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
Category: Environmental Horticulture Program
Dossier – Viburnum Downy Mildew
Viburnums generally tend to have few disease problems other than occasional leaf spots, powdery mildew or root rots. However, in FL the occurrence
Dossier – Rose Downy Mildew
Roses are impacted by many diseases and insects. While rose downy mildew caused by Peronospora sparsa used to be considered of sporadic importance,
Rhizoctonia Efficacy Summary & Literature Review – 2018
From 1999 to 2016, numerous products representing 36 active ingredients were evaluated in several greenhouse experiments as soil drench, soil incorporation, foliar or soak application,
Producing Bedding Plants in Michigan
The Western Michigan Greenhouse Growers Council funded a film project this past winter for consumer literacy of the environmental horticulture industry as a part of a video series highlighting Michigan agriculture. This video below visualizes how environmental plants are grown, from initial early plant propagation to consumers transplanting their new plants into the garden. High […]
Leafminer Literature & Efficacy Summary – 2018
From 2009 to 2015, numerous products representing 15 active ingredients were evaluated in the greenhouse to control dipteran leafminers (Liriomyza trifolii and other species). Nine
Flumioxazin + Pyroxasulfone Crop Safety – 2018
IR-4 conducted fifty-one (51) trials evaluating two formulations of flumioxazin + pyroxasulfone: V-10233 76WG (37 trials) and V-10336 61.5WG (14 trials) for crop safety.
Thielaviopsis Efficacy Summary – 2018
From 2003 to 2017, numerous products representing 23 active ingredients were evaluated in greenhouse trials as soil drench against Thielaviopsis basicola causing black root
Pydiflumetofen Crop Safety – 2018
Pydiflumetofen is a new fungicide being developed by Syngenta for the control of leaf spots (Septoria, Cercospora, Alternaria, Venturia), powdery mildew, Fusarium, Botrytis, Sclerotinia,
Pydiflumetofen + Fludioxonil Crop Safety – 2018
Pydiflumetofen + Fludioxonil is a new fungicide being developed by Syngenta for the control of foliar and soil-borne diseases of ornamental horticulture crops.