VOLUME 15, NO. 2 SUMMER 1968 HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH- AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION FIRST YEAR GROWTH of hardwood seedlings responds to fertilizer, see page 3 A UB UR N U NIV ERSITY HIGH-LIGHTS of Agricultural Research A Quarterly Report of Research Serving All of Alabama VOLUME 15, NO. 2 SUMMER 1968 1~3 Published by AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION of AUBURN UNIVERSITY %o44cU4ae00t TREE SEEDLING RESPONSES TO FERTILIZATION AND SLOPE- Auburn, Alabama Makes Comparisons of Various Hardwood Species ULTRA-Low VOLUME SPRAYS OFFER NEW INSECT CONTROL 3 E. V. SMITH -- -_ - New Control Technique for Cotton Insect Pests 4 NEMATODE-RESISTANT SERICEA Now POSSIBLE - Seven 5 New Breeding Lines Developed Through Research R. D. ROUSE ...... CHAS. F. SIMMONS _ T. E. CORLEY ..... KENNETHI B. RoY E. L. McGRAw R. E. STEVENSON - Director Associate Director Assistant Director Assistant Director -Editor Associate Editor _Associate Editor Editorial Advisory Committee: R. D. WHAT ATTRACTS BITING FLIES TO THEIR HOSTS?- Insect ROUSE; W. T. DUMAS, Associate Profes- Attractants Effectiveness Discussed HERBICIDES FOR POSTEMERGENCE WEED CONTROL IN SoY- 6 7 8 sor of Agricultural Engineering; R. T. GUDAUSKAS, Associate Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology; T. DON CANERDAY, BEANS - Effective Against Late Weeds Can Eliminate with- Assistant Professor of Zoology-Entomology; AND KENNETH B. RoY. MACHINE STRIPPING UNNECESSARY - ew and 7imely PUBLICATIONS Listed here are timely and new publications reporting research by the Agricultural Experiment Station. Bul. 375. Soil Test Theory and Calibration for Cotton, Corn, Soybeans, and Coastal Bermudagrass. Bul. 376. Response of Cotton to Lime in Field Experiments. Bul. 377. Homemakers' Response to Food Information in Mass Media of-Anniston, Birmingham, Montgomery. Bul. 378. Meat Buying Habits of Urban Homemakers. Cir. 160. Variation in Seeds and Ovulate Cones of Some Species and Varieties of Cupressus. Cir. 161. Relative Responses of Grain and Annual Forage Crops to Lime, Phosphrous, and Potassium on Norfolk Sandy Loam. Leaf. 73. Atkinson-A New Rootknot and Nematode Resistant Tomato Variety. Prog. Rept. 84. Rainfall Distribution in Alabama. Prog. Rept. 89. Soil Fertility Experiments with Peanuts in 1967. Free copies may be obtained from your County Extension Chairman or by writing the Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn, Alabama. out Harming Dairy Cows IMPLICATION OF CHANGE IN AD VALOREM TAXATION OF TIMBER - Production Increases Likely APPLICATION AND KINDS OF SWEETPOTATO FERTILIZER - 9 10 Ex- Outlines Fertilizer Treatments and Results INTERACTION OF NITROGEN AND BORON FOR COTTON- periments Indicate Boron Needed by all Cotton ------- 11 LEAF SCORCH - NEW OR OLD PEANUT DISEASE? - First 12 Found in Alabama in 1966 but not A New Disease ... FRESH MILK SUBSTITUTES - ARE THEY COMPETITIVE? - Fresh Fluid Milk is Being Challenged SUMMER VACATION NEEDED BY FESCUE- Rest Period In- 13 14 creases Cool Season Production PLUM STORAGE PROVED PRACTICAL- Extends Marketing 15 Season to Avoid Price Depressing Surplus 16 FARM OPERATORS' POTENTIAL FOR OCCUPATION-INCOME - Gives Prospects of Change in Present Setup Here is a sycamore seedling one year af,'cr fertilizer treatment. II 11I I N I ii t( S If oo (T Ii IIIdoll d ; I 1 Sfc c f) ft's I I Nml ( -I T\ N bo lml' .[])It I l o\\i I TI'i's alf 'jw it S ip I 'i III I II f fl/ l/I I , ' )I 1 T TI l I\ I I( 11 I (d TIi I I ITl TI TI. tI It ( I( p (I.f ti o/. l t (d cm 11 Til o! 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Ix I'p i I 'I I ix sprays off r effective cotton insci control FLOYD R G ILt LLAND, JR \ t~ii li i f itix ' ti ' Ii I I liix tI it i il t I, itI ii itt, tIi IIII Ip li l I s I I I iti I I Ii I t Ili Ipil lIis It tI is i I It I Iii s 'I tx IIiI ' I Ii x I fil I It xit I t r I pit I I I .I\ iI pi'yhpi,,p,, p x'lt Iipl (l(, io (,( l 1,1 (d ti) )Ii 1[11l 1, ip l 111w , II x( May Result in More Iil itt 1lipd Residual Kill I rblm ilh liAstxsocixated ith xxiL I I -,( , s li iI I . p I , I ,i pp x Ix. le IiI I I'. It 'l I I ( [](ixx, I i i ill xx ) II , I .1 h\ x I PP p It 1xx 1;II ipit Ipul' I tppI t t I p(I , ,Itrt ,s ppIpxx I (. i lx( i li ii 11 ( iiix.s i it tlk I, I c Ii t, xi it iii txl i' I it t l il_ p l I Ii I ip It p II I Ii II se11 xt is ll pi II ps, ipIii I tt (px )IpIt''.txI I I~lil, di I I. ililil ii 1.11 ii itipix ii \iiiiil ) I t dII I\ . 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C. Carlton, superintendent, Chilton Area Horticulture Substation, views a properly fertilized field of swcetpotatoes. t(s1 NI 5 1 I IN ( .it Ii I i(.I t II i I.I I (,I I tI I lot it I l( )t'(,I I ' NI t I II 'll!I t II '. N' ~ N 1 ~'~k NN~~~~~~ N I tI iii I tl fIl ii 'it i t 7 11~ '"~ 'w' 'N" Z( l ii it t t it S( ii i )5 AI~ ~ 1i Ii t1 \o. It I I of (I iii d 52~i T11 t 111i m il kiI Nt li 'l h IlI. i f 1(i it 1 N i \ i uitt i7 It (). \iIt i' \i I I ii .( ft , ~r - ~ . ~" ii i I 1N )i t (it( lI I t I (,\ 105NI I iNi It( 11ETIIOIJ 1 lAl)IicNIion andI Ml.115 of Fertilizers of for 51IETPOT4!lATIL, on igl itl,Salld1 Sl W A. C ilk Iit i.ii I fiN I i it iilll 21il ]d l 1 0. Reida Supl%'"iPp If 1.o ) cd t1l. ('I1 il lid Pi 1 I d illI till N >1(.,s it Ii l \ 11) i l i5: t II It 1 26 1)i ill) JOHNSON and ARLTON, Ch iti J. L. 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WEAR ot Depallmefi aind CLARENCE SCARSBROOK, Agronoily anid Soils Planti Breedinlg Ui, Tlttesee 11\1)(' 11111 II) it, ~ I.i M 11 LANGFORD, al~t111 t t l ls s;1 1111 Sitlst li iii 2 (i 111s it li 111 S i ill 111 m- t d k ciiile hi itll of ahIi J ). of Ill o li (it iti iltilll i oliii \11111l-j I l it IIle iio l s 111 liltis il i s aIi Iii 11111 Ii 11) i of . 111111l 1 .l ii i l ii til a ](s ill of fit 11111111 i Ii' Iil 111111 liii i lt il il'i it ill ;is i till iii l ISi tsc il 5 li IS l t h I to d1111 lit iii t i w Ill i it(' ofi I Iit I l' This picture by the Potash Institute mode of a Mississippi test shows difference in boll development with boron at left and no boron at right. s i i ii p sl(ill (,1ilS 'lil ill;llli it111'm ii iiittoIii \ Ii 111111t 0 1,11 ili' oli 'Lt )(t , Iii 11) o t s il ll ih ll (il ii (Its h it iii( h sc o ho l l l 1111ill hlo il iii Io phil5 i \\ii I li i hooliI lillill \ HIP- Boron Deficiency Prevention Iio ii l ii 51I1\1 \\1 \i [ \IiI ,i \I \li 15 'It huh ill dkii iii Ili i till/I(,[ 1111 11111 II sil loir IS cIi lii i NI i . 1i il i li iii i i it IL t~wi. 1111ii ldii oIi 'S i II It Lbi lli I Iti, I3i A ito A. II I 10( L Il Bl o ll hii , t w t i l is I Ii o i Ill (i/l i I I- )Ii I I M~i 1,1"A I) 1( ) I/ W I \ I li t (11 slii i111 I ilH I li Aiii l to fllilllii.1 2U IA 1 -. 10 1; 1201 1 . 1.(11 f (A) Small pepper spot symptoms scattered on leaflets; larger lesions arc mainly Cercospora spots. (B) Irregular scorched lesion on margin and tip of leaflet; Cercosporo spots also present on the lesion and other parts of the leaflet. A& AL J.A. LYLE -l LEAF SCORCH -new or old peanut disease? I J SUBIRAIS, Depaluim-tIl oft Botanily 1...)d Pti Palthlogiy i f.I II i~ 11 I I off ()IlII Ili I I IN o" (dIi" ,i\% h %l w ti li l"Ilii *N )Itt Il i ( 11 I x .1t ix q11 if,(Ii ,( pl Ili it ,i ; ill'( ,IN 0 ill II~l i I Iifk(.(i i k il~ w I) v ii t .ii NI ,i Iiiii I . 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How summer cutting affected fall and winter forage production of Kentucky 31 and Goar fescue during 2-year test at Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassec, is illustrated by the graphs. PLUM STORAGE PROVED PRACTICAL can extend marketing season to avoid price drop from over-supply JOSEPH D. NORTON, Department of Horticulture PLUM GROWERS can extend their marketing season 6 weeks or longer without growing additional varieties. Fruit of certain varieties retained their market quality in cold storage for long periods in tests at Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station. Thus, cold storage extends the time for marketing, helps avoid a surplus on the market, and decreases losses from spoilage. Generally regarded as unsuitable for cold storage, plums usually have been stored only a few days to avoid a temporary surplus on the market. But the Auburn results show that plum market life can be extended with cold storage, as is true for many other fruits. This is TABLE 1. possible because cold storage retards the ripening process and prevents or slows development of decay organisms. The Auburn plum storage study was begun in the summer of 1963. Fruit of 13 varieties were harvested and packed in quart containers and immediately placed in cold storage at 300, 350, and 70'F. Degree of ripeness, color, and condition of the fruit were recorded;. Four 10-fruit samples of each variety were removed from storage every 2 weeks. Two days after removal to room temperature, determinations were made of degree of ripeness, juiciness, texture, flavor, and amount of wilting and decay. All of these characteristics were satisfacAT tory for marketable fruit when removed from storage. Length of Storage How each variety responded to storage is shown by data in the tables. Varieties that retained market quality for the longest time were Mammoth Cardinal, Santa Rosa, and Sapa. At storage temperature of 35°F, these plums stored well for 10 to 12 weeks and remained marketable for 6 to 12 days after being removed from storage. Satsuma, Methley, Giant Cherry, Early Gold, and Shiro varieties stored well for 6 to 8 weeks at 35' . After removal from storage they were in marketable condition for 4 to 10 days. Ozark Premier and Brilliant market quality for 4 to 6 weeks age at 35'. Beauty and Burbank and selections of native plums store well. retained of storvarieties did not MARKETABLE FRUIT OF PLUM VARIETIES AFTER STORAGE 30' AND 70'F, 1963-66 Vari yPer ety 3 days cent marketable after storage for different periods 6 days 9 days 12 days 14 days Per cent 80'F storage temrperature Santa Rosa - Per cent 60 Per cent 25 Per cent 10 Per cent Temperature and Maturity Effects, 0 85" Methley Ozark Premier Native 700F storage temperature 70 65 35 45 40 10 15 10 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 Best results were with storage at 85F. Fruit held at this temperature stored longer than under 300 or 700 storage. Considerable freezing injury was found in fruit held at 300. At 700 storage, fruit continued to ripen at a rapid rate and there was rapid deterioration in general condition, texture, and flavor. Wilting and decay developed rapidly at 700. Degree of maturity at harvest affected keeping quality of fruit. For most varieties there was a short period when fruit was at the proper ripeness for harvest, and it was difficult to determine when this stage was reached. However, the Santa Rosa variety had a relatively long period when it could be harvested. It was found that Methley variety must be harvested while fruit is still firm. Since plum fruit are perishable, there is no justification for storing them unless increased returns will compensate for cost and risk involved. Storage of fruit at 35°F during short periods of surplus was shown to be practical. Necessity was shown for careful harvesting to avoid bruising fruit when placing in containers. 15 100 Santa Rosa 95 Methley 90 Ozark Premier 20 Native All varieties had freezing injury at 300 storage TABLE 2. 45 80 20 70 65 15 5 0 temperature. MARKETABLE FRUIT OF PLUM VARIETIES AFTER STORAGE AT 35F, 1963-66 Per cent marketable after storage for different Variety periods at 350 2 weeks Per cent Sapa 4 weeks Per cent 100 6 weeks Per cent 100 8 weeks Per cent 100 12 weeks Per cent 100 Santa Rosa----------Mammoth Cardinal Methley ------------------Satsuma Giant Cherry Early Gold -100 -100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 100 100 80 80 80 80 80 80 0 0 0 0 Ozark Premier--.............- Shiro ---------Brilliant---- --------- --Beauty Burbank Native 100 100 100 80 80 0 95 80 80 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VAI ~ R. 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