GDD base 50 accumulation count beginning April 1 = 3885 http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp Phenology stages according to the Modified E-L system http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf This is the final phenology observation for 2016. We have had unseasonable warm weather through October with no freezing temperatures. The … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation
Archives for October 2016
GDD base 50 accumulation count beginning April 1 = 3793 http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp Phenology stages according to the Modified E-L system http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf The last vineyard to be harvested was the North Nortons on October 19th. Photos and stages will be included in the last observation at the … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation
The field crew started harvesting black walnuts for a research trial being conducted in cooperation with Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton, Missouri. The nuts for each grafted variety are collected, hulled, bagged and labeled. Hammons will generate data for the improved varieties including total lbs., % moisture, shell weight, nut meat % and grade them. The guys were … [Read more...] about Black Walnut Harvest
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) was collected in the High Tunnel on the raspberry plants and identified by our Entomologist Dr. Maciej Pszczolkowski. The BMSB is native to East Asian and was introduced to the US in 1996. It has since been identified as a potential risk to agriculture and a nuisance to homeowners. BMSB feeds on a wide range of fruits, vegetables and other … [Read more...] about Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Found In High Tunnel
GDD base 50 accumulation count beginning April 1 = 3711 http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp Phenology stages according to the Modified E-L system http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf Photos and stages will be included in the last observation at the end of October. … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation