As boxwood blight was spreading in the U.S. in the 2010s, executives at Plant Development Services in Loxley, Alabama, and Saunders Brothers Nursery in Piney River, Virginia, were looking for solutions. Plant Development Services looked to Europe, where blight had been a major issue since 1998, while Saunders Brothers looked to germplasm it had on […]
New Phytophthora pathogen — not P. ramorum — found on two nurseries
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— PostedA soilborne plant pathogen not previously seen in the United States — Phytophthora austrocedri — has been detected at two Oregon nurseries and has infested an unknown number of plants. The detections have prompted an aggressive quarantine of some of the plant material on both operations as growers and authorities strive to identify infested areas and contain the pathogen’s […]
Highlights from the 2024 Oregon Nursery Science Summit
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— PostedParticipants get update on research, insect and pest management and plant selection and production
Farwest seminars cover a range of topics
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— PostedThere’s a little something to pique everyone’s interest this year at the 2024 Farwest Show in Portland, Oregon, August 21-23, as far as seminar topics go. “We’ve lined up a wide cross-section of speakers to reflect our member’s specialties and interest,” said Director of Events Allan Neimi. “Attendees will find sessions to help them run […]
New tools to forecast boxwood blight infection risk in Pacific Northwest nurseries
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— PostedThe protection of boxwood in Oregon depends on precise timing of surveillance, monitoring, and management of boxwood blight infections.
Update on flatheaded borer management in specialty tree crops
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— PostedIn 2020, a multi-state research project led by Drs. Karla Addesso and Jason Oliver of Tennessee State University was funded by the USDA-Specialty Crop Research Initiative to coordinate research on this pest group.
Program equips growers with knowledge to prevent and diagnose nursery crop diseases
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— PostedOur mission is to provide nurseries and their teams with the information and resources they need to protect and improve plant health.
Olive trees are migrating north
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— PostedOlive trees are now available at most local garden centers and in most cases, have seemed to grow well in our local conditions.
Progress towards effective Phytophthora root rot control
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— PostedOSU research shows different approaches required for management of common rhododendron disease.
The genetic revolution comes home
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— PostedResearchers seek new ways to make use of whole genome sequencing in plant production.
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