Research Publication 2021
Avenot, H. F., Baudoin, A., and Hong, C. X. 2021. Conidial production and viability of Calonectria pseudonaviculata on infected boxwood leaves as affected by temperature, wetness and dryness periods. Plant Pathology published online atClick to Read the Article Publication requires…
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…
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…
Research Publication 2020
Baysal-Gurel F, Jennings C, and Simmons T. 2020. Evaluation of fungicides for the control of boxwood blight, 2020. Plant Disease Management Reports 15:OT002. https://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/PDMR/volume15/ Castroagudín VL, Weiland JE, Baysal-Gurel F, Cubeta MA, Daughtrey ML, Gauthier NW, LaMondia J, Luster DG,…