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Downy Mildew Confirmed on Cucumbers in Eastern North Carolina

Downy mildew, caused by the oomycete Pseudoperonospora cubensis, has been identified on cucumber crops in Eastern North Carolina as of June 10, 2025. Disease symptoms were observed in commercial…

2025 SE Veg Crop Handbook

2025 SE Vegetable Crop Handbook

The 2025 Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook can be purchased through UNC Press , Amazon, OR in open access format here.

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2025 North Carolina Fungicide Guides for Tomato and Pepper

The fungicide spray guides for tomato and pepper are intended for commercial growers and are suggested products or programs that have been evaluated for efficacy against the disease listed. There are…

Cucumber downy mildew

Cucurbit Downy Mildew in Haywood County, July 28, 2023

Cucumber downy mildew (CDM) has been confirmed on cucumber plant samples from a research plot at the Mountain Research Station in Haywood County, NC. Only 1% of plants showed symptoms and only 5% of…

2022 NC Crop Protection School

2022 Crop Protection School: Emerging Threats

The 74th Annual Crop Protection School will be held virtually on Thursday, December 1, 2022 using the Zoom platform. Please use this link to register. After registration, you will be sent a passcode…

Late blight on tomato

Late Blight on Tomato in Haywood County (Aug 17, 2022)

Late blight on tomato has been confirmed from a commercial tomato field in Haywood County, NC on August 17, 2022.Growers should monitor frequently for symptoms of late blight and begin applying…

Basil downy mildew spores on underside of basil leaf

Basil Downy Mildew Confirmed in Pender County, NC, July 28, 2021

Basil downy mildew has been confirmed on the variety Genovese in a homeowner garden in Pender County, North Carolina. The disease has not been found on the resistant varieties Thunderstruck,…

Basil downy mildew spores on underside of basil leaf

Basil Downy Mildew Found in Western N.C.

Basil downy mildew has been confirmed on the variety Genovese in our research plots in Haywood County, North Carolina on July 22, 2019. The disease has not been found on the resistant varieties…

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Basil Downy Mildew Reported in Haywood County - July 23, 2018

Basil downy mildew (BDM) has been observed in our sentinel plots at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville. Symptoms first appeared on 7/16/18 and about 10% of the plants were affected.Growers…