John KempfRegenerative Agriculture Entrepreneur

Why Plant Disease Increases Before Harvest

9 Mar 2018 · 0 min

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John Kempf introduces the question of why plant disease often spikes when crops enter the fruit-fill/harvest stage. He frames the issue with a tomato-production example, noting plants grow well until the first fruit cluster begins to size up, at which point disease incidence increases.

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