Plant health

Valent BioSciences Plans Major Manufacturing Expansion

Valent BioSciences LLC is expanding its biorational manufacturing facility in Osage, Iowa, which will meet increasing demand for its biorational produ... more »

BioWorks Adds Technical Services Specialist

Maddie Maynor, a member of GPN's 40 Under 40 Class of 2018, has been named technical services specialist, Northeast US region at BioWorks. In her ... more »

Dr. Bugs: Managing Aphid Populations

Answer: Aphids are major insect pests of greenhouse-grown horticultural crops such as vegetables and ornamentals. Species encountered in greenhouses i... more »

One of a Kind: FRAC Groups with a Single Fungicide

The advent of the age of pre-mixes and re-worked mixes has been with us for the past 10 years and will no doubt continue. If you have been in the gree... more »

Chat Room — December 2021

This month, we asked readers about houseplant production, youth-focused horticulture initiatives, using fungicides and the poinsettia season. Here’s... more »

Soil Microbial Inoculants: Biology and Commercial Use

Microbial inoculants are used for a variety of reasons; they can be applied to promote plant health, improve vegetative growth, increase nutrient and... more »