Performed by Dr. Xunzhong Zhang of Virginia Tech, the trials on poinsettias show beneficial changes to plant health, color, and rooting.

An e-Gro Alert from W. Garrett Owen of Ohio State covers ways to mitigate damage from holding cuttings and plugs in liners and trays.

An e-Gro Alert from W. Garrett Owen of The Ohio State University covers best practices for maximizing propagation success of unrooted cuttings.

The latest e-Gro Alert from Olivia J. Liebing and W. Garrett Owen of OSU covers IBA application to woody plant cuttings.

American Floral Endowment’s next Grow Pro webinar covers best practices when producing seedling plugs, transplants, and other young plants.

Rosa Raudales and Mayra Toro-Herrera of UCONN test the effectiveness of sugar translocators on the root development of coleus cuttings.

This year’s conference takes place Sept. 23-25 in Orlando, FL, and includes educational presentations, a trade show, and a tour of local greenhouse operations.

A distribution partnership has formed between Ball Seed and TTA to launch the latter’s new CuttingEdge automated cutting-sticking machine.

Dipping unrooted vegetative cuttings in biopesticides has been shown to be effective at reducing whitefly, thrips, and spider mite populations.

Growers must maintain a favorable propagation environment and implement cultural practices to promote root initiation and subsequent root growth and development.

Selecting new varieties from seed requires a lot of space, time, and labor, so buying rooted cuttings with known characteristics is preferred.

Training and environmental conditions can each affect the propagation of unrooted cuttings.

American Floral Endowment’s first Grow Pro webinar of 2022 will focus on successful handling and propagation of unrooted cuttings.