Georgia Vegetable

Extension-Research Report

2004

 

 

Text Box:

 

  Edited by William Terry Kelley

and David B. Langston, Jr.

 

 

The University of Georgia

College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

Cooperative Extension Service

Agricultural Experiment Station

U.S. Department of Agriculture

 

 

Cultural Practices

 

- The Effects of Neonicotinoid Insecticides on Yield of Tomatoes with and without Nutrient Stress

     William Terry Kelley

 

- Effects of Between Row Spacing on Watermelon Yield and Size When Grown With Plastic Mulch and Drip Irrigation

     William Terry Kelley , Joel Hudgins, Edd Harrison, Rad Yeager, David B. Langston, Jr.

 

- Effects of Various Nitrogen Rates on Watermelon Yield and Size

     William Terry Kelley, Joel Hudgins, Edd Harrison, Rad Yeager, David B. Langston ,Jr.

 

- Effects of Soil Applied Humic Acid and Calcium Treatments on Watermelon Yield and Quality

     William Terry Kelley

 

- The Effects of Slow Release Fertilizer on Tomato Yield

     William Terry Kelley

 

- The Effects of Slow Release Fertilizer on Cantaloupe Yield

   William Terry Kelley

 

-  Effects of Slow-Release Fertilizer on Cabbage Yield and Quality

     William Terry Kelley

 

- Investigating the Effects of Nitamin on Onion Production

     William Terry Kelley

 

- Effects of Soil Applied Humic Acid and Calcium Treatments on Pepper Yield and  Quality

     William Terry Kelley

 

-   Effects of Various Irrigation Regimes on Watermelon Yield, Fruit Number and Size

     William Terry Kelley, Joel Hudgins, Edd Harrison, Rad Yeager, David B. Langston, Jr.

 

-   Evaluation of Water Movement in Raised Beds as Affected by Bed Location, Plant Location, Previous Crop and Bed History Using Dye Injection

     J.A.J. Desaeger, A.S. Csinos, J.E. Laska

 

- Evaluation of Growth Enhancement Associated with Use of Admire in Watermelon

     Alton N. Sparks , Jr., Forrest J. Connelly

 

- Comprehensive Evaluation of Calcium and Potassium Metalosate on Eastern

  Shipping (Athena) Type Cantaloupe

      George E. Boyhan, Gene E. Lester, Mike D. Hayes, J. Kevin Phillips, J. Thad Paulk

 

  

Disease Control

      

- Disease Incidences and Yield in Bell Pepper as Affected by Kaolin-based Particle Film (‘Surround')

     J.C. Diaz-Perez

 

- Effect of the Southern Root-Know Nematode on Watermelon Yield

     R.F. Davis

 

- Evaluation of Local and Exotic Brassica Cover Crops for Nematode Control on   Subsequent Cantaloupe

     J.A.J. Desaeger, A.S. Csinos

 

- Evaluation of Stan (Nematicide Seed Treatment) for Nematode Control on Cucumber

     J.A.J. Desaeger, K.W. Seebold, A.S. Csinos

 

- Evaluation of Brassica Winter Crops and Metam Sodium for Nematode Control in Eggplant

     J.A.J. Desaeger, A.S. Csinos

 

- Evaluation of Brassica Winter Crops and Metam Sodium for Nematode Control on Double-Cropped Squash

     J.A.J. Desaeger, A.S. Csinos

 

- Evaluation of Brassica Winter Crops and Metam Sodium for Nematode Control in Pepper

    J.A.J. Desaeger, A.S. Csinos

 

- Evaluation of Brassica Winter Crops and Metam Sodium for Nematode Control on Double-Cropped Zucchini

     J.A.J. Desaeger, A.S. Csinos

 

-Evaluation of Vydate TM in Combination with Soil Fumigation on Tomato for Yield Increase and Nematode Control

     J.A.J. Desager, A.S. Csinos

 

-Evaluation of Vydate TM in Combination with Soil Fumigation for Yield Increase and Nematode Control on a Second Crop of Squash and Jalapeno Following a First Crop of Tomato

     J.A.J. Desager, A.S. Csinos

 

-Effect of Fungicides and Spray Programs on Downy Mildew of Butternut Squash in Georgia I, 2004

     David B. Langston, Jr.

 

-Effect of Fungicides and Spray Programs on Downy Mildew of Butternut Squash in Georgia II, 2004

     David B. Langston, Jr.

 

-Evaluation of Fungicides and Spray Programs for Control of Powdery Mildew in Summer Squash in Georgia I, 2004

      David B. Langston, Jr.

 

-Evaluation of Fungicides and Spray Programs for Control of Powdery Mildew in Summer Squash in Georgia II, 2004

     David B. Langston, Jr.

 

-Evaluation of Copper and Mancozeb Mixtures for Suppression of Watermelon Fruit Blotch of Watermelon

     David B. Langston, Jr.

 

 

                

Economics

 

- Factors Affecting Vegetable Market Trend

     Esendugue Greg Fonsah , Marie Guilhamoulat

 

- Ontario Food Market Terminal

     Esendugue Greg Fonsah

 

-    Price Distortion in the Vegetable Industry

     Esenduge Greg Fonsah

 

 

Food Safety

 

-    Survey of Food Security Practices of Commercial Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Growers,  Packers and Processors in Georgia , Florida and South Carolina

Mark A. Harrison, William C. Hurst, Judy A. Harrison, Karen W. Simmons, Jeffrey Brecht, Keith R. Schneider, Amy Simonne, James W. Rushing

 

 

Insect Control

 

- Management of Silverleaf and Pickleworm in Fall Squash

   Alton N. Sparks , Jr.

 

- Efficacy of Foliar Insecticides for Management of Silverleaf in Squash

     Alton N. Sparks , Jr.

 

- Efficacy of Insecticides Against Tobacco Thrips on Onions, 2004

     Alton N. Sparks , Jr., David G. Riley, Ronald H. Blackley

 

- Lepidoptera Control on Cabbage, Fall 2004

     Alton N. Sparks , Jr., David B. Langston, Jr.

  

- Efficacy of Assail for Management of Silverleaf in Squash

   Alton N. Sparks , Jr.

 

- Thrips Seasonal Abundance and Species Composition on Onions in the Vidalia Production Region

     Alton N. Sparks, Jr., David G. Riley, Stan Diffie, Reid Torrance , Ronald Blackley

 

- Efficacy of Selected Insecticides and Acaricides Against Twospotted Spider Mites on Cantaloupe, 2004

     Alton N. Sparks , Jr., Keith Rucker

 

- Control of Lepidoptera Pests on Collards, 2004

     Alton N. Sparks , Jr.

 

- Efficacy of Selected Insecticides and Acaricides Against Twospotted Spider Mites on Watermelon

     Alton N. Sparks , Jr., Keith Rucker

 

- Efficacy of Selected Foliar Insecticides Against Silverleaf Whitefly on Snap Beans, 2004

     Alton N. Sparks , Jr., David G. Riley

 

- Insecticide Efficacy Trials in Tomato, Cabbage and Squash

     David G. Riley, J. Taylor

 

 

 

Variety Evaluations

 

- Watermelon and Cantaloupe Variety Trials, 2004

     George E. Boyhan, Darbie Granberry, Randy Hill, Thad Paulk

 

Weed Control

 

- Kale, Cabbage, C ollard and Squash Response to Goal 4 F Applied at Various Rates and Application Timings

     A.S. Culpepper

 

-    Evaluation of S-Metolachlor in Beet Greens and Swiss Chard

     William Terry Kelley

 

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Cooperative Research - Extension Publication No. 5-2004

 

July 2004

 

 

Issued in furtherance of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations research work, Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperation.

 

Gale A. Buchanan

Dean and Director