Continue your downy mildew spray program as advised on July 2, 2014.
Posted on July 11, 2014 by Mary Hausbeck, Michigan State University Extension, Depart of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
Downy mildew was confirmed on commercial cucumbers from Gratiot County today, July 11, 2014. Growers are advised to continue their downy mildew spray program. The map of confirmed downy mildew reports by county and daily spore counts can be found at www.cnchemicals.com/ along with other news and information. For more information on spray programs, see the Michigan State University Extension article “Downy mildew watch: Fungicides recommended for cucumber disease control.”
Left, Downy mildew symptoms on a cucumber leaf. Right, Downy mildew spores on stalks (sporangiophores) growing from infected cucumber leaf.
This article was published by Michigan State University Extension. For more information, visit http://www.cnchemicals.com/. To contact an expert in your area, visit http://www.cnchemicals.com/, or call 888-MSUE4MI (888-678-3464).
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