by Mark Mauldin | Sep 22, 2023
We’ve made it to Fall and pleasant surprise, it actually feels fall-like outside (at least by Florida standards). As you would expect, with us moving into Fall we are seeing the peanut growing season really starting to wind down. Unfortunately, the hand...
by Zane Grabau | Aug 25, 2023
All growers have them. That patch in a field (or a few fields), that just isn’t quite right. Maybe the plants are just smaller than the rest of the field. Maybe the plants are a little discolored. Or really discolored. Maybe the stand is poor. That bad patch could be...
by Zane Grabau | Feb 24, 2023
Just as they are in most Florida crops, nematodes are a major pest of cotton. Southern root-knot nematode and reniform nematode are the primary issues. Starting with the 2021 growing season, new tools to manage these nematodes became available: cultivars designated as...
by Zane Grabau | Jan 13, 2023
Pesticide application is one of the primary ways to treat plant-parasitic nematodes and insects, and AgLogic 15GG is one of the available options for use in cotton and peanut. Aldicarb is the active ingredient in AgLogic 15GG and is the same active ingredient...
by Zane Grabau | Nov 11, 2022
Nematodes are one of the major challenges that peanut growers deal with. Peanut root-knot nematode is the main nematode pest for Florida peanut growers. Crop rotation, nematicide application, and use of resistant varieties are the main tools available for growers....
by Zane Grabau | Sep 9, 2022
Use of resistant cultivars is one of the main strategies available for managing plant-parasitic nematodes. In cotton and peanut, there have been new releases of resistant cultivars in recent years. Preliminary results and observations from ongoing UF/IFAS research to...
