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Horticulture
17 February 2023
Read about bacterial leaf spot of ivy: prevention and control
7 October 2022
This factsheet provides growers with practical guidance on how to achieve wet heat sterilisation of pots to permit their reuse.
9 June 2022
This factsheet deals with the safe and effective use of the various types of pesticide spray machinery under protection.
16 November 2022
This factsheet summarises information on the biology of rose downy mildew and provides guidance on how to minimise reductions in quality by implementing good nursery hygiene, avoiding environmental conditions favourable for disease development and by the use of fungicides and nutritional products.
12 October 2021
Find out how to run some effective trials on your own nursery
25 November 2021
This Factsheet provides information on the leaf-spot disease of hebe caused by a Stemphylium species, it also provides information on Septoria leaf spot and other foliar diseases affecting the crop. It should assist in their accurate identification and help in the implementation of appropriate control measures.
25 November 2021
This factsheet provides growers with information about the key pests, diseases, aquatic weeds and algae in the production of aquatic and pondside ornamental plants. It aids growers in the recognition of each organism and the damage they cause. It also provides guidance in control through cultural, biological and chemical means.
20 March 2023
Read about the principal causes of winter damage and details of practical measures that growers can take to reduce losses.
27 August 2020
Growers are under increasing pressure to improve water efficiency and reduce losses of fertiliser to the environment. Low level irrigation systems that harness the principles of capillary watering, combine efficient water use with enhanced crop quality and minimal environmental impact. This factsheet explains the principles, management and benefits of low level irrigation and considers the main systems of application.
27 August 2020
This poster shows the range of thrips species which can be found on crops, including images of adults and larvae, diagnostic features and crop damage.
21 June 2022
This factsheet provides information on optimal environmental conditions and storage periods for the low temperature storage of a number of summer and autumn bedding plant species. Information on appropriate cold storage facilities and plug plant management techniques are also summarised.
21 March 2023
Understand how to protect you container grown nursery stock.