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West Plains IPM Update: Crop and Pest Update
Body Not much has changed over the last couple of weeks in cotton other than the physiological state of the cotton itself. A high percentage of our cotton acres are near the 5 nodes above white flower (NAWF) point (physiological cut-out). I would not let your guard down for a while longer, especially in cotton which has late growth, non-BT cotton, or may have excessive nitrogen levels. Most cotton will need to be monitored for insect pests till the last week of August.
Texas West Plains IPM: Give Your Cotton Plants a Little Time
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Images Cotton ranges from seed just placed in the ground to 5 true leaf cotton. I cannot review all the scenarios which have played out over the last 5 to 6 weeks during planting. Just suffice to say that it has been a real struggle to get a stand of cotton. Between cool temps (high of 69 degrees just this last Monday), to incessant wind, hail and hard driving rain.
Texas Wheat: Making Aphid, Fungicide Decisions In Hill County
Bird cherry oat aphids on wheat leaf. Photo: Matt Montgomery, University of Illinois Insects in wheat are starting to pick up, with a few fields with heavy bird cherry oat aphids, most of these fields are South and West of Hillsboro. Bird cherry oat aphids are present in 71 percent of the scouting programs fields, with 31 percent of the fields needing to be treated.
Texas West Plains IPM: Cotton, Peanuts, Pesticide Training
I am coming around to having a more optimistic outlook for some of our area cotton production. If we receive some measurable precipitation I will remain optimistic. In fact, you may need to add to your “to do” list an application of PGR if you have not already done so. Between many now having their fertilizer in place, and irrigation water going just a bit further, cotton plants are making good progress in growth. I would hate to get behind this growth curve.
Texas West Plains: Wet and Hot Season - Diseases and Regrowth
August ended as one the wettest in many years. Not a bad thing considering July was one of the hottest in a few years. However, this wet, cloudy and cooler weather we experienced over the last 10-near 14 days has brought on some concerns in terms of crop health. Click this link to read an excellent article from Dr. Jason Woodward, Extension Plant Pathologist, Lubbock, on a cotton disease we have seen occasionally here on the South Plains known as Alternaria leaf spot in cotton.
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