Commercial Plant Disease Resources
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Esta publicación es una guía completa para la identificación y control de enfermedades de los céspedes en Georgia. Enfermedades incluyen: mancha “dólar”; anillos de hada; pudrición radicular “toma-todo”; Mancha parda/Mancha larga por Rhizoctonia Royas; Mancha foliar o decaimiento por Curvularia; quemazón o mancha foliar gris; antracnosis; hongos gelatinosos; y pudrición radicular por Pythium/quemazón por Pythium. La publicación también incluye una guía sistemática para el diagnóstico de enfermedades de céspedes; un clave simplificada para la identificación de enfermedades de céspedes; y el calendario de enfermedades de céspedes en Georgia.
Alfredo Martinez
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Esta publicación describe algunas de las enfermedades más problemáticas en las plantas de ornato más usadas en el jardín. El material presentado aquí le ayudará a identificar estas enfermedades y encontrará las recomendaciones para su tratamiento. El conocimiento de estas enfermedades permitirá a los jardineros profesionales y amateurs a combatir estas enfermedades y tener plantas saludables y bellas.
Alfredo Martinez
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En el estado de Georgia, la mancha gris afecta primordialmente al césped San Agustín y es particularmente dañino y muy prevalente en áreas costeras del estado. En fescue alto aparece en forma esporádica y se observa anualmente en la región norte del estado (zona del Piedmont). Afectando céspedes estresados por el calor. En la región sur y central de Georgia, la mancha gris es más activa en junio a agosto, sin embargo, en las primaveras que son cálidas, la enfermedad puede presentarse temprano en el año.
Alfredo Martinez, Elizabeth L. Little, Jake Price, and Donald M. Gardner
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This publication is a comprehensive guide to identifying and controlling turfgrass diseases in Georgia.
Alfredo Martinez and Leon Lee Burpee
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This publication describes some of the most troublesome diseases of Georgia’s landscape plants to help readers identify and treat these diseases. This resource is useful for professional and amateur growers alike to better fight plant diseases and produce healthy plants.
Alfredo Martinez and Jean Williams-Woodward
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This 2025 update to the regional integrated pest management guide provides recommendations for muscadine grape production in the Southeastern U.S. Recommendations are based on information from the manufacturer’s label and performance data from research and Extension field tests. This publication is intended for use only as a guide. Specific rates and application methods are on the pesticide label, and these are subject to change at any time. This publication is a product of the Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium.
Phillip M. Brannen, Ashfaq A. Sial, Brett R Blaauw, and Sarah Lowder
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C 893
Mouse Ear of Pecan
Mouse ear of pecan is a growth abnormality resulting from a deficiency of nickel in the pecan tree. Only recently, the discovery was made that mouse ear indicates a severe nickel deficiency. The disorder occurs most frequently on newly transplanted trees in established orchards, but can also occur on sites where pecan has not previously been grown.
Lenny Wells
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2022 plant disease losses, including control costs, amounted to an estimated $933 million. The value of the crops used in this estimate was approximately $8200 million, resulting in a 11.4% relative disease loss across all crops included in this summary. The estimated values for most crops used to compute these disease losses are summarized in the UGA Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development 2022 Georgia Farm Gate Value Report (AR-24-01). Some estimates for fruits, ornamentals, and turf rely on Extension specialists’ knowledge of the industry and industry sources for information.
Timothy Branner Brenneman, Phillip M. Brannen, Ganpati Jagdale, Bhabesh Dutta, and Ansuya Jogi
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Bacterial diseases are among the major production and economic challenges that onion growers face in Georgia. There are six bacterial diseases that commonly affect onion foliage and bulbs in the state. These diseases are difficult to manage and rely mainly on cultural practices and the use of protective bactericides. Host resistance is limited with little information on pathogen biology and the infection process. This bulletin provides a comprehensive outlook on specific symptoms associated with bacterial diseases, modes of infection and spread, and potential management options.
Bhabesh Dutta
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