DISEASE CONTROL Alternaria leaf spot Bacterial soft rot Black rot Black leg Bottom rot (Rhizoctonia) Cercospora Clubroot Downy mildew Powdery mildew Pythium Sclerotinia head Wirestem (Rhizoctonia) TABLE 3-8. IMPORTANCE OF ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR DISEASE CONTROL IN BRASSICAS E. Sikora, Plant Pathologist, Auburn University Scale: E, excellent; G, good; F, fair; P, poor; NC, no control; ND, no data. Strategy Avoid field operations when leaves are wet Avoid overhead irrigation Change planting date Cover cropping with antagonist Crop rotation Deep plowing Destroy crop residue Encourage air movement Increase between-plant spacing Increase soil organic matter Hot water seed treatment pH management Plant in well-drained soil Plant on raised beds Plastic mulch bed covers Postharvest temperature control Reflective mulch Reduce mechanical injury Rogue diseased plants Row covers Soil solarization Pathogen-free planting material Resistant cultivars Weed control P E P NC F F F F F NC P NC P NC P NC NC NC P NC NC F NC F F E P NC F F F P P NC NC NC F F NC E NC E NC P NC NC NC NC G E NC NC G G G P P NC E NC P P NC NC NC G NC NC NC E E F F E NC NC G G G P P NC G NC P NC NC NC NC NC F NC P E NC F F F P NC P F F F F P NC NC G G F NC NC NC P NC F F NC NC P E NC NC F F F F F NC NC NC P NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC F NC NC NC P NC NC NC NC NC P NC E E E NC NC NC NC NC NC NC G P F P G NC NC F F F F F NC NC NC P P NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC F F NC P NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC F F NC NC P P NC NC NC P P NC NC NC F F NC NC NC NC NC NC P NC NC NC NC NC NC NC P F P F F NC NC NC F F NC NC NC F NC NC P P NC F NC NC F NC P F P NC NC P NC NC G G NC NC NC P NC NC F F P NC CANTALOUPE SEE CUCURBITS CELERY SEE LEAFY PETIOLE VEGETABLES CUCUMBERS SEE CUCURBITS 2022 Vegetable Crop Handbook for Southeastern United States 219