Analyzing the Structural Shifts in U.S. Boxwood Production Due to Boxwood Blight
Journal of Environmental Horticulture (2021) 39 (3): 91–99. The purpose of this study is to examine the changes in the sales of boxwood (Buxus spp.) that have occurred in boxwood production states. We theorize that some of the shifts in…
Factors Affecting Boxwood Blight Spread Under Landscape Conditions
Journal of Environmental Horticulture (2021) 39 (3): 100–107. We investigated the spread of boxwood blight in a simulated landscape under conducive natural conditions from 2017 to 2019. We used strict sanitation to greatly reduce or eliminate spread by contact. Movement…
Boxwood Breeding & Selection for Blight Resistance
Boxwood (Buxus L. spp., Buxaceae) are popular woody landscape shrubs grown for their diverse forms and broad-leaved evergreen foliage, with an estimated $141 million economic impact in the U.S. alone. Boxwood plants grown in temperate zones worldwide are threatened by…
Call It ‘Herbal Distancing’
How container spacing can help reduce the impact of boxwood blight in nursery production. It’s been a year and a half since the COVID-19 pandemic started. We have been hearing how social distancing prevents the spread of the virus and…
Boxwood Breeding at the U.S. National Arboretum
Learn more about the development of improved woody ornamental landscape plants with superior ornamental value and that are tolerant to abiotic and biotic stress. Using the boxwood germplasm collection amassed at the U.S. National Arboretum, researchers are screening boxwood accessions…
Forecasting Systems for Boxwood Blight
All too frequently we rely on best guesses—learn how you can take the guesswork out of the boxwood blight decision making process. Join this session for a look at what data you can input into a new forecasting system app…
Fungicides and Management Implications for Boxwood Health
Understanding the latest research in fungicides in the battle for boxwood health is a key component in managing your boxwood population, whether in a nursery or in a landscape. Join us for insights into fungicides, spore dispersal, and management implications.…
Boxwood Blight Research: What’s the BBIG Deal?
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…
Knowing & Growing Boxwood
by Lynn R Batdorf, International Cultivar Registration Authority
Boxwood Blight – A 15 Year Love and Hate Relationship
by Dr. Thomas Brand of Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen, Germany