Avelyo (mefentrifluconazole) is a fungicide developed by BASF that has been registered for use since May 2020. It is used for the control of diseases such as anthracnose, powdery mildew,
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Fluopicolide Crop Safety – 2024
Fluopicolide was registered as Adorn 4SC in the United States in 2008 for control of Pythium, Phytophthora and downy mildew in environmental horticulture plants. State registrations in California and New York occurred in 2010 and 2011, respectively.
2024 Research Symposium: Food Crops
Presentations have been posted from the 2024 Research Symposium.
Triticonazole Crop Safety – 2023
Triticonazole was registered as Trinity 2SC in the United States in 2007 as a turf fungicide. Trinity SC was expanded to diseases of environmental horticulture diseases in 2013. Because triticonazole is in the triazole class,
Oxathiapiprolin Crop Safety – 2023
Oxathiapiprolin was registered as Segovis in the United States in 2017 for disease control on ornamental horticulture plants in greenhouse and nurseries. The commercial label contains a general list
Pendimethalin + Dimethenamid-p Crop Safety – 2023
From 2007 to 2023, IR-4 completed 726 trials on Freehand 1.75G (BAS 659 G; dimethenamid-p + pendimethalin). The data contained in this report was generated to register uses of dimethenamid-p + pendimethalin on and around environmental
SP1770 Crop Safety – 2023
SP1770 is a new herbicide being developed by SePro. The IR-4 Project completed 41 crop safety trials on 29 environmental horticulture plant species orgenera during 2016 to 2019.
Nutsedge and Sedge Efficacy – 2023
Nutsedges and sedges (Cyperus sp.) are difficult to manage during the production of perennial environmental horticulture crops grown in containers or in the field. During the 2006 IR-4 Environmental Horticulture Workshop, a project was prioritized to screen for efficacious
New Meister Media Digital Report Highlights 60 Years of IR-4
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Crop Vignette: Birch
Plant Information Birch trees are deciduous hardwoods that make up the genus Betula, in the Betulaceae family. The genus ranges from 30 to 60 species that are widespread in the northern hemisphere. They are pioneer species, meaning they are the first to colonize open areas, and so they grow quickly and tend to be short-lived. [...]