Specialty Crops

Updated: Ginseng Workshop at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Watauga County Center in October (September dates are full!). If you own mature …

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If you own mature forestland (or a nice wooded backyard) with good soil and drainage, ginseng may be a …

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Recent Publications related to Specialty Crops

This vegetable pathology factsheet describes the identification and treatment of cucurbit downy mildew.

Luffa are tropical, vining plants that produce large fruits similar to cucumbers. When young and …

This publication covers the corn earworm in strawberries and its impact in North Carolina.

1 week ago

This factsheet describes the symptoms of a protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitor herbicide injury.

This factsheet describes the biology and management of thrips in strawberries.

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North Carolina’s climate and soils are well suited to grow many types tree fruits. This …

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This factsheet describes the biology and management of spotted wing drosophila in strawberries.

This publication discusses the impacts of yellow nutsedge on sweetpotato crops and includes information on …

2 weeks ago