University of Georgia
UGA College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences Department of Plant Pathology
Menu
Close
Search

News Stories - Page 34

Pictured is an onion plant infected with yellow bud disease. CAES News
New disease hits Georgia Vidalia onion crop 07/17/14 Clint Thompson
Georgia is the only state that produces sweet Vidalia onions. It’s also the only state where onion farmers are tackling a new disease — yellow bud.
Alex Csinos, a University of Georgia scientist based in Tifton, holds up a pair of tobacco plants during a tobacco tour on the UGA Tifton Campus on June 10, 2014. Csinos shows nematode damage on a tobacco plant. CAES News
Nematode populations a major concern for Georgia tobacco farmers 06/17/14 Clint Thompson
Microscopic worms called nematodes may seem harmless, but they can devastate a tobacco field, reducing yields, stunting plant growth and cutting into farmer profits. A University of Georgia plant pathologist is studying different management systems in hopes of reducing the nematode’s impact on Georgia agriculture.
Cotton roots infected with root-knot nematodes swell in response to the infection. These knots serve as feeding sites where nematodes (microscopic worms) grow, produce more eggs and stunt the plant's growth. CAES News
UGA breeder works to increase cotton quality, breed nematode resistance 06/06/14 Clint Thompson
Breeding cotton varieties with resistance to root-knot nematodes and better cotton fiber quality are at the forefront of Peng Chee’s research at the University of Georgia.
Georgia's Vidalia onions are available to purchase now. To keep their sweet taste around all year long, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension food safety experts say to store them in the freezer. CAES News
Onion crop steady despite frigid temperatures, rainy conditions 05/14/14 Sharon Dowdy, Clint Thompson
Despite a frigid, rain-filled winter, Vidalia onion farmers expect a good, quality crop this season.
There were almost 800,000 acres of peanuts grown in Georgia in 2015. CAES News
Georgia Peanut Commission funding drives UGA Extension, research efforts 05/05/14 Merritt Melancon
University of Georgia peanut researchers have been granted $256,280 from the Georgia Peanut Commission to fund various peanut-related research projects in 2015.
Artist rendering of UGA Griffin Campus Turfgrass Facility CAES News
State budget provides facilities enhancement, construction for UGA turf program 04/23/14 Sharon Dowdy
For decades, University of Georgia scientists have conducted state-of-the-art turfgrass research. Today’s researchers still work in the same labs where modern turfgrass science started in the 1950s. Those legacy labs and greenhouses will soon get much-needed renovations. Georgia’s FY015 budget includes $11.5 million for the improvement of the University of Georgia’s turfgrass teaching, research and Extension facilities across the state.