Plant pathogens can cause disease and yield loss in many crops, including nut trees such as pecan, known scientifically as Carya illinoinensis. Pecan scab, caused by the plant-pathogenic fungus ...

Q: What do I do about this shrub? It's just this one side, and no other shrubs have been affected, at least so far. A: I am fairly certain that the plant that's having the issue is a waxleaf ligustrum ...

TIFTON — A major disease plaguing Georgia’s pecan crop, scab, is a growing problem for state producers due to increasing resistance to the fungicides used to control the disease. “I do think it’s ...

Every year we get questions about black spots on pecans. They are caused by our most common pecan disease, scab. Scab fungus (Cladosporium caryigenum) invades young, rapidly growing shoots and leaves, ...

Dear Roger: My pecans turn black and rot before they develop. I am not getting any. I used to have several bushels every year. What's causing this? - A caller Dear Caller: As I promised you by phone, ...

Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) cultivation faces significant threats from fungal pathogens, most notably Venturia effusa, the causal agent of pecan scab. Understanding the genetic diversity of both host ...

The pecan crop in Georgia produced a little over 60 million pounds in 2013. Steady rainfall and pecan scab disease decimated pecans last season, especially in south Georgia. Pecan scab disease is the ...

Q: What do I do about this shrub? It’s just this one side, and no other shrubs have been affected, at least so far. A: I am fairly certain that the plant that’s having the issue is a waxleaf ligustrum ...

If you are from Western NC, you probably call them pe-kahns, and if you are from Eastern NC you likely call them pe-cans. No matter how you say it, pecan trees are becoming more popular in home ...

Dear Roger: I am ready to buy my pecan trees. You promised when I called you in September that you would write again about trees that don’t get scab. — Pete Simpson, Lillington. Dear Pete: I wrote ...