For the last 10 years, the IR-4 Ornamental Horticulture Workshop has ranked developing efficacy data on new products to manage thrips as a High Priority Project. Thrips remain an important threat
Category: Environmental Horticulture Program
Botrytis Efficacy Summary – 2017
At the IR-4 Ornamental Horticulture Program Workshop in 2011, Botrytis Efficacy was selected as a high priority project to expand the knowledge and list of fungicides available to growers for these diseases.
Nematode Literature Review – 2017
Foliar nematodes cause huge damage not only in food crops but also on popular ornamental horticulture plants. This summary includes research from nematode
Downy Mildew Efficacy Summary – 2017
In 2008, IR-4 initiated a high priority project to determine efficacy of several fungicides on downy mildew pathogens so data can be obtained to support current and future registrations.
Powdery Mildew Efficacy Summary – 2017
In this review of literature published from 1999 to 2016, 99 products representing 57 active ingredients were screened in greenhouse and field experiments against several species
Isoxaben Crop Safety – 2017
Gallery 75DF (isoxaben) was initially registered in 1992 for ornamental horticulture uses. This initial label contained an extensive list of ornamental horticulture crops where Gallery could be
Scale and Mealybug Efficacy – 2017
Managing scale and mealybug insects presents unique challenges. Products with contact modes of action must be applied at specific timings in order to reach the most susceptible crawler stages.
Dithiopyr Crop Safety – 2017
Dimension was initially registered in 1992 for ornamental horticulture uses. This initial label contained an extensive list of ornamental horticulture plants in landscapes where Dimension could be
Beetle, Borer, Weevil & White Grub Efficacy – 2017
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
Pydiflumetofen Crop Safety – 2017
Pydiflumetofen is a new fungicide being developed by Syngenta for the control of leaf spots (Septoria, Cercospora, Alternaria, Venturia), powdery mildew, Fusarium, Botrytis, Sclerotinia,