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Beacon Impatiens, a PanAmerican Seed brand, will partner with two organizations to enrich the lives of children with debilitating conditions.
This year’s donation to a charitable organization was made possible by the company’s Beacon Impatiens series.
Impatiens downy mildew has devastated the bedding plant industry. Here’s what a team of researchers are doing to develop resistant varieties.
The goal of the downy mildew study is to improve the detection of downy mildew on basil, impatiens, and cucurbits such as cucumber, melon, and squash.
The key to mitigating development of this disease in the greenhouse is controlling relative humidity and periods of leaf wetness.
Handling downy mildew and powdery mildew issues can be tricky. The good news is there are more options for control than you think.
The launch of Beacon Impatiens from PanAmerican Seed also includes a charity donation that gives back 3% of Beacon sales to the fight against Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), a genetic bone disorder.
While demand for basil continues to grow worldwide, so does a major threat to the versatile herb. Downy mildew […]
Segovis, from Syngenta, features a unique active ingredient that helps control downy mildew and Phytophthora.
To prevent problems before they start, make an agronomic program an essential part of your production plan.
‘Vincent’s Choice Deep Orange DMR’ has a deep orange color and a bit more pointed petal form than the other varieties in the Vincent series. It is resistant to more than 10 races of downy mildew that currently affect sunflower.
Grants from the Specialty Crop Research Initiative will fund IR-4 projects on protecting pollinators through ornamental horticulture, and downy mildew management strategies.
Downy mildew diseases are potentially devastating to ornamental crops and at the very least can cause unsightly damage. Check out the latest research and recommendations for preventing it.