Forecast Notes - Friday, April 23: We have had some trouble with our national - international toll-free number for the past several weeks (1-888-835-2583). These problems have (hopefully!) been resolved and the number is back in service.
FORECAST SUMMARY: Monday, May 3:
Disease Update - Friday, April 30: Blue mold has been confirmed in southern Texas. Dr. Bill Nesmith informs us that a team of plant breeders from the University of Kentucky observed wild tobacco growing in the region from Uvalde south to the Rio Grande River. They reported low populations of N. repanda. However, all of it was infected with blue mold and sporulating heavily. We will add a site from the Uvalde area to the forecasts on Monday. It will be combined with the one for Corpus Christi to describe the source region of southern Texas. We would have added the site today, but problems at Air Resources Laboratory interrupted the process before we could get the Uvalde trajectories generated.
Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Sunday's transport event has been confirmed as a Low Threat to the U.S. growing regions. The trajetory stayed near the source region and far southern FL. On Monday and Tuesday... a cold front is moving through the region with very active weather. However, the trajectories do not approach other growing regions. Today's trajectory moves to the east, while Tuesday's will move to the west. Low Threat to the U.S. growing regions from this source.
Elsewhere.... trajectories from the other known sources do not approach other growing areas for the next two days. These sources are also Low Threats Monday and Tuesday.
TK
Areas at Strongly Moderate or HIGH Risk during the past week: None
Current Sources:
Previous Sources:
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***** NOTE: These forecasts/outlooks only apply to disease development from airborne transport of spores!!! We do not have the capability to ascertain blue mold development by other means, such as transplanting of infected seedlings, nor will we attempt to do so. Please consult the Extension Service personnel in your area if you have concerns about these matters! *****
This service is provided by the North Carolina State University departments of Plant Pathology and Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences.