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You are here: Home / Archives for Plant Pests and Diseases / Plant Diseases / Root Rots / Charcoal Rot

Don’t get burned by charcoal rot

By Jerry Weiland — Posted November 2, 2022

Soilborne fungus can afflict hebes and a wide range of other host plants Hebes (pronounced heebees) are an interesting group of evergreen shrubs, mainly from New Zealand, although there are also a few from South America and French Polynesia. Botanically, they are now placed in the genus Veronica, but many will know them by their […]

Filed Under: Charcoal Rot, Growing Knowledge, Plant Diseases, Plant Pests and Diseases, Root Rots Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine

Soil solarization in container nurseries and field production

By Jennifer Parke — Posted February 1, 2016

Discover this hot tool for managing diseases and weeds in container nurseries and field production.

Filed Under: Charcoal Rot, Fusarium Root Rot, Growing Knowledge, Plant Pests and Diseases, Pythium Root Rot, Root Rots, Verticillium Root Rot, Weeds Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Oregon State University

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