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Cornell University releases "Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management"
Ithaca, New York
September 8, 2005

How can organic growers deal with yellow spots on tomatoes or holes in their cabbage? How can they determine whether their organic garden suffers from canker or leaf spot? They can find out the cause of damage and what to do about it in the new guidebook -- "Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management" -- just released by Cornell University and online at <http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/resourceguide/>.

The purpose of the guide was to compile accurate information based on published research that can help organic growers control insects and diseases in their crops, says co-author Tony Shelton, Cornell professor of entomology, one of the guide's five authors.

Organic farming has been steadily increasing in recent years, though organic producers are still only 2 percent of the overall food production system. "But it is important that Cornell research and extension efforts address their needs," says co-author Christine Smart, assistant professor of plant pathology at Cornell.

The 169-page book gives detailed crop management practices for five of the most important vegetable groups, provides a comprehensive assessment of 13 of the most commonly used pesticides in organic production and describes options that growers can use for preventive management, including growing plants that are pest-resistant, or planting crops in ways that reduce the risk of pest attack.

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