It’s easy to confuse Downey and Powdery Mildew, so in this video, we go over Powdery Mildew in detail and recommendations to avoid and treat this specific pathogen in iceberg lettuce. Dr. Michael Matheron, a plant pathologist with the University of Arizona, gives his expertise on the subject. This material is based on work supported by the Arizona Iceberg Lettuce Research Council.
Diseases in the field can seriously impact the quality and yield of the produce being grown. Our goal is to help the industry be well informed and better mitigate and manage these plant diseases. Dr. Barry Pryor, a professor of plant pathology and microbiology, talks about how to prevent and treat gray mold in iceberg lettuce. This material is based on work supported by the Arizona Iceberg Lettuce Research Council.
Do you have areas of a field that are losing productivity? YCEDA and Western Growers hope this highly informative presentation will help growers make critical planting decisions to maximize your yield and improve your bottom line.
Paul Brierley, Executive Director of the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture, discusses the Center’s accomplishments, projects and future goals in his Year 3 Impact Report.
The Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA) is an innovative public-private partnership that addresses high-priority issues identified by industry stakeholders to improve all aspects of desert crop production systems. Our annual 2017 Research Symposium, held November 16 in Yuma, AZ, presented research results ready to be put to work and recommendations for further research to the production agriculture industry. See what we have been doing lately!
YCEDA and The Center for Produce Safety jointly funded a rapid response heavy metals research project conducted by Dr. Charles Sanchez. This project included high resolution soil sampling to assess in-field variability and development of sampling protocols that growers can use to predict the potential levels of heavy metals in harvested spinach. Dr. Sanchez presented his findings in this session of our 2017 Research Symposium.
Plant disease can seriously impact quality and yield. Considerable research on lettuce health management has been conducted by researchers, and effectively disseminating research results to those managing lettuce crops is vital in disease control and management. Funding from the Arizona Iceberg Lettuce Research Council (AILRC) allowed us to create a set of informative videos focusing on lettuce diseases principal diseases of lettuce in Arizona. We collaborated with Dr. Barry Pryor and Dr.
Soilborne diseases affecting fresh produce have been increasing at significant rates reducing crop yield and quality and is very costly. Tools are needed to better understand, predict the occurrence and mitigate these diseases. Dr. Frank D'Agnese and Dr. Jerry Hatfield collaborated with YCEDA on this project.
Fusarium wilt of lettuce continues to be one of the top concerns for lettuce growers in the desert agricultural areas of Arizona. We teamed up with Dr. Michael Matheron and Dr. Barry Pryor to conduct field trials and advance new research efforts to find solutions to this serious disease. In this presentation from our 2017 Research Symposium, Drs. Matheron and Pryor discuss the trial results, disease management, and further research recommendations.
Water and salt management during typical annual cropping rotations are of paramount importance to agricultural sustainability in the lower Colorado River region. Crop production systems and rotations in this region utilize a number of irrigation application methods over the cropping season. The systems utilized and the management of these systems can have a profound impact on water delivered, leaching achieved, and resulting salt distribution profiles.
