Protecting the economic viability of this industry is critical to its continued and future success, requiring a collaborative effort among growers, university researchers, regulatory and local government agencies, commodity groups and conservation organizations. Our mission is to conduct practical, problem-solving research to enhance production practices and address current and emerging disease and pest-related issues facing the California nursery and floriculture industry. Our educational outreach programs emphasize the detection, diagnosis, and management of ornamental crop diseases.
Links:
FloriCAST: a solution-centric podcast on greenhouse issues
Foliar nematodes:
http://www.greenhousegrower.com/ggtv/?vid=41
Bacterial blight of geranium:
http://www.greenhousegrower.com/ggtv/?vid=39
Botrytis blight of geranium:
http://www.greenhousegrower.com/ggtv/?vid=27
Downy mildew:
http://www.greenhousegrower.com/ggtv/?vid=20
Foliar Nematodes:
Symptoms on ornamental hosts found in California retail nurseries in 2008
CA_foliar_nematode_nursery_hosts2
ask?us About Diseases
Testing irrigation samples for pathogens:
http://www.onhort.com/articles/askusaboutdiseases1.pdf
California Ornamental Research Federation (CORF)
http://groups.ucanr.org/CORF/
CORF News:
http://groups.ucanr.org/CORF/documents/200916665.pdf