Plant Health

Plant breeding and pest management considerations for growers

The production of horticultural crops through plant breeding is important so that new plant varieties or cultivars are available to consumers who demand new, improved and easy-to-grow plants. To satisfy demands, breeders evaluate seedlings or... more »

UF Greenhouse Training Online courses start Sept. 16

On Sept. 16, two courses in the University of Florida Greenhouse Training Online series will be available to start, and the courses run through Oct. 11, 2024. "Field Diagnosis of Plant Diseases" is new to... more »

Bion Environmental Technologies receives OMRI listing for its fertilizer

Bion Environmental Technologies has obtained the OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute) listing for its 10-0-0 nitrogen fertilizer. This product, developed using Bion's patented Ammonia Recovery System (ARS), transforms livestock manure into a stable, concentrated liquid... more »

BioWorks has as new technical services director

BioWorks, a provider of integrated plant health solutions to the horticulture and specialty ag markets, welcomes Carlos Bográn as technical services director. In his new role, Bográn will be responsible for leading a team of... more »

New plant protection ingredients from Syngenta Professional Solutions

Syngenta adds two pending registrations with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use of two new active ingredients (AIs) in its Professional Solutions markets: isocycloseram, a broad-spectrum insecticide AI, which will be marketed as PLINAZOLIN... more »

Savvy sanitation protocols for the greenhouse

Intensive greenhouse cleaning is certainly not the most glamorous job and might be the last thing that people want to do after a busy season. But, a sanitation program can do wonders in the greenhouse... more »

AFE Grow Pro webinar integrated thrips control

Integrated control of thrips webinar

The American Floral Endowment is offering a free Grow Pro Webinar Series session on integrated thrips control at 1 p.m. EST, on August 20, 2024. Speaker Rose Buitenhuis from Vineland Research and Innovation Centre will... more »

Setting ground rules for biostimulants

Biostimulants have long been unregulated inputs in the U.S. This has allowed hundreds of them to come to market lacking levels of quality control, thirdparty testing and other user-oriented information on use and efficacy. Some... more »

New soil moisture meter geared for greenhouse, potted plants

Innoquest Inc. has introduced the SpotOn Pocket Soil Moisture Meter, a handheld device designed for greenhouse growers and potted plant enthusiasts. This meter provides quick, accurate readings of soil moisture, pore and bulk electrical conductivity... more »

Selecta One signs agreement to use Dümmen Orange’s Intrinsa

Dümmen Orange's disease resistance label Intrinsa will now be used by ornamental breeder Selecta One, according to the new global licensing agreement between the two companies. Under this agreement, Selecta One will breed and market... more »