Plant Pathology in Hop, Year 2
In our second project year, we focused on
- Impacts of basal foliage management on disease development and persistance
- Maturity level of cones correlated to disease incidence
- Last spray date impacts
We observed that, with respect to relative disease incidence and cone maturity, the greatest level of susceptibility occurred during the plant's transition from burr to cone. As the cones matured and neared harvest, the susceptibility to disease decreased, but if disease did occur, the resulting browning was more pronounced.
With respect to last spray date, results were somewhat different than in Year 1. Unlike the previous year, wherein controls through late July proved most impactful, this year showed more positive results for late-season (through August 12) control
- 16 to 28% cone yield increase
- >1% alpha acid increase
- >0.5% beta acid increase
- 30% total alpha acid yield (yield x % alpha acid)
- improved cone color
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Slide show depicting Year 2 research efforts. (Large file, download may take several minutes.)