Plant Health

Biocontrol: How? Why? When? Yes, I Can!

Good bugs. Bad bugs. Pop quiz: can we tell them all apart? Let’s talk about the good guys doing all the work for us while controlling the bad guys … biocontrol. Starting a biocontrol program... more »

UC Davis Awarded Grant to Improve Strawberry Breeding and Genetics

The federal government is awarding $6.2 million to University of California, Davis, to study how to use breeding and genetic information to protect strawberry crops from future diseases and pests. The four-year grant from the... more »

Jackson & Perkins Enters Rose Genealogy, Preservation Project

Jackson & Perkins and the Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter Botanic Gardens in Baton Rouge announced a new partnership that will, among other things, preserve the proprietary genetics of Jackson & Perkins historic rose archive... more »

New Research Tackles Two Damaging Rose Diseases

A new rose cultivar might smell sweet, but will it resist disease? Texas A&M AgriLife is leading a team of researchers to ensure the answer is “yes” to alleviate the estimated $10 million in annual disease-related loss... more »

Plant Health Management Week Available On Demand

Plant Health Management Week took place Sept. 27-29, featuring three one-hour interactive webcasts with industry experts discussing pest control, disease management and plant growth regulators. You can now view each day of Plant Health Management... more »

Intrinsic® Brand Fungicide

{Sponsored} Backed by Science, Proven in Production We share a common passion with growers: to cultivate stronger plants, lasting beauty and real results. For more than a decade, that passion has been the driving force... more »

Summit Nutrients Acquires AGVNT

Summit Nutrients, a manufacturer and marketer of bio-nutritional and fertilizer products, has acquired AGVNT, an R&D company. This acquisition is said to be part of Summit Nutrients’ growth strategy toward building a broad platform of... more »

Hydroponic Systems & Principles of Plant Nutrition

Hydroponic can be defined as growing plants in water containing nutrients. Examples of this type of hydroponic systems include NFT (nutrient film technique) systems and deep-water float systems where plant roots are set in nutrient... more »

UF to Start Disease Management Training Courses Online

Improve your prevention and management of diseases in nurseries and greenhouses by registering for Disease Management, the fourth course of the Greenhouse Online Training courses offered by the University of Florida IFAS Extension. This intermediate... more »

Profile Products’ Patterson to Serve on FFAA Board of Directors

Profile Products vice president of Florikan Brian Patterson was elected to serve as 2022-23 chairman of the Florida Fertilizer & Agrichemical Association (FFAA) board of directors. Elected at the association’s 90th annual meeting, Patterson will serve... more »