Small Fruit News
The Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium posts articles and sends the SMALL FRUIT NEWS to subscribers four times annually.
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Paulo Cremonez is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Vegetable and Fruit Entomology at Auburn University.
Posted in: Fall 2025 -
Weed control remains one of the most labor-intensive and costly challenges in strawberry production. Growers should tailor programs to maximize effectiveness.
Posted in: Fall 2025 -
The goal of this research trial is to provide growers with clearer guidance on why some muscadine vines fail after extreme cold events.
Posted in: Fall 2025 -
Nailing down an effective rotation of fungicides and insecticides to prevent fruit yield and quality loss is a necessary and difficult endeavor that will decide your farm’s success. What is often overlooked on many farms is the application process.
Posted in: Fall 2025 -
Initial results of this strawberry Neopestalotiopsis (Neo-P) trial evaluated disease susceptibility and yield performance in strawberry cultivars commonly found in NC.
Posted in: Fall 2025 -
Jermaine Perier is an Assistant Professor of Entomology at Mississippi State University. His work focuses on vegetables, fruits, and nuts.
Posted in: Fall 2025 -
Dr. Pierre Davadant is the new assistant professor of viticulture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Posted in: Fall 2025 -
The findings outlined in this article offer guidance for selecting resilient grape cultivars in the increasingly variable climate and support sustainable vineyard management and future breeding efforts in the region.
Posted in: Summer 2025 -
Review our research trial results and recommendations for crop rotation and the use of summer cover crops for Southeastern US plasticulture strawberry production.
Posted in: Summer 2025 -
This article compares the effectiveness of boom/hoop, drone, and air blast sprayers in an annual plasticulture strawberry production system.
Posted in: Summer 2025