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PLANT PATHOLOGY RESEARCH FOR LANDSCAPE ORNAMENTAL AND CUT FOLIAGE PRODUCTION
The objectives of this research program at MREC are:
1. To describe and identify important diseases, pathogens, and disorders of cut foliage and landscape ornamental species and to study the interactions between these plants and their pathogens that result in disease damage.
2. To study the life systems of disease-producing organisms which affect cut foliage, landscape ornamental, and other species and to identify important factors which can be manipulated or altered to avoid or reduce losses caused by plant diseases.
3. Develop and evaluate disease management tactics which are economical and environmentally-acceptable and which minimize the impacts of diseases on landscape ornamental and cut foliage production.
4. Present this information to growers in a form that is timely and useful.
TOPICS IN DISEASE MANAGEMENT FOR LANDSCAPE ORNAMENTAL PRODUCTION
- Leaf and Crown Rot of Liriope
- Monitoring Population Densities of Phytopthora palmivora During
Lirope Production- Effect of Growth Media on Development of Liriope Leaf and Crown Rot (This is a .PDF file that requires Acrobat Reader)
- Sphaeropsis gall of holly and other plants
- Flowering Dogwood Limb Dieback
Additional Information:
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, PLANT PATHOLOGY CIRCULARS - Index of circulars available for on-line viewing. Includes several common diseases of landscape ornamentals. Index Page
TOPICS IN DISEASE MANAGEMENT FOR CUT FOLIAGE PRODUCTION
Fern Anthracnose
Fern Anthracnose: A guide for effective disease management
- Fern Anthracnose Guide in HTML Format
- Susceptibility of fern species to fern anthracnose
Effect of shade on anthracnose development Note: This is a PDF File