Commercial Disease Management & Production Information 

• Biological Products for Tomato Disease Management PPFS-VG-24
• Cleaning & Disinfecting Hand Tools & Planting Supplies PPFS-GEN-17
• Cleaning & Sanitizing Commercial Greenhouse Surfaces PPFS-GH-07
• Commercial Spray Schedules for Vegetable Production (series)
  
  • Field Production of Cucumbers (PPFS-VG-32)    View Online        Download PDF
  • Field Production of Melons PPFS-VG-37
  • Field Production of Pumpkins (PPFS-VG-34)    View Online        Download PDF
  • Field Production of Solanaceous Crops PPFS-VG-30
  • Field Production of Summer Squash & Zucchini (PPFS-VG-35)    View Online        Download PDF
  • Field Production of Winter Squash PPFS-VG-36
  • High Tunnel Production of Cucumbers (PPFS-VG-33)    View Online        Download PDF
  • High Tunnel Production of Tomatoes PPFS-VG-31
• Cultural Calendars for Commercial Production (series)
  
  • Beans PPFS-VG-42
  • Broccoli, Cauliflower & Other Cole Crops PPFS-VG-41
  • Cucumbers, Melons & Squash PPFS-VG-40
  • Tomato & Peppers PPFS-VG-39
• Diagnosis of Vegetable Diseases in Production PPFS-VG-13
• Disease Management Practices for Saved Vegetable Seeds PPFS-VG-09
• Disease Management Roadmap for Small Acreage Growers PPFS-GEN-25-IG  portrait view   landscape view
• Economic Evaluation of Rotating High Tunnel Tomato with Fresh-cut Flowers CCD-FS-29
• Greenhouse Sanitation PPFS-GH-04
• Integrated Crop Management for Kentucky Cabbage IPM-11
• Integrated Pest Management Grower Manual – Pepper (Kentucky) IPM-13
• Integrated Pest Management Grower Manual – Pumpkin (Kentucky) IPM-12
• Integrated Pest Management Scout Manual – Sweet Corn (Kentucky) IPM-10
• MyIPM for Vegetables (how-to guide for using the MyIPM app with smart phone/smart device)
• Organic Commercial Spray Schedules for Field Production (series)
  
  • Beans PPFS-VG-50
  • Broccoli, Cauliflower & Other Cole Crops PPFS-VG-51
  • Cucumber PPFS-VG-45
  • Melons PPFS-VG-49
  • Peppers PPFS-VG-44
  • Pumpkin PPFS-VG-47
  • Summer Squash & Zucchini PPFS-VG-46
  • Tomatoes PPFS-VG-43
  • Winter Squash PPFS-VG-48
• Organic Disease Management Guide for Specialty Crop Production link
• Pesticide Calculations for Small Acreages EntFact-800
• Postharvest Management of Acorn Squash Video
• Postharvest Disease Losses in Fruit & Vegetable Crops PPFS-GEN-24
• Preventing Postharvest Disease Losses: From Field to storage video
• Rotating Cut Flowers Within a Tomato High Tunnel Production System CCD-FS-23
• Sanitation Practices for Disease Management in Commercial Specialty Crop Production PPFS-GEN-05
• Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook (2025) SEVEW
• Sweet potato Production for Kentucky ID-195
• Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers ID-36  

Residential Disease Management & Production Information

• Cleaning & Disinfecting Hand Tools & Planting Supplies PPFS-GEN-17
• Diagnosis of Vegetable Diseases in Production PPFS-VG-13
• Disease Management Practices for Saved Vegetable Seeds PPFS-VG-09
• Disease Management Roadmap for Small Acreage Growers PPFS-GEN-25-IG  portrait view   landscape view
• Home Vegetable Disease Management, Part 1: Overview of the Integrated Pest Management Pyramid Video
• Home Vegetable Disease Management, Part 2: Sustainable Solanaceous Disease Management Video
• Home Vegetable Disease Management, Part 3: Sustainable Cucurbit Disease Management Video
• Home Vegetable Disease Management, Part 4: Sustainable Legume Disease Management Video
• Home Vegetable Disease Management, Part 5: Sustainable Leafy Green Disease Management Video
• Home Vegetable Gardening ID-128
• Homeowner's Guide to Fungicides PPFS-GEN-07
• Small Acreage & Backyard IPM Guides (series)
  
  • Bean & Pea IPM Guide for Small Acreage & Backyard Production PPFS-VG-22
  • Cole Crop IPM Guide for Small Acreage & Backyard Production PPFS-VG-23
  • Cucurbit Crop IPM Guide for Small Acreage & Backyard Production PPFS-VG-19
  • Tomato & Pepper IPM Guide for Small Acreage & Backyard Production PPFS-VG-21

General Vegetable Diseases

• Botrytis Blight PPFS-GEN-19
• Damping-off of Vegetables & Herbaceous Ornamentals PPFS-GEN-03
• Edema PPFS-GEN-18
• Fusarium Wilts of Vegetable Crops PPFS-VG-15
• Historical Farm Practices & Their Influence on Disease Management PPFS-GEN-26
• IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of High Tunnel and Greenhouse Vegetable Crops In Kentucky ID-235
• IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of High Tunnel and Greenhouse Vegetable Crops in Kentucky website
• Powdery Mildew PPFS-GEN-02
• Rhizoctonia Diseases in Specialty Crop Production PPFS-GEN-21
• Root-knot Nematode in Vegetable Cropping Systems PPFS-VG-28
• Sclerotinia Diseases of Vegetable Crops PPFS-VG-29
• Sooty Molds Associated with Insect Pests PPFS-GEN-22
• Southern Blight PPFS-GEN-16 

Cucurbit Vegetable Diseases

• Bacterial Wilt of Cucurbits PPFS-VG-11
• Cucurbit Anthracnose link
• Cucurbit Downy Mildew in Kentucky PPFS-VG-27
• Fruit Diseases of Cucurbits PPFS-VG-07
• Gummy Stem Blight and Black Rot of Cucurbits PPFS-VG-08
• IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Cucurbit Crops in Kentucky ID-91
• IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of High Tunnel and Greenhouse Vegetable Crops in Kentucky website
• Leaf Spot Diseases of Cucurbits PPFS-VG-10
• Powdery Mildew PPFS-GEN-02
• Powdery Mildew of Cucurbits: Identification & Management Video
• Phytophthora Blight of Cucurbits & Solanaceous Vegetables PPFS-VG-04
• Yellow Vine Decline of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-12)     View Online        Download PDF

Solanceous Vegetable Diseases

• Bacterial Canker of Tomato PPFS-VG-06
• Bacterial Spot of Pepper & Tomato PPFS-VG-17
• Blackleg & Bacterial Soft Rot of Potato PPFS-VG-18
• Blossom End Rot CCD-FS-11
• Foliar Diseases of Tomato: Early Blight - Septoria Leaf Spot - Target Spot PPFS-VG-25
• IPM Scouting Guide for Common Pests of Solanaceous Crops in Kentucky ID-172
• IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of High Tunnel and and Greenhouse Vegetable Crops in Kentucky website
• Leaf Mold of Tomato PPFS-VG-52
• Phytophthora Blight of Cucurbits & Solanaceous Vegetables PPFS-VG-04
• Tomato "Blight" -- Leaf Diseases that Cause Blighting in Home Gardens PPFS-VG-38

Misc. Vegetable Crop Diseases

• Black Rot of Crucifers PPFS-VG-01
• Common Lettuce Diseases in Kentucky PPFS-VG-53
• IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Cole Crops in Kentucky ID-216
• IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Legume Vegetables in Kentucky ID-227
• IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Sweet Corn in Kentucky ID-184
• Lettuce Drop Disease: Identification & Potential Management Options Video

Research Reports

• Effects of High Tunnel Soil Solarization on Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in the Temperate Climate of Central Kentucky PPRR-13
• Potential for Cultural Management of Lettuce drop (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) in High Tunnels through Modification of Soil Moisture, Planting Date, and Cultivar PPRR-06   

College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment Websites

• Department of Plant Pathology, Extension Publications
• Department of Entomology, Extension Publications
• Department of Horticulture, Extension Publications
• Department of Forestry, Extension Publications
• College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, Extension Publications