| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Need a handout listing plant-back restrictions for herbicides, particularly the sulfonylureas |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Need to maintain and preserve IPM agent and Extension Specialist positions working in vegetable production |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Need Extension publication on organic vegetable production; this publication should coincide with the National Organic Production (NOP) guidelines for example: address uncomposted N sources, lack of standardized labeling for organic products |
| Regulatory |
1 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Must have replacement for diazinon – critical for early season control of fire ant, wireworm, and grubs |
| Regulatory |
2 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Need to amend fire ant bait labels to allow use in fields – application may need to be at destruction of previous crop - primarily corn – perhaps a bare ground treatment |
| Regulatory |
3 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
The development of glyphosate-tolerant sugarbeets is causing the loss of older products such as Spin-Aid and Nortron which are still important products for spinach growers |
| Regulatory |
4 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Need to decrease harvest interval of Ridomil Gold from 21 d to 14 or 15 d |
| Regulatory |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Reduce PHI for Dual Magnum (24c) – primarily for fresh market |
| Research |
1 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Need better herbicides to control troublesome broadleaf weeds such as purslane, Virginia copperleaf, London rocket, lambsquarter, shepherd’s purse, and wild carrot – these weeds have become more prominent since the loss of Bladex and Lasso |
| Research |
2 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Need to evaluate alternative weed control chemistries for pre-plant incorporated, preemergence, and postemergence weed control |
| Research |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Need research on disease management of Phytopthora rot |
| Research |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Need fungicide that can be used on both fresh and processed spinach |
| Research |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
There is a distinct need for fungicides with alternate chemistry to the strobilurins |
| Research |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Need more research on disease management tools for organic spinach production |
| Research |
7 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Need more research on weed management tools for organic spinach production |
| Research |
8 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Need research on disease management of black smutty rot – this disease is not only a processing problem – what effect does crop rotation have? |