Plums

Internal Browning in Plums: Contributing Factors and Practical Solutions

Information on commercial plum production.

Common Fruit Herbicides*

Multi-fruit orchard spray program for the control of major tree fruit pests and diseases.

Resources for tree fruit pest management for commercial growers.

Early this month, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works issued a Required Boil Water Advisory for parts of Baltimore City and a Precautionary Boil Water Advisory for a larger portion of the city and part of Baltimore County due to E. coli being identified in municipal water in parts of the city. While the Department of Public Works (DPW) has received the all-clear from the Maryland Department of Environment to lift the boil water advisory, below are some tips for farmers in the event a similar event happens in the future.

Sample Collection & Preparation for Perennial Fruit Crops

Fungicide Resistance Management Guidelines for Apple Scab, Powdery Mildew, Brown Rot, and Peach Scab Control in the Mid-Atlantic United States, by Alan R. Biggs, West Virginia University and Kari Peter, Penn State University.

Based on laboratory bioassay results and field screening trials as of February 7, 2011. By Kent Smith, USDA-ARS

An Armored Scale to Watch Out for in the Fruit Orchard and in Fruit Tree Nurseries We are seeing an uptick in samples of an armored scale commonly called the San Jose Scale, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock).