Flutianil is a new fungicide being developed by Nichino for the control of powdery mildew on environmental horticulture crops. The IR-4 Project completed 21 crop safety trials on 12 environmental
Category: Environmental Horticulture Program
Picarbutrazox Crop Safety – 2021
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,
SP3014 Crop Safety – 2021
SP3014 is a new insecticide being developed by SePro for the control of scales, mealybugs and other insects on environmental horticulture crops. The IR-4 Project completed 22 crop safety trials
Beetle, Borer, Weevil & White Grub Efficacy – 2020
Collectively, managing coleopteran insects can be challenging because the adult and larval stages may both cause damage and sometimes occur on different hosts or on different plant parts.
Fusarium Literature Review & Efficacy Summary – 2021
From 2001 to 2020, numerous products representing 40 active ingredients were evaluated in greenhouse and field trials as soil drench, soil incorporation, foliar,in-furrow, drip irrigation
Bacterial Disease Efficacy Summary & Literature Review – 2021
From 2008 to 2020, 70 products were tested through the IR-4 Environmental Horticulture Program as drench or foliar applications against bacterial pathogens. In addition
Registration Open for 2021 Environmental Horticulture Priority Setting Workshop
Registration is open for the 2021 Environmental Horticulture Priority Setting Workshop. Regional and national priorities for IR-4 environmental horticulture research in 2022 and 2023 will be established during this biennial event, taking place September 28 – 30.
Mefentrifluconazole Crop Safety – 2021
Mefentrifluconazole is a new fungicide being developed by BASF for the control of foliar diseases of environmental horticulture crops. The IR-4 Project completed 24 crop safety trials
Thielaviopsis Efficacy Summary – 2021
From 2003 to 2020, numerous products representing 35 active ingredients were evaluated in greenhouse experiments as soil drenches against Thielaviopsis basicola causing black root rot
Crop Vignette: Daylilies
Daylilies are flowering plants in the genus Hemerocallis, a member of the family Asphodelaceae. Their scientific name, Hemerocallis, is from the Greek hemeros, a day, and kallos, meaning beauty, because the flowers are only open a single day.