Pumpkins for Halloween usage have become a widely grown crop in Tennessee. This season four fungicide treatments were evaluated for efficacy at The University of Tennessee Plateau Experiment Station at Crossville in 2001. Foliar diseases require a strict spray schedule for effective control. Therefore, a well balanced Integrated Pest Management program for control of mildew and blight diseases ...

There are two mildew diseases affecting cucurbit crops: powdery mildew and downy mildew. Both fungal pathogens produce wind-dispersed spores that can be moved long distances, thus they cannot be avoided. Fungicides and resistant varieties have been important for managing these diseases. Unfortunately, both pathogens have demonstrated ability to evolve new strains that are not controlled as effe...