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Managing downy mildew in Delaware lima beans
Author(s) -
Ehmke Layton
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
crops and soils
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3606
pISSN - 0162-5098
DOI - 10.2134/cs2016-49-0510
Subject(s) - downy mildew , crop , cultivar , integrated pest management , agronomy , certification , crop management , geography , agroforestry , horticulture , biology , political science , law
Delaware is a lima bean powerhouse, competing with California for the top spot of green baby lima bean production. Downy mildew has the potential of doing the most widespread, epidemic damage to a crop in a single year. Researchers at the University of Delaware are busy developing new resistant cultivars and testing an online risk model for fields. Earn 0.5 CEUs in Integrated Pest Management by reading this article and taking the quiz at www.certifiedcropadviser.org/certifications/self‐study/802 .