Fiesta (Iron HEDTA) is a new herbicide currently labeled for post emergence broadleaf weed control on lawns (use on rights of way or non-crop areas), turf, golf courses, parks, playgrounds,
Category: Environmental Horticulture Program
Oxyfluorfen + Prodiamine Crop Safety – 2019
From 2009 through 2018 IR-4 completed 246 trials evaluating Biathlon (oxyfluorfen + prodiamine) crop safety. The data contained in this report were generated to register uses
SP1770 Liquid Crop Safety – 2018
SP1770 Liquid is a new herbicide being developed by SePro. The IR-4 Project completed 27 crop safety trials on 19 environmental horticulture
Pseudomonas chlororaphis Crop Safety – 2018
Pseudomonas chlororaphis (SP2300, Zio) is a new fungicide being developed by AgBiome and SePro for the control
Acibenzolar Crop Safety – 2018
Acibenzolar is an active ingredient that stimulates plant defense systems. In 2002, IR-4 started testing Insimmo (acibenzolar) for safety
2016 Downy Mildew Workshop
The IR-4 Ornamental Horticulture Program hosted this Downy Mildew Workshop, funded by USDA-NIFA-SCRI
Crop Vignette: Holiday Greenery
This first appeared as “EHC Corner: Holiday Greenery” in the IR-4 Newsletter 49(4):13. Plant Information The smell of cedar, pine and other evergreens are synonymous with the winter holidays. Whether wreaths or boughs hung inside or out, this greenery visually signals the start of the US holiday season and its aroma brings back childhood memories […]
Fusarium Efficacy Summary & Literature Review – 2018
From 2001 to 2015, numerous products representing 32 active ingredients were evaluated in greenhouse and field trials as soil drench, soil incorporation, foliar, in-furrow, drip irrigation or tuber
Dossier – Impatiens Downy Mildew
Due to impatiens downy mildew (IDM), the wholesale value to impatiens dropped 32% from 2004 to 2015.
Dossier – Pansy Downy Mildew
When we think of pansy diseases, Botrytis blight, Cercospora leaf spots and various root rots top the list, but pansy downy mildew occurs sporadically often not