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 DAILY CERCOSPORA LEAF SPOT ALERT

Today will be the last Cercospora report for this year. Please take the opportunity to thank those people at Western Sugar who made this report possible: Jerry Darnell, Terry Butcher, Michael Johns, Carl Lux, Craig Spencer, and Wade Wimmer. Have a safe and productive harvest.

September 12, 2011

LocationCercospora Forecast**Risk Level
Alliance0Low
Bayard0Low
Bridgeport0Low
Cedar Canyon0Low
Hemingford0Low
Mirage Flats0Low
Mitchell0Low
Morrill0Low
PREC - Linear*0Low
Scottsbluff - West0Low
Torrington0Low

 
*PREC – Panhandle Research & Extension Center, Scottsbluff, NE

** Cercospora Forecast

  • 7 or higher (High) Strong potential for infection and further leaf spot development. Scout field for symptoms of leaf spot, and if three or more spots per leaf are observed, consider treatment.
  • 6 (Moderate) Borderline: the crop should be monitored closely for increased infection potential.
  • 5 or less (Low) Little likelihood of infection.

Cooperative effort of the University of Nebraska and Western Sugar.

Questions? Contact Jerry Darnell at Western Sugar, 308-632-2056, or Kathy Nielsen at PREC, 308-632-1230.