Thursday, May 15, 2014

USDA-APHIS updates PR website

USDA APHIS has updated their P. ramorum website. Included on the new site are updates to regulatory requirements (see Federal Order DA-2014-02), a new inspection and sampling protocol, a revised water sampling protocol for nurseries, and a new confirmed nursery protocol.

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Wet springs may be affecting ponderosa pine health | WSU News Washington State University

Wet springs may be affecting ponderosa pine health | WSU News Washington State University

New webinar

A new webinar from the irrigation pathogens group on "Substrate management practices vital for pathogen risk mitigation" will be posted soon on their website. Check out the website below for this and other webinars:

http://www.irrigation-pathogens.ppws.vt.edu/webinar/index.php

Integrated management of zoosporic pathogens and irrigation water quality for a sustainable green industry is sponsored through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) of USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Award #2010-51181-21140.