St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
August 27, 2012
The Plant Management Network, a nonprofit publishing effort for the benefit of growers and consultants, has produced two new webcasts for the tomato industry: 'Curly Top Disease of Tomato' and 'Nutrient Management in Fresh Market Tomatoes'.
Curly Top
Curly top disease has impacted western U.S. agriculture for over a century, and it is a significant threat to tomato production.
In his Focus on Tomato webcast, Bill Wintermantel, Research Plant Pathologist at USDA-ARS in Salinas, California, discusses the viruses that cause curly top
disease, as well as Curly Top's biology, transmission through vectors, epidemiology, and management.
This presentation is designed to provide knowledge of curly top to growers, industry, and others interested in management of virus diseases affecting tomato production. The talk is open access through November 30, 2012 and can be viewed at http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/edcenter/seminars/tomato/CurlyTop/.
Nutrient Management
Determining the correct amount of nutrients for a fresh market tomato crop is relatively easy. But knowing correct rates is only a piece of the puzzle.
This presentation by Dr. Josh Freeman, Assistant Professor of Horticulture at Virginia Tech University, helps users ensure their tomato crops have the correct
amount of nutrients in the correct placement at the correct time. Dr. Freeman also instructs viewers on providing adequate moisture for nutrient uptake and
utilization.
This presentation is open access through November 30, 2012 and can be viewed at http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/edcenter/seminars/tomato/nutrientmanagement/.
Users can view other recent webcasts in the Focus on Tomato resource at
http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/fot.
Focus on Tomato is a publication of the Plant Management Network (PMN), a nonprofit online publisher whose mission is to enhance the health, management, and production of agricultural and horticultural crops. It achieves this mission through applied, science-based resources. PMN is jointly managed by the American Society of Agronomy, American Phytopathological Society, and Crop Science Society of America.
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