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Pest Management Solutions for Specialty Crops and Specialty Uses
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At IR-4, we are still diligently working to ensure growers have tools to successfully manage pest problems. Our collaborating network of institutions has individually mandated or strongly encouraged employees to work from home. While many field locations are temporarily shuttered, administrative activities are continuing. We anticipate that 2020 research experiments may be compromised or delayed. Though we want to complete as much as possible, the personal safety of IR-4 team members is paramount. Once the pandemic has subsided, we will re-group and adjust. In the meantime, please reach out to the IR-4 Regional Offices and IR-4 Headquarters to answer your questions or for guidance. Please visit our home page for quick links to key contacts.

Below are the typical collection of recent successes and news in the Food and Environmental Horticulture Programs.
Food Crop Success Stories
Expanding options to protect Asparagus

Few veggies herald the advent of summer like asparagus spears emerging from underground. Asparagus appreciation dates back millennia, and Millennial bloggers continue to drive its demand today. This is a perennial plant with perennial popularity. ...

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Growers have more options when trying to manage basil...

Resistant varieties and additional fungicides can assist growers in protecting their basil crops from downy mildew infection. Author - David Kuack Whether basil is grown in controlled environment structures or outdoors, downy mildew can be a...

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EPA Established Tolerances
Tolerance Success: Cyazofamid 2020

Federal Register Date: March 18, 2020 Active Ingredient: Cyazofamid Trade Name(s): Ranman Crops/Crop Groups: Ginseng, Head and stem brassica vegetable group 5-16, Brassica leafy greens subgroup 4-16B, Kohlrabi. Disclaimer: The trade names listed...

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Tolerance Success: Penoxsulam 2020

Federal Register Date: March 9, 2020 Active Ingredient: Penoxsulam Trade Name(s): Pindar GT Crops/Crop Groups: Artichoke (globe) Disclaimer: The trade names listed here are provided as a means to identify the chemical for which a tolerance has...

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Environmental Horticulture Summaries
Spurge Efficacy Summary - 2020

Nursery growers have had a longstanding battle to control weeds in environmental horticulture crops. Spurge (Chamaesyce maculata), is one of the most difficult weeds to control in container grown ornamentals. It grows aggressively in containers...

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Environmental Horticulure Crop Vignettes
Crop Vignette: Gerbera

Gerbera belongs to the genus of plants Gerbera in the Asteraceae (daisy family). It is native to tropical regions of South America, Africa and Asia. The first scientific description of a gerbera ( Gerbera jamesonii) was published in 1889. This...

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News and Events
Three Awarded Distinguished Service to New Jersey...

Awards Presented During State Agriculture Convention For Immediate Release: February 11, 2016 Contact: Lynne Richmond (609) 633-2954 lynne.richmond@ag.state.nj.us (ATLANTIC CITY) - Harry "Skip" Bartlett, Dr. Gerald M. Ghidiu, and Dr. Bradley...

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This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2017-34383-27100 with substantial cooperation and support from the State Agricultural Experiment Stations, USDA-ARS and USDA-FAS. In accordance with Federal Law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.