Tobacco transplant diseases increase in Kentucky

(Southeast Farm Press) Unseasonably warm weather followed by cool, damp conditions has led to an increase of tobacco diseases in float beds.
Instances of target spot, collar rot and Pythium root rot are showing up in float systems across the state.
"Growers need to watch their seedlings closely for any sign of these diseases so they can manage them if they develop," said Kenny Seebold, Extension plant pathologist with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture. Continued