PMN Update #101

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Plant Management Network News Number 101: June 21, 2010     From the Network Three New Partners Join Plant Management Network J.R. Simplot PMN welcomes the J.R. Simplot Company as the latest industry partner of the Plant management Network.  Simplot’s products and services cover agriculture, land & livestock, turf & horticulture, and foods. Simplot is a global food and agribusiness conglomerate with products that are sold in every state and many foreign countries, with an annual sales of about $4.5 billion. >>more University of Idaho The University of Idaho, PMN’s latest land-grant university partner, is a partner thanks to the Idaho Center for Potato Research and Education (ICPRE). The ICPRE coordinates and links all aspects of research, extension, and academic programs related to potatoes at the University of Idaho for the purpose of advancing the science of potatoes. >>more ESA Plant-Insect Ecosystems Section The Plant-Insect Ecosystems (PIE) section of the Entomological Society of America is PMN’s latest nonprofit partner. PIE deals with insect interactions with plants, covering behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary relationships in natural landscapes, as well as integrated pest management (IPM) in agriculture, horticulture, forests, and lawn and garden. >>more Join our partners in support of PMN’s nonprofit mission: to enhance the health, management, and production of agricultural and horticultural crops. Please contact us for details. Focus on Soybean Adapts Sponsorship Model To ensure the long-term continuation of its Focus on Soybean webcast resource, the Plant Management Network is pleased to announce sponsorship opportunities. Sponsors may support at levels ranging from $500 to $10,000.  We encourage agribusiness companies, grower and consultant organizations, and other groups to support this important nonprofit publishing effort. Learn more with our brochure and sponsor form. New Soybean Webcast: Growth Stages In this webcast, Mississippi State University’s Trey Koger helps viewers better understand how to determine various vegetative and reproductive soybean growth stages. Understanding soybean growth stages will help practitioners make decisions on key production inputs, like pest management, irrigation timing, and timing of harvest.  Visit Focus on Soybean to view other presentations. 8th I.E. Melhus Symposium Published Proceedings of the prestigious Irving E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium are now published in the Plant Management Network. The symposium features graduate students who are chosen on a competitive basis to present their thesis research results. Topics covered include Grapevine Powdery Mildew, Bean Pod Mottle Virus, Citrus Stubborn Disease, and Potato Virus Y. New Potato Webcast: Nitrogen Management Carl Rosen of the University of Minnesota has produced an educational webcast on Managing Nitrogen for Irrigated Potato Production in the Upper Midwest.  This 28-minute webcast helps practitioners learn how to make N rate and timing recommendations for optimal potato yield and quality.  Topics include a review of Nitrogen needs and the N cycle for potato; N requirements in relation to specific potato growth stages; factors of an N management plan; and potato responses to N from research trials.  View Focus on Potato for more webcasts. Positions Available Submit new employment/intern listings online. It’s free! CURRENT LISTINGS: * Biology Manager-Product Innovations * Plant Pathologist and Diagnostician * Cropping Systems Specialist Position/Associate Professor * Agronomist-Organic Agriculture *.NET Web Developer See postings at PMN’s Employment/Internship Posting Service. New Articles from . . . Applied Turfgrass Science - Crop Management   Forage and Grazinglands - Plant Health Progress Crop Management Research Evaluation of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilizer Placement with Strip Tillage for Irrigated Pacific Northwest Corn Production   Summary | Article Inhibiting Lodging of Wheatgrass for Seed Production    Summary | Article Optimizing Nitrogen Use for Irrigated Waxy Barley   Summary | Article Briefs First Report of Western Bean Cutworm in Pennsylvania     Summary | Article News Control Volunteer Soybean in Corn   Article Planting Decisions Make Difference for Kansas Wheat Producers   Article “Perfect Storm” Converging for Global Food and Agriculture: New CAST Paper Assesses Current Readings, Charts Critical Course   Article Make Time to Scout Soybean Fields   Article Scientists Clarify Origins of Potato Germplasm Neo-Tuberosum   Article IPNI Introduces “Nutrient Source Specifics” Series   Article Farmers Need to Watch for Zinc Deficiency in Their Rice Crops   Article Meet Production, Water Quality Goals With New Drainage Systems   Article Straw Residue Helps Keep Nitrogen on the Farm   Article Good Weed Weather Provokes Herbicide Reminders   Article Thirsting for Solutions: New CAST Publication Examines Water Availability for Agriculture   Article Tomatoes Developed by University of Idaho Breeders Will Be Available for Sale this May   Article Cool Spring Delays Corn Development   Article Cover Crops Reduce Erosion, Runoff   Article   Plant Health Progress Research Resistance to Dodine in Populations of Venturia inaequalis in Quebec, Canada   Summary | Article Aflatoxin Contamination in Corn Differs Among Inoculation Techniques   Summary | Article Diagnostic Guides Black Rot of Orchids Caused by Phytophthora cactorum and Phytophthora palmivora in Florida   Summary | Article Symposium Proceedings 8th I. E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium Proceedings Home Page •  Introduction: 45 Years After Van Der Plank, New Visions for the Future of Plant Disease Epidemiology   Summary | Article •  Development of an Advisory System for Grapevine Powdery Mildew in Eastern North America: A Reassessment of Epidemic Progress   Summary | Article •  Quantification of Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Bean pod mottle virus at Different Spatial Scales   Summary | Article •  New Perspectives on the Epidemiology of Citrus Stubborn Disease in California Orchards   Summary | Article •  Role of Hairy Nightshade in the Transmission of Different Potato virus Y Strains on Solanum tuberosum (L.) Summary | Article News BIOREBA Launches Unique AgriStrip-Magnetic for the Detection of Potato Leafroll Virus   Article BIOREBA Introduces New AgriStrip Assay for Fast Detection of Potato Viruses A and M   Article Wild Potato Germplasm Holds Key to Disease Resistance     Article Manage Costly Citrus Diseases with ENABLE® 2F Fungicide     Article Inspire Super Fungicide Receives Federal Registration for Use on Cucurbits   Article NDSU Offers Summer Grain Storage Tips   Article ARS Scientists Seek Blight-Resistant Spuds   Article EnviroLogix Announces More Versatility in its QuickComb for Soy   Article UK Researchers Studying Safer Insecticides for Apple Orchards   Article Wheat Farmers: Now Is the Time to Look for Head Scab     Article Late Blight Surrounding Ohio; Growers, Gardeners Should Prepare   Article Tourney Fungicide Receives Supplemental Label for Outdoor Ornamentals   Article Scout for Bagworms Now   Article BASF Seed Treatment Portfolio Expands to Include More Crops   Article Cereal Disease Pressure Rising   Article Insect Control at Reduced Price Helps Soybean ROI   Article Gem Fungicide Now Available to Control Citrus Black Spot Disease in Florida   Article Quadris Top Fungicide Receives Federal Registration for Use on Potatoes and Tomatoes in California   Article Valent Professional Products Produces Instructional Safari Insecticide Basal Trunk Spray Application Video   Article Farmers Get Soybeans off to Great Early Start with Acceleron Soybean Seed Treatment Product   Article Pressure from Black Cutworms Leading to Heavy Feeding, Cutting in Cornfields   Article Bayer CropScience Introduces New Rely 280 Herbicide for Potatoes   Article   Applied Turfgrass Science News Overgrown Lawn? What to Do, What to Do   Article Dow AgroSciences Introduces Turflon Ester Ultra   Article Texas Lawns Roughed-Up by Recent Past   Article   Forage and Grazinglands Research Reestablishing Chicory into Multi-Species Perennial Pastures   Summary | Article Analyses of Louisiana and Mississippi Producers’ Samples Reveal Mineral Status of Forages   Summary | Article Annual Ryegrass Response to Increased Seeding Rate and Nitrogen Fertilization   Summary | Article Briefs Challenges Describing the Relative Abundance of Grassland Birds in Grazing Studies   Summary | Article News Achieve Higher Quality Forage by Harvesting at the Right Time   Article Rain in May Dampens Haymakers’ Plans   Article www.plantmanagementnetwork.org Copyright ©2010   Forward email to a friend or colleague. This email was sent to mbhenry@ufl.edu by editorialoffice@plantmanagementnetwork.org. Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. 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