ALFLALFA LONGEVITY AN IPM STRATEGY ALAN GOTLIEB University of Vermont
The MAJOR Problems FusariumFusarium Clover root curculioClover root curculio VerticilliumVerticillium PhytophthoraPhytophthora AphanomycesAphanomyces Winter hardinessWinter hardiness Harvest frequencyHarvest frequency Potato leaf hopperPotato leaf hopper
SMOOTH FIELD
NOTE ROUGHNESS HERE
THINNING FIELD
ALFALFA CLOVER ROOT CURCULIO FUSARIUM COMPLEX
CLOVER ROOT CURCULIO
SITONA HISPIDULUS
FUSARIUM ROOT ROT
The MAJOR Problems FusariumFusarium Clover root curculioClover root curculio VerticilliumVerticillium PhytophthoraPhytophthora AphanomycesAphanomyces Winter hardinessWinter hardiness Harvest frequencyHarvest frequency Potato leaf hopperPotato leaf hopper
Verticillium Wilt
PHYTOPHTHORA ROOT ROT
APHANOMYCESROOTROT
The MAJOR Problems FusariumFusarium Clover root curculioClover root curculio VerticilliumVerticillium PhytophthoraPhytophthora AphanomycesAphanomyces Winter hardinessWinter hardiness Harvest frequencyHarvest frequency Potato leaf hopperPotato leaf hopper
Factors That Increase the Risks of Winter Injury in Alfalfa Potato Leafhopper damage
STAND LONGEVITY VS HARVEST FREQUENCY
CONTROL ROTATE TWO YEARS MINIMUMROTATE TWO YEARS MINIMUM USE RESISTANT VAR (Fusarium, Verticillium, Phytophthora, Aphanomyces)USE RESISTANT VAR (Fusarium, Verticillium, Phytophthora, Aphanomyces) USE HARDINESS SUITABLE FOR AREA (2 & 3 more northern)USE HARDINESS SUITABLE FOR AREA (2 & 3 more northern) USE 3 CUT HARVEST SYSTEMUSE 3 CUT HARVEST SYSTEM Use leaf hopper resistant varietiesUse leaf hopper resistant varieties
The MAJOR Problems FusariumFusarium Clover root curculioClover root curculio VerticilliumVerticillium PhytophthoraPhytophthora AphanomycesAphanomyces Winter hardinessWinter hardiness Harvest frequencyHarvest frequency