Proactive Approach to Develop Disease Resistant Cotton Varieties

Randall Weiseman February 19, 2015 Cotton, Field Crops

Rod Bain

USDA researchers hope to develop cotton varieties resistant to Cotton Leaf Curl Virus before that disease reaches the US. Rod Bain has the first part of our story.

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Jodi Scheffler with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service explains the damage caused abroad by Cotton Leaf Curl and how it could threaten U.S. cotton crops.

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Argentine Ant Management Innovations
Native to South America, Argentine ants were introduced to California in 1905. Today, 90% of Southern California and coastal orchards are infested with ants. Some trees experience up to 1 million ant visits per day. Ivan Milosavljević, Citrus Research Board (CRB) entomologist, presented that information in a June 17 webinar that was part of CRB’s […]
Best Practices for Brown Rot Management
By Megan Dewdney The Florida rains have finally come this summer, just in time for early-season fruit to start the maturation process. This means there is some risk of brown rot in early sweet oranges and grapefruit. Much of Florida has been getting summer storms, wetting the soil. While this is excellent in general, the […]

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