Tag: sclerotium rolfsii

• Grafting Reduces Southern Blight on Tomato by 83%

  

  From Clemson Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath. Southern blight has become more common on tomatoes grown without fumigation throughout the southern United States. A joint project between the University of Georgia and Clemson University looked at grafting as a management option. In the 2021 trial in Charleston, SC, grafting reduced the percentage of diseased plants from…

  Justin Ballew

  February 15, 2022

  Disease, Tomatoes

  athelia rolfsii, Disease, disease management, grafting, sclerotium rolfsii, southern blight, Tomatoes