Barney was presented with an award for his efforts at the 2023 Food Use Workshop.
Author: IR-4 Generic
Tolerance Success: Spinosad
Spinosad was registered for use on a variety of vegetables (field and greenhouse) and spices.
Tolerance Success: Fluxapyroxad + Pyraclostrobin
Fluxapyroxad + Pyraclostrobin were registered for use on stevia and coffee.
Liverwort Efficacy – 2023
Liverworts (Marchantia sp.) are difficult to manage during the production of perennial environmental horticulture crops grown in containers. Liverworts are among the most serious weeds of container grown ornamentals.
The IR-4 Project Helps Growers Gain Ground on Lettuce Drop
In 2022, EPA approved the use of mandestrobin on lettuce for protection against lettuce drop.
Pydiflumetofen + Difenconazole Crop Safety – 2023
Postiva (pydiflumetofen + difenoconazole) is a new fungicide registered by Syngenta for the control of foliar diseases of environmental horticulture crops. The IR-4 Project completed 43 crop safety trials
Picarbutrazox Crop Safety – 2023
Picarbutrazox is a novel fungicide with a new mode of action being developed by Nisso America for the control of oomycete diseases such as Bremia, Peronospora, Pseudoperonospora, Phytophthora,
Nomination Period Now Open for 2023 Food Use Workshop
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Tolerance Success: Acifluorfen
Acifluorfen was registered for use on low-growing berries and edamame.
People of IR-4: Bronson Hung
Learn more about this gregarious Western Region Lab Analyst.