Welcome to the UW-Madison

Vegetable Pathology Web Site

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Resources include:
  • Current disease management updates
  • Field trial reports from 1995-2008, W. R. Stevenson and R. V. James (MS Word® and/or Acrobat®)
  • Weather data from four potato growing regions of WI during the growing season (to use in the WISDOM or SureHarvest crop management programs)
  • P-Day and Severity Value accumulation for 4 potato growing regions of WI
  • PowerPoint® slide sets on various vegetable pathology topics
  • Links of interest to other web sites (scroll down on this page)
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Amanda J. Gevens University of Wisconsin-Madison 
Assistant Professor
Extension Plant Pathologist in Potatoes & Vegetables 		Department of Plant Pathology
689 Russell Laboratories
Office Phone: 608-890-3072 Fax: 608-263-2626 1630 Linden Dr.
gevens@wisc.edu Madison, WI 53706 -1598
   
 

Vegetable Disease Update Updated 16 September

Potato Late Blight Status Report and Management Updated 16 September

Managing Late Blight in the Organic Tomato Crop Updated 16 September

Late Blight Fungicide List 2009 Updated 3 September
       
 

Russell Labs
Web questions - contact:

Campus across University Bay
R. V. James
rvjames@wisc.edu
 
Russell Laboratories from the Allen Centennial Garden   UW-Madison Campus viewed across University Bay
Additional links
UW-Madison Plant Pathology Department Home Page General information about the UW-Madison Plant Pathology Department as well as links to other departmental web sites.
Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program

Objectives of the WI Seed Potato Certification Program
  • Production of elite foundation planting stocks for the seed growers of Wisconsin
  • Inspecting, certifying, and tagging all certified seed potatoes in accordance with the mandates of Wisconsin Administrative Statutes regulating these processes
  • Engaging in research directed towards the improvement of seed potato production
  • Serving as a conduit for the introduction of new technologies into the seed potato industry in Wisconsin
Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic Assistance in identifying plant diseases and educational information on plant diseases and their control.

UW Cooperative Extension Publications - Vegetable Publications List

Commercial Vegetable Production in Wisconsin 2006 (Publication A3422) (requires Adobe® Reader to view on screen)
The Vegetable IPM Update newsletter A weekly pest update provided by the UW-Extension vegetable program. The Update is written with the commercial grower in mind but much of the information provided may be applied to home vegetable production as well.
UW Integrated Pest and Crop Management Useful information on: Food Safety, Recommended Agricultural Practices, Environmental Protection. These three issues are the focus of Wisconsin's IPCM program.
UW-Extension home page for gardening information Horticulture information for Wisconsin
Regional radar Current Midwest weather information
University of Wisconsin links
Last updated 17-Sep-2009 by RVJ