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Potato
Evaluation of fungicides for the control of early blight of potato – Hancock, 2004 1-16
Evaluation of integrated host resistance and fungicide application to control early blight of potato – Hancock, 2004 17-22
Evaluation of potato cultivars and breeding selections to identify resistance to early blight – Hancock, 2004 23-30
Evaluation of potato cultivars and breeding selections to identify resistance to common scab – Antigo, 2004 31-32
Evaluation of the efficacy of seedpiece or in-furrow fungicide treatment for control of common scab – Antigo, 2004 33-36
Evaluation of the efficacy of seedpiece or in-furrow fungicide treatment for potato disease control – Spooner, 2004 37-40
Evaluation of the efficacy of seedpiece or in-furrow fungicide treatment for potato disease control – Endeavor, 2004 41-44
Evaluation of tubers of potato cultivars and breeding selections to identify resistance to early blight, late blight and pink rot, 2003 45-50
Evaluation of the effect of foliar fungicides on development of potato tuber diseases in storage, 2003 51-52
Bean
Evaluation of chemical control of white mold on snap bean - Hancock, 2004 53-56
Evaluation of disease control on snap bean using IPM practices, 2004 57-62
Evaluating snap bean cultivars for their reaction to aphid transmitted viruses 63-68
Carrot
Evaluation of fungicides to control carrot foliar blights - Hancock, 2004 69-72
Evaluation of weather-based spray programs on resistant and susceptible carrot cultivars to control two foliar diseases – Hancock, 2004 73-78
Evaluation of carrot cultivars and breeding selections to identify resistance to foliar blights - Hancock 2004 79-86
Assessment of carrot cultivars and breeding selections to identify resistance to foliar blights - Endeavor, 2004 87-90
Cucumber
Evaluation of fungicides to control Phytophthora blight and fruit rot oc cucumber, 2004 91-92
Pumpkin and Squash
Evaluation of pumpkin and squash varieties for resistance to powdery mildew - Hancock, 2004
93-100
Meteorological Data
Appendix I - Antigo
101-102
Appendix II - Hancock, Table 1, Soil temperature
103
Appendix II - Hancock, Table 2, Weather data
104-106
Appendix III - Spooner
107
Information about our web site
108
Acknowledgments

We thank John Andrew, Zahi Atallah, Genevieve Backus, Nick Breitbach, Jeff Breuer, Don Caine, Glenn Carlson, Brett Colson, Richard Deede, Maureen Ferry, Peter George, Irwin Goldman, Horia Groza, Richard and Roderick Gumz, Phil Holman, Gary Humphrey, Isherwoods, Florence Johnson, Rob Kane, Doug Klabunde, Carrie Koch, Chuck Kostichka, Nancy Koval, Kim Lesniak, Tom Mattek, Paul Miller, Jim Okray, Cheryl Pionke, Peter Rogers, Noah Rosenzweig, Michell Sass, Phil Simon, Roger Stratton, Paul Sytsma, Deena Thompson, The Wallendals, Ken Williams and Beth Zulfic for their support and assistance. We also thank all the plant breeders and seed companies who provided material for us to evaluate in our variety trials (sources listed with trials), Del Monte Foods, Lakeside Foods and the Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program and the laborers and supervisors from the Winnebago Correctional Center.

The financial support of AgraQuest, Inc., Amvac Chemical Corporation, Arvesta Corporation, BASF Ag Products, Bayer CropScience, Cerexagri, Inc., Dow AgroSciences LLC, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Gowan Company, ISK Biosciences Corp, Midwest Food Processors Association, Sipcam Agro USA, Inc., Syngenta Crop Protection, USDA, UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Wisconsin Potato Industry Board, and Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association is gratefully acknowledged.

 
 
W. R. Stevenson
  
R. V. James
 
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last updated 22-Jan-2007 by RVJ