early blight and late blight disease updates Cucurbit downy mildew updates   Yi Wang, Associate Professor & Extension Potato and Vegetable Production Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, 608-265-4781, Email: wang52@wisc.edu. Overall, Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest were hot and dry through most of August. However, growers …

Update 16 – Sep 3, 2023

In This Issue: Potato and tomato early blight and late blight disease updates Cucurbit downy mildew updates Colonizing aphids Potato harvest and storage updates   Amanda Gevens, Chair, Professor & Extension Vegetable Pathologist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology, 608-575-3029, Email:  gevens@wisc.edu Early blight of potato/tomato. Accumulations of P-days this past week were between 49-64 across …