Crop Production - Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Managing Blackberries

Blackberry plants can produce delicious berries if they are well maintained and pruned correctly. These plants can grow vigorously, however,...
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Figure 5. Late-season infection of bacterial spot results in superficial damage.

Bacterial Spot Treatment in Peaches

Bacterial spot, caused by Xanthomonas arbicola pv. pruni, is considered an economically important disease of peach and other stone fruit. Ba...
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Lettuce Cultivars for High Tunnel Systems

In an ongoing effort to provide science-based answers to production- related issues, cultivar variety trials were conducted to support the v...
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Early Performance of Newly Released Blueberry Cultivars with Improved Fruit Quality Characteristics

Two new blueberry cultivar releases from the University of Georgia (UGA) breeding program are reported to produce large size berries. ‘Tit...
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Figure 2. Stick-wing pheromone traps compare moth activity and insect pressure in various environments.

Alabama Pest Report

The Alabama Vegetable IPM program conducts the statewide insect monitoring program as a special service to crop producers. Pest alerts are b...
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Oh Deer: When it Comes to Pest Management, Deer as Big a Problem as Any in Alabama

As Alabama Cooperative Extension System agents and specialists travel the state of Alabama and talk to farmers and others involved in produc...
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Figure 2. Cotton seedling damaged by grasshoppers.

Sporadic Pests of Seedling Cotton in Alabama

Several species of insects can be found in a cotton field at any time. Some are pests, some are beneficials, and some, called incidentals, a...
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Planting Distance Effects on Pierce’s Disease Resistant Predominantly European Grape ‘502-20’ in Alabama

Studies continue to evaluate the Pierce’s Disease (PD) resistant, predominantly European grape ‘502-20’ developed by the UC Davis bree...
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Scheduling Irrigation Events in Vegetable Crops

Proper irrigation management in vegetable crops is essential to ensure crop development and potential yield, regardless of the growing syste...
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photo of an adult green stink bug on a cotton boll

Summary of the 2022 Cotton Insect Situation

Producers certainly had some challenging situations through the cotton production season in Alabama in 2022. From severe drought in some are...
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