Friday, August 21, 2026

University of Kentucky Plant Pathology Extension Resources for Hemp Producers

 

College of Agriculture Publications

 

Department Websites (publications, fact sheets, videos)

 

Crop Profile

  • Profile of Hemp Production in Kentucky link

 

Scouting Guide

  • IPM Scouting Guide for Common Pests and Diseases of Kentucky Hemp PPFS-AG-H-03

 

Diseases of Concern Fact Sheets

 

Disease Management Fact Sheets

  • Cleaning & Disinfecting Hand Tools & Planting Supplies  PPFS-GEN-17
  • Cleaning & Sanitizing Commercial Greenhouse Surfaces  PPFS-GH-07
  • Greenhouse Sanitation PPFS-GH-04
  • Managing Greenhouse & High Tunnel Environments to Reduce Plant Diseases PPFS-GH-01
  • Organic Disease Management Guide for Specialty Crop Production PPFS-GEN-28-FF

 

Resources in Spanish

  • Plant Pathology Fact Sheets in Spanish

 

Research Reports

  • Biological and Biorational Fungicides May Be Effective Against Common Hemp Leaf Spot Pathogens: A Bioassay Study PPRR-03
  • First Report of Hirsutella thompsonii as an Entomopathogenic Fungus of Hemp Russet Mite (Aculops cannabicola) in Kentucky  PPRR-10
  • Fusarium Species Recovered from Postharvest Hemp Materials from Kentucky Fields PPRR-05
  • Incidence and Distribution of Fusarium species Associated with Hemp in Kentucky PPRR-12
  • Leaf Spot Disease Development and Its Effect on Yield of Essential Oil-Producing Hemp Cultivars in Kentucky PPRR-08
  • Occurrence and Distribution of Common Diseases and Pests of U.S. Cannabis: A Survey PPRR-04
  • Science of Hemp: Production and Pest Management Proceedings
  • Time of Infection by Fusarium graminearum, Causal Agent of Fusarium Head Blight on Hemp (Cannabis sativa) Fields in Kentucky PPRR-16
  • Using Silicon to Suppress Hemp Powdery Mildew PPRR-02

 

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