The Vegetarian Newsletter

A Horticultural Sciences Department Extension Publication on Vegetable Crops
Eat your Veggies!!!!!

November 2007

Featured Articles

 

Announcements & News

All Vegetarian Newsletter Issues Are Available On-line!!!

Back issues of the Vegetarian Newsletter (VN) have been scanned and are accessible from this site, thanks to support from the Horticultural Sciences Department and Dr. Steven Sargent's efforts. The VN is now in its 58th year and I'm sure readers will find the back issues both useful and interesting from an historical perspective. We hope to be able to categorize these previous articles by subject in the future. Click here to visit our archives!!!

The electronic version of the 2007-2008 Vegetable Production Handbook is now available online!
Click here to visit it now.

New EDIS Horticulture Publications

"Rootstocks for Florida Peaches, Nectarines, and Plums" is now available on EDIS at: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS366. This publication, written by J. Ferguson and J. Chaparro, describes recomended rootstocks for Florida, rootstocks no longer recomended for Florida stone fruit, and proceedures for harvesting, cleaning and stratifying 'Flordaguard' seed prior to cleaning. Click on the link in the description above to read this great publication!

" Florida Subtropical Peaches: Production Practices " is now available on EDIS at: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS348. This publication, written by J. Ferguson, J. Chaparro, J. G. Williamson, R. Rouse and R. Mizell, describes topics in Florida subtropical peach production such as nursery practices, site selection, orchard design, planting and much more. Click on the link in the description above to read this great publication!

"Critical Issues for the Tomato Industry: Preventing a Rapid Postharvest Breakdown of the Fruit" is now available on EDIS at: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS363. This bulletin represents a summary of the all work done and current guidelines for tomato growers and packer/shippers to minimize risk for rapid postharvest breakdown. Click on the link in the description above to read this great publication!

"Strategies for Subtropical Peach Production in Florida" was released by EDIS (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS364). This publication, written by J. J. Ferguson, J. X. Chaparro, D.M. Omalley & L. Harrison, describes strategies for growing subtropical peaches in Florida and gives the number of chilling units different varieties require.Click on the link in the description above to read this great publication!

"Training and Pruning Florida Peaches, Nectarines, and Plums" was released by EDIS (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS365). This publication, written by J. Ferguson, is a valuable resource on how to prune and train peach, nectarine and plum trees. Click on the link in the description above to read this great publication!

"Pepper Spot ("Gomasho") on Napa Cabbage" was released by EDIS (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS352). This publication, written by David Studstill, Eric Simonne, Jeff Brecht and Phyllis Gilreath, describes pepper spot symptoms, the possible internal causes of pepper spot and the postharvest handling effects on pepper spot. Click on the link in the description above to read this great publication!

"Guidelines for Enrolling in Florida's BMP Program for Vegetable Crops" was released by EDIS (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS367). This publication, written by Aparna Gazula, Eric Simonne and Brian Boman, describes the process for enrolling in Florida BMP program for vegetable crops as well as where you can find additional resources and help with the implementation of your BMP program. Click on the link in the description above to read this great publication!

Other sources of Hortcultural Information.

Direct link to the BMP Manual for Vegetables & Agronomic Crops in Florida

Click here for a PDF printer friendly version of this.

 

Third Party Label for Cobra Herbicide

 

By Dr. William Stall, Professor, Horticultural Sciences Department

 

Cobra Herbicide has received a label through Third Party Registrations, Inc. (TPR) for use in plastic-mulched fruiting vegetable crops and okra pre-transplant or post-transplant (post emergence in okra) to row middles. All applications must be made with shielded or hooded equipment.

Apply 16-32 fluid ounces per acre to row middles using a shielded or hooded sprayer. A minimum of 24 fluid ounces per acre is required for residual control of weeds. An adjuvant, such as crop oil concentrate at 1% v/v or a non-ionic surfactant at 0.25% v/v should be used for control of emerged weeds. Do not make more than 2 Cobra applications per growing season. Do not make more than 1 post transplant application.

Applications should be made in a spray volume of 20-50 gallons per acre. Do not exceed 35 psi at the nozzle or apply when conditions are favorable for drift. Cobra contacting green crop foliage or fruit may cause excessive injury. Drift of Cobra treated sand or soil particles onto plants can cause contact injury.

Cobra may be tank mixed with specified partners. Refer to label for recommended rates and application parameters. Do not apply within 30 days of harvest.

The supplemental label must be in the possession of the user at the time of pesticide application.

 

 

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