July 2011 Issue

Peaches on ridges

This planting method may stave off Armillaria (oak) root rot.

Impressed by early research results, Titan Farms planted 200 acres of peaches on ridges to try out this new approach to Armillaria root rot. Richard Lehnert Since coming to Clemson University in 2000, Dr. Guido Schnabel has been taking on the two big disease problems that plague peach growers in the Southeast and many stone fruit growers elsewhere. He’s had some success. Working with other plant pathologists at the University of Georgia, he developed a simple and fast test kit, trademarked Profile, that will tell a peach grower if the brown rot organisms in an orchard are resistant to fungicides—and […]

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July 1, 2011

Production, Pest Management, New Developments, Stone fruits, Diseases, Richard Lehnert

Richard Lehnert

After growing up on a Michigan dairy farm, Richard Lehnert began writing about farming in 1962, while still a junior studying journalism at Michigan State University. He worked at newspapers for a year before joining the staff of Michigan Farmer, where he spent 26 years, the last 15 as chief editor. He was a member of the staff of Good Fruit Grower from 2010 until 2015. Read his stories: Story Index

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