The IR-4 Project screens new active ingredients for potential deleterious impacts to aid growers in selection of appropriate disease management tools for their crops. From 2014
Category: Pathology
SP2700 Crop Safety – 2019
SP2700 is a new insecticide being developed by SePro for the control of diseases on ornamentals such as Alternaria, Cylindrocladium, Fusarium, Rhizoctonia, and Thielaviopsis.
Cyflufenamid Crop Safety – 2019
Cyflufenamid is an active ingredient for managing foliar diseases including powdery mildew and botrytis.
Azoxystrobin + Difenconazole Crop Safety – 2019
Alibi Flora (azoxystrobin + difenoconazole) was registered on January 12, 2015 for use on ornamental horticulture crops and landscape ornamental horticulture plants in
Azoxystrobin Crop Safety Summary – 2019
Azoxystrobin was registered as Heritage in the United States in 1997 as a turf fungicide. In April 2003, this label was updated to include applications for certain diseases on environmental horticulture crops.
Algal Leaf Spot Efficacy Summary – 2019
At the IR-4 Environmental Horticulture Program Workshop in 2015, Algal Leaf Spot Efficacy was selected as a regional special project for the Southern Region
Botrytis Efficacy Summary – 2019
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.
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