FORECAST SUMMARY: Tuesday, May 15:
*** Disease Update, 11 May: Gene McAvoy sends the following report from southern Florida: "Downy mildew incidence and severity is picking up as growers enter harvest phase in the Immokalee area. Over 18 scattered infection sites are present in a 30 mile radius around Immokalee. Crops infected include summer squash, cantaloupe, and within the last few weeks several watermelon fields have been diagnosed with downy mildew. Severity ranges from light to moderate with squash most severely infected, followed by cantaloupe and watermelon."
*** Low Risk to crops in southern FL (and elsewhere) through Wednesday. *** Conditions are unfavorable for disease development. Mostly sunny and dry weather will dominate near the southern FL source region both days. Trajectories from the source region do not threaten other growing areas. Any disease development in the southern FL region will continue to be driven by locally favorable conditions.
TK
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