Departments and Units Resources
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C 1022
Home Garden Broccoli
Learn how to grow broccoli, a cool-weather vegetable that can easily be grown in the garden in early spring or fall. Research shows that plants like broccoli are extremely healthy to eat and have the potential to reduce certain types of cancer.
Bob Westerfield and Malgorzata Florkowska
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C 1028
Home Garden Eggplant
Find out how to grow eggplant, which comes in many shapes, sizes and colors. Eggplant can be grown in all Georgia gardens, and with some care, the harvest can be quite prolific.
Bob Westerfield and Malgorzata Florkowska
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Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), also called scab, is a devastating disease that is emerging in Georgia wheat fields. This publication contains important information on the biology of the causal agent, and conditions that favor the disease, detailed descriptions of the diseases symptoms, and the latest information on cultural, genetic, and chemical methods of control. The intended audience is producers, professionals, consultants, county faculty and the general public.
Alfredo Martinez, W. (Rome) Jerome Ethredge, John D. Youmans, Brian Vermeer, and James W. Buck
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Rhizoctonia large patch is the most common and severe warm season grass disease in Georgia and the United States as a whole. This publication contains important information on the biology of the causal agent; detailed descriptions of disease symptoms aided by high quality-detailed pictures; relevant, up-to-date information on conditions favoring the disease; and the cultural, genetic, and chemical methods of control. The content is intended for turfgrass professionals, consultants, county faculty, homeowners and general public.
Alfredo Martinez, Elizabeth L. Little, Timothy Daly, and Brian Vermeer
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La mancha larga causada por Rhizoctonia es una de las enfermedades mas comunes y severas de cespedes de clima calido en georgia y en los Estados Unidos. La publicacion contiene informacion importante en la biologia del gente causal, descripcion detallada de los sintomas de la enfermedad (con fotografias de alta definicion), informacion relevante y reciente en las condiciones que favorecen la enfermedad, asi como los metodos de control cultural, genetico y quimico. Esta publicacion es dirigida a profesionales, consultores, agentes de extension y publico en general.
Alfredo Martinez, Elizabeth L. Little, Timothy Daly, and Brian Vermeer
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Wheat leaf rust, caused by the fungus Puccinia triticina (formerly known as Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici), is often a destructive foliar disease of wheat in the state of Georgia. Rust fungi in wheat are highly specialized pathogens with narrow host ranges. This circular provides information on symptoms and control of leaf rust for wheat growers in Georgia.
Alfredo Martinez, Jeremy Kichler, John D. Youmans, and James W. Buck
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The state of Georgia ranked ninth out of all states in 2013 for green industry (not including sod production, as this was not included in the analysis) economic contributions (including multiplier effects) to employment (64,066 jobs) and GDP ($3.79 billion) and tenth in total industry output ($6.72 billion). The largest individual sector in regard to output and employment both directly and indirectly was landscape services, representing nearly 57% of industry employment and 39% of economic output. The Georgia green industry represented 0.83% of Georgia gross domestic product (GDP), higher than that of the U.S. green industry as a whole at 0.72% U.S. GDP.
Sharon P Kane and Ben Campbell
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Clean water for cattle is important for animal health and production and water delivery systems require routine maintenance and monitoring.
Raymond Fitzpatrick, Martin Wunderly, Shanna Reynolds, Robyn Stewart, and Pedro Fontes
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C 944
Crape Myrtle Culture
Crape myrtle is one of the most useful flowering shrubs/trees grown in Georgia. It provides abundant summer color with a minimum of maintenance.
Jean Williams-Woodward and Bodie V. Pennisi
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