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- From: <jrei AT uswest.net>
- To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: Onion Neck Rot, is there any hope?
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 19:27:45 -0700
I haven't gotten in on all of this but we have seen more neck rots this year
and have
traced some of it back to overhead watering of damaged tops. The bacteria
cultured was the
same as that in our irrigation water.
Joel@ Territorial
David Inglis wrote:
> We have found neck rot to be closely tied to thrips. I believe secondary
> bacterial infection enters through thrip damage and 'drips' down to the
> necks. We pull onions if the thrip damage is bad and the conditions are
> moist. They wont store all that long anyway because the necks wont be dried
> down and tight but at least they will be salable 'fresh'.
> So my short answer is; control thrips.
> Dave Inglis
> Mahaiwe Harvest C.S.A.
>
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Onion Neck Rot, is there any hope?,
Scott Franzblau, 08/19/2000
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Onion Neck Rot, is there any hope?, delannw, 08/25/2000
- RE: Onion Neck Rot, is there any hope?, David Inglis, 08/28/2000
- Re: Onion Neck Rot, is there any hope?, jrei, 08/28/2000
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