The Battle Against Boxwood Blight Comes Into Focus
The Horticultural Research Institute is partnering with Oregon State University, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, the Oregon Department of Agriculture, and the Oregon Association of Nurseries to bring growers boxwood blight best management practices and research updates. Designed to educate growers, each session will provide attendees with the latest research and give them actionable tactics to implement in the nursery. Registration is required, and space is limited to 40 people.
More than a quarter of all boxwood (the #1 broadleaf evergreen shrub) production in the U.S. occurs in either Oregon, California, or Washington. A handful of pests challenge boxwood production and landscape management, but boxwood blight has emerged as a significant threat. This disease is even more troublesome in the Pacific Northwest since symptoms appear to be more subtle as compared with other regions.
To address the problem, USDA-Agricultural Research Service and Oregon State University are bringing experts to the Willamette Valley for a workshop to talk about boxwood health. Taking place at the Oregon State University North Willamette Research and Extension Center in Aurora, OR, on October 20, 2022, the Boxwood Health Workshop will feature five distinct sessions. Following the last session, attendees have the option to visit an onsite boxwood blight research plot with the researchers. Speakers include experts from Oregon State University, the USDA-Agricultural Research Service, and the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
Specific topics include the latest updates on scouting and disease management tips; how nursery production practices and environment influence disease outbreaks; the boxwood blight infection risk app; fungicide selection and coverage; and the Oregon Department of Agriculture boxwood blight cleanliness program.
Anticipated pesticide recertification credits will be available. For more information and to register for the event, click here.
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