Plant Management Network News

Plant Management Network News
Number 63: May 24, 2007

Douglas Karcher Is PMN e-Review Editor

Effective May 2007, Doug Karcher, University of Arkansas, has taken the position of e-Review Editor for PMN’s four peer-reviewed journals: Applied Turfgrass Science, Crop Management, Forage & Grazinglands, and Plant Health Progress. In this capacity, he will oversee the routing of manuscripts through Manuscript Central, PMN’s online submission and review tracking system. As such, Doug will be the primary point of contact for authors, reviewers, and editors who have questions or problems regarding the submission or review routing process. He will also monitor Manuscript Central’s functionality and make adjustments as allowed within the confines of the software. Those seeking help with Manuscript Central should contact PMN’s e-Review Editor at karcher@uark.edu.

PMN Gains 15 Institutional Subscribers

Plant Management Network is happy to welcome the following institutional subscribers:

Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Dow AgroSciences
E.I. DuPont
Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute
Estonian Agricultural Research Centre
Health Canada
Mississippi Delta Community College
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
Singapore National Institute of Education
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.
Tennessee State University
Université Laval
University of Sao Paulo
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

A complete list of nearly 70 subscribing institutions is available online.

Plant Health Progress Editor's Pick

Sudden oak death has had tremendous impact in forests and nurseries on the West coast. In this month's Editor's Pick, Norman Dart and Gary Chastagner used USDA-APHIS Emergency Action Notifications to trace the dollar loss of ornamental plants in retail nurseries in Washington State. The average loss was over $13,000 per nursery for plant material over a 2-year period but hidden costs for required mitigation efforts added to the total loss.

PMN Adds Proceedings Link

Plant Management Network has now published seven proceedings from various symposia and meetings. To locate them, see "Proceedings" under the Resources tab on the PMN homepage. Proceedings may be published either as a collection of materials (posters, PowerPoint presentations, etc.) from the event, like the 2007 National Plant Diagnostic Network Meeting, or written and published within a peer-reviewed journal, as were papers from the Organic Agriculture Symposium. For more information, contact the PMN editorial office.

Positions Available

*Director, Irish Agriculture &
Food Development Authority

*Formulation Specialist

*Plant Pathology Assistant Professor &
Extension Specialist

See postings at PMN’s Employment/Internship Posting Service. Internships and job listings may be submitted through PMN’s electronic form.

Applied Turfgrass Science

Research:

Monthly Flurprimidol Applications Reduce Annual Bluegrass Populations in a Creeping Bentgrass Fairway Summary | Article

Freeze Tolerance of Seed- and Vegetatively-Propagated Bermudagrasses Compared with Standard Cultivars Summary | Article

News:

FMC Professional Solutions Launches New Segway Fungicide      Article

GoldWing Plant Growth Regulator the Latest Addition to the Phoenix Environmental Care LLC Product Line     Article

First Year of Two-Year Turf Grass Drought Study Complete; More Research Needed     Article

New Articles from
Forage and Grazinglands

News:

Georgia Farmers Struggle to Feed Herds in Drought     Article

Little Change Seen in Livestock Sector Despite High Corn Costs     Article

Texas-Sized Sorghum: New Solution for Fuel? Article

SDSU Specialists: Watch for Grass Tetany This Spring     Article

Do the Math Before Creep Feeding     Article

Haying, Grazing Freeze-Damaged Wheat May be Option for Some     Article

Variety Trials Results:   Home

Wisconsin 2006 Grass
Wisconsin 2006 Red Clover
Wisconsin 2006 Alfalfa

New Articles from
Plant Health Progress

Research:

Winter Cover Crops Reduce Bacterial Wilt of Flue-cured Tobacco     Summary | Article

Glomerella acutata on
Highbush Blueberry
(Vaccinium corymbosum L.)
in Norway
Summary | Article

Estimated Economic Losses Associated with the Destruction of Plants Due to Phytophthora ramorum Quarantine Efforts in Washington State     Summary | Article

Occurrence of Begomovirus Associated with Yellow Vein Mosaic Disease of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) in Northern India     Summary | Article

Briefs:

Colletotrichum acutatum Found on Apple Buds in Norway     Summary | Article

Increasing Outbreaks and Impact of Iris yellow spot virus in Bulb and Seed Onion Crops in the Imperial and Antelope Valleys of California     Summary | Article

News:

Maps Predict Path of Destructive Citrus Pest     Article

Palm Mite
Is Red Threat
on the Horizon
Article

Scientists Pit Fungus Against Potato Pest     Article

Ethanol "Leftover" Has Weed-Fighting Potential     Article

Decimation of Bee Colonies Has Various Causes, With Parasites, Pathogens and Pesticides Possible Suspects, Cornell Expert Says     Article

Possible New Control for Whiteflies Discovered     Article

ARS Research
Leads o Deep
Cuts in Pesticide
Use in California    Article

Artificial Diet Used to Rear Adult Insects From Larvae     Article

Planting Wheat Blends Means Higher Yields     Article

Plant Pathologists Fighting Global Threat to Wheat Supply     Article

EPA Approves New Formulation of Scholar Fungicide     Article

New Lettuces Shrug Off Verticillium Wilt     Article

Tip for Greenhouse Growers: Add Silicon     Article

USDA Issues Federal Order to Halt Spread of
Light Brown Apple Moth     Article

Agdia’s Easy-to-Use, On-Site ImmunoStrip
Identifies Hard-to-Detect Cymbidium Mosaic
and Odontoglossum Ringspot Viruses in Orchids     Article

Black Cutworm Moth Flights Picking Up in Midwest     Article

Fungus Responsible for
Africa's Deadly Maize
Identified     Article

New Articles from Crop Management

Research:

Field Validation of Speed Scouting for Soybean Aphid     Summary | Article

Cool-season Weed Response to Flumioxazin     Summary | Article

Hulless Barley Response to Ethephon Application     Summary | Article

No-Till and Conventional-Till Effects on Spring
Wheat in the Palouse     Summary | Article

Effect of Source and Rate of Nitrogen and Sulfur Fertilizer on Yield, Quality, and Mineral Composition of Stockpiled Tall Fescue     Summary | Article

Corn Yields Benefit in Rotations with Cotton     Summary | Article

Reviews

An Educational Program on the Proper Timing of
Fall-applied Nitrogen Fertilizer     Summary | Article

Brief

Development of a Trigger-On Indicator for a Weed Sensing Spray Unit     Public Summary | Article

News

New SureStart Herbicide from Dow AgroSciences has Received Federal Registration     Article

Pioneer Introduces New Sunflower Hybrid with DuPont ExpressSun Trait     Article

Touchdown Total Approved for Extended Application Timing in Roundup Ready Flex Cotton     Article

Scientists Discover Cost- Effective Ways to Improve Crop Output in Uganda     Article

Precise Irrigation Could Boost Raspberry Health, Production     Article

Application Timing Is Key in Optimizing Returns     Article

Plan Ahead to Get the Most from Nitrogen Fertilizer on Corn     Article

Cornell's Supercomputers Will Crunch Weather Data to Help Farmers Manage Chemicals     Article

Save Fuel During Spring Planting     Article

It's OK to Apply Fungicides to Row Crops, But Don't Go Hog Wild     Article

New UC Studies Examine Cost of Producing Asparagus, Tomatoes, Alfalfa Hay, Grain Hay, Grapes, Almonds and Walnuts     Article

In Producing Ethanol, Some Cornstalks Should Be Left in the Field     Article

Be a Good Neighbor When Using Phenoxy Herbicides     Article

Variety Trial Results:     Home

Northern Idaho 2006 Spring Wheat
Northern Idaho 2006 Winter Wheat
Michigan 2006 Alfalfa
Montana 2006 Winter Wheat