A project supported by the
The Boxwood Blight Insight Group (BBIG) is a team of scientists working together on an USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture – Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) project, in partnership with stakeholders and international collaborators. Learn how this transdisciplinary team aims to safeguard boxwood—the nation’s #1 evergreen ornamental shrub crop—from blight disease.
Presented by Chuan Hong, Professor, Virginia Tech
by Paige Ghra of Virginia Tech on July 20, 2020
View seminarLearn how your nursery production practices can impact boxwood blight risk and your potential for outbreaks. Whether you’re currently dealing with this disease or working to…
View seminarIt is neither economically sustainable nor environmentally acceptable to make multiple fungicide applications to protect boxwood, a key nursery crop and iconic landscape plant, from boxwood…
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