| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop a program on the How-to=s of Plant and Tip production for Tennessee. |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Increase knowledge of growers how to determine presence and properly identify
anthracnose. |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Keep stressing to growers to purchase only from reputable source. |
| Extension/Outreach |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
As reniform nematodes become more of a problem in West Tennessee areas, growers
should be aware that it is important to sample and inspect plants. |
| Extension/Outreach |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
A system developed by industry / university to apprize university specialists of new
pesticide registrations, for all commodities. This would expedite the education process. |
| Extension/Outreach |
7 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Plasticulture should not be pushed as a method until replacements for methyl bromide
are obtained. |
| Regulatory |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Registration of new methyl bromide alternatives, such as Midas. |
| Regulatory |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Development of plant certification programs at state plant production nurseries. |
| Regulatory |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Registration of other products developed as needed. |
| Regulatory |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Registration of other products developed as needed. |
| Regulatory |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Re-enforce idea to plant only healthy disease and insect free plants. |
| Regulatory |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Fast-track registration of thiomethoxam, fipronil, imidacloprid, methoxythiozide and other insecticides that are pending registration. |
| Regulatory |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Registration of products Visor, Stinger and other herbicides which are pending
registration. |
| Research |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
should be investigated. In the absence of a multi-purpose material equivalent to methyl
bromide, research is needed to identify the various situations (soil types, pests present,
etc) in which each alternative or combinations of alternatives are economically feasible
in Tennessee. |
| Research |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop a plant breeding program for the Southeast that address anthracnose, angular
leaf spot and Botrytis. |
| Research |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Herbicides for improved weed control in matted row production systems. |
| Research |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Disease incidence in production of ABare Root@ vs. ATips@ |
| Research |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Find new effective approaches for deer control, especially if Thiram is lost. |
| Research |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Testing new products with similar broad-spectrum activity as captan and thiram. These
should be non-strobilurin fungicides. |
| Research |
7 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Industry should work more closely with IR-4 |
| Research |
8 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Funding for more efficacy trials |
| Research |
9 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Controls for vetch, wild onion, wild garlic, henbit and yellow nutsedge |
| Research |
10 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Investigate more vertebrate pest control products for control of rabbits, terrapin, mice,
vole and deer. |