Effect of Variety and Environmental Variables on Verticillium Wilt in the Southern High Plains of Texas

Wednesday, January 8, 2014: 11:45 AM
Galerie 1 (New Orleans Marriott)
Terry A Wheeler , Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Jason E. Woodward , Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Small plot variety trials were conducted in five locations with Verticillium wilt.  Soil moisture and temperature, wilt incidence, defoliation, and yield were collected at all sites.  Variety performance and relationship between soil temperature and moisture with wilt incidence and yield will be presented.