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A cucumber vine grows in a backyard garden in Butts County, Ga. CAES News
Wet conditions create perfect setting for tomato, cucurbit diseases 07/31/13 Elizabeth L. Little
Summer is a great time for fresh local produce, but Georgia summers can present many challenges for gardeners trying to keep crops healthy and alive. This is especially true for tomatoes and cucurbits.
Target spot on cotton CAES News
Farmers trudge through soggy fields to tackle diseases 07/31/13 Robert C Kemerait Jr
Rain may be a good thing, but too much of a good thing can become a problem for Georgia farmers.
A mushroom grows through a patch of turfgrass on the University of Georgia campus in Griffin. CAES News
Recent rains have mushrooms popping up 07/31/13 Jean Williams-Woodward
With the recent wet weather, mushrooms are popping up everywhere, particularly in lawns. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension experts say many are poisonous to some degree. At the very least, they will make you sick. At worst, you can die. Don't take the risk.
Brown patch disease in fescue. CAES News
Too much moisture can bring brown patch disease to lawns 07/17/13 Paul Pugliese
If doughnut-shaped rings of dead grass are popping up in your lawn, it may be because the recent onslaught of rain created ideal conditions for brown patch disease.
Katherine Stevenson, a plant pathologist, has been part of the University of Georgia since 1992. CAES News
Focused on fungicide resistance 07/10/13 Clint Thompson
Gummy stem blight can be a tough foe for watermelon farmers to tackle. With the ability to cause lesions on leaves and turn stems into gooey mush, the plant disease can cripple watermelon production.
Holly Young, who graduated with a degree in agricultural communications, recently won first place in the oral presentations section of the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium. Her project, which she began before graduation, was to identify the genetic diversity in Exobasidium, a species of fungus that attacks blueberries. CAES News
CAES students participate in Undergraduate Research Symposium 04/18/13 Merritt Melancon
More than 30 undergraduate students in the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences competed in the third annual CAES Undergraduate Research Symposium on Thursday, April 17.