2021 Biennial Priority Setting Workshop

Location:
Virtual

Dates:
September 28 – 30, 2021

Times (ET):
9/28: 11 am – 3:30 pm
9/29: 11 am – 4:30 pm
9/30: 11 am – 2 pm

Links to Materials
Detailed Agenda
Project Information Sheets & Other Handouts

Registration Now Open

Registration is now open for the Environmental Horticulture 2021 Priority Setting Workshop. Click the button below to start the registration process. Registration is free and required for this virtual event. Upon registration, attendees will automatically receive a confirmation email including Zoom information for the event. If you do not receive this email upon registration, contact us at ir-4_project@ncsu.edu.

Workshop Agenda

Sept 28
11 am to 12:30 pm (ET) – Opening Session (Welcome, State of IR-4, State of EHC Program, Online Niceties and Conventions, Schedule and Instructions for online “Sticker Caucus”)
1 pm to 4:00 pm (ET) – Weed Science Session (Weed Science Survey Results, Technology Presentations, Project Presentations & Discussions, Regional Breakouts)

Sept 29
11 am to 2:15 pm (ET) – Pathology Session (Pathology Survey Results, Technology Presentations, Project Presentations & Discussions, Regional Breakouts)
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (ET) – Entomology Session (Entomology Survey Results, Technology Presentations, Project Presentations & Discussions, Regional Breakouts)

Sept 30
11 am to noon (ET) – Caucus Results & Priority Finetuning (if needed), Closing of National Priority Session
12:30 pm to ? (ET) – Regional Breakouts to select 2 and only 2 regional priorities

Workshop Priority Outcomes

During the 2021 Environmental Horticulture Workshop priority-setting sessions, we listened to presentations about new active ingredients and expansions of current products and then discussed potential projects. During the meeting, attendees voted on the top projects for each program. The results are shown below:

National Priority Projects for 2022 – 2023:

Pathology – Phytophthora & Pythium Efficacy
Pathology – Non-Oomycete Root and Crown Rot Efficacy
Pathology – New Disease Management Tool Crop Safety
Entomology – Borer & Beetle Efficacy
Entomology – Mealybug & Scale Efficacy
Entomology – New Pest Management Tool Crop Safety
Weed Science – Preemergent Herbicide Crop Safety (Ornamental Grasses, Select Herbaceous Perennials, Tropicals)
Weed Science – Postemergent Herbicide Efficacy (Broadleaved Perennial Weeds, Sedges/Nutsedges)
Weed Science – Nostoc Efficacy on Hard Surfaces

Regional Priority Projects for 2022 – 2023:

Bacterial Leaf Spots (SOR)
Botrytis Efficacy (NCR, WSR)
Botryosphaeria Canker Efficacy (NCR)
Fatty Acid Herbicide Efficacy (NER)
Eriophyid Mite Efficacy (SOR)
Preemergent Herbicide Crop Safety for Field Production of Bulbs, Cut Flowers, Ornamental Grasses (WSR)
Thrips Efficacy (NER)

Daily Recordings and Welcome Presentations

Day One

Day Two

Day Three

Company Presentations

We listened to several presentations from registrants about new active ingredients and expansions of current products. Recordings of these presentations can be viewed below: