Pot and Bedding plant resources

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Caterpillar pests of pot and bedding plants

Control of leaf miners on pot and bedding plants

Managing rabbit problems associated with horticulture

Rodent control on farms

The biology and control of mites in pot and bedding plants

Thrips identification poster

Thrips control in protected ornamental crops

Control of whitefly on protected ornamental crops

The biology and control of mites in ornamentals

Late-season control of whitefly in poinsettia

Video page : Managing Bemisia in poinsettia crops

Video page : Why am I having difficulty controlling aphids on my crop?

Research project PO 003 : Control of tobacco whitefly on poinsettia

Strategies for the control of tobacco whitefly on poinsettia crops

Integrated control of sciarid and shore flies in protected ornamental crops

Grower system for rearing the predatory beetle Atheta Coriaria

Research project PC 283: Microbial control of insect pests in protected crops

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Disease control in cyclamen

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Impatiens Downy Mildew control

Continued management of Impatiens Downy Mildew

Dealing with disease resistance to control Impatiens Downy Mildew

Research project PC 230a : Control of downy mildew on Impatiens

Research project PC 230b : Source of downy mildew infections on Impatiens

Research project PO 011 : Monitoring metalaxyl-M sensitivity in Impatiens Downy Mildew isolates from 2012 infections

Research project PO 011a : Monitoring metalaxyl-M sensitivity in Impatiens Downy Mildew isolates from infections in 2013

Research project PO 011b: Monitoring metalaxyl-M sensitivity of Downy Mildew infection of Impatiens project

Research project PO 012 : Non-metalaxyl-M based fungicides for resistant Plasmopara obducens

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Bacterial diseases of protected ornamentals

Bacterial leaf spot of ivy

Research project PC 291: Evaluation of control options for bacterial diseases of pot plants

Common diseases of hybrid pinks

Control of grey mould in container-grown ornamentals: unheated glasshouse crops

Control of grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) in container-grown ornamentals: heated glasshouse crops

Guidelines for minimising latent Grey Mould (Botrytis cinerea) in cut flowers and pot plants

Control of Pythium, Phytophthora and Rhizoctonia in pot and bedding plants

Control of the important leaf and root diseases of pansy and viola

Control of rust diseases of protected bedding plants

Video page : Control of foliar diseases in autumn grown bedding plants

Seed-borne diseases of ornamentals: prevalence and control

Research project PO 014 : Black root rot in containerised subjects

Research project PC 291: Protected ornamentals: evaluation of control options for bacterial diseases of pot plants

Research project PC 292: Protected chrysanthemum: Development of a fungicide strategy for the control of White Rust

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Bedding and Pot Plants Crop Walkers' Guide

Improving the efficacy of plant protection applications to ornamental crops via hand-held sprayers

Guidelines and best practice for pesticide spray applications in protected ornamental crops

Guidelines on nursery hygiene for outdoor and protected ornamental crops

Use of chemical disinfectants in protected ornamental plant production

Video page : Top 5 Tips Before You Start Your Biological Control Programme

Video page : Biological maintenance: Introducing beneficials

Video page : Getting the best from sticky traps

Video page : Selection and use of biological control agents in the production of ornamental crops - aphid and whitefly

Video page : Selection and use of biological control agents in the production of ornamental crops – mites and thrips

Video page : Importance of biopesticides for sustainable crop protection

Video page : Preparing for biopesticide application. A masterclass.

Video page : Biopesticide application and the importance of water volumes

Video page : Can the right spray equipment improve the effectiveness of biopesticides?

Video page : What can air movement do for your crops?

Video page : Is the air movement in your glasshouse effective?

Video page : Techniques for Improving Air Movement

Research project PO 008 : Improving the efficiency of spray application for protected ornamental crops: a study of current spraying methods and novel spraying technologies

Research project PO 009 : Review of the development and use of trap plant systems for pest control in protected ornamental crops

Research project PC 239 & PC 239a: Protected herbs; ornamentals and celery: development of an on-nursery rearing system for Atheta coriaria for reduced cost biological control of sciarid and shore flies

Research project CP 124 & 124a: Integrated plant protection strategies for ornamentals 2016

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Evaluation of plant growth regulators on bedding plants

Growth regulation of ornamental plants by reduced phosphorus availability

Improving the efficacy of plant protection applications to ornamental crops via hand-held sprayers

Plant growth regulators for use on poinsettia

The use of chemical plant growth regulators on protected ornamental crops

Video page : Growth control in protected ornamentals

Video page : Evaluation of plant growth regulators on bedding plants

Research project PC 296 : Suitability of energy saving bulbs for day extension and night break lighting

Research project PO 004 : Plant growth regulator products to control growth on commercial crops of bedding plants

Studentship project PO 017: Enhancing crop quality and diminishing water use in bedding plants

Research project PO 021: Genetic and Environmental Interactions in Poinsettia Production and Shelf Life

Research project PO 021a : Genetic, Moisture and Plant Growth Regulator Effects on Poinsettia Production and Shelf Life

Research project PO 021b : New Poinsettia Genetics and Controlled Substrate Moisture Growing

Research project PO 022 : Non-chemical Growth Control in Protected Pot Plants

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Research project PO 019 : The Pot and Bedding Plant Centre - New product opportunities for pot and bedding plant growers

Research project PO 019a : The Bedding and Pot Plant Centre – New product opportunities for bedding and pot plant growers

Research project PO 019b : The Bedding and Pot Plant Centre – New product opportunities for bedding and pot plant growers

Research project PO 019d : The Bedding and Pot Plant Centre – new product opportunities for bedding and pot plant growers.

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Research project PC 169: Optimization of the glasshouse environment in summer using the selective infra-red filter material, Luminance THB, as an internal shade screen

Research project PC 197: Protected Ornamentals: A demonstration of the use of advanced greenhouse environmental controls for energy saving

Research project PC 206: Maximising energy saving in the production of protected ornamentals using temperature integration: the conflict with humidity control and CO2 enrichment

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Assimilation lighting

Lighting in horticulture

LED Lighting calculators

Research project PO 010 : LED Lighting for Horticultural Applications

Research project CP 139 : Commercial review of lighting systems for UK horticulture

Research project PC 237: The use of supplementary lighting in protected ornamental and edible crops: beyond the maximisation of biomass

Research project PC 296: Examining the lighting requirements for daylength control so as to assess the suitability of energy saving bulbs

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Ornamental horticulture skills survey

Video: Webinar - Operating in a reduced labour market

Video: Webinar - Using LEAN techniques to improve labour efficiency in horticulture

Video: Webinar - Using your time effectively

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Research project PO 001: Poinsettia: energy saving trial, costing and quality

Research project PO 006 : Hellebores for production under protection

Research project PO 007 : New Cultivars of Poinsettias. Evaluation at marketing and in shelf life

Research project PO 019d: The Bedding and Pot Plant Centre – new product opportunities for bedding and pot plant growers.

Research project PO 023: Commercial evaluation of new Poinsettia varieties

Research project PC 247: Collaborative research programme in partnership with Saxon State Institute for Agriculture, Pillnitz, Germany, for the development of "new" ornamental plants for early season sales

Research project PC 288: Poinsettia: Investigation of consumer preferences

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Alternatives to peat for growing media

Effective application of liquid feed to bedding crops

Growing Media Review

How to monitor nutrient management in glasshouse crops

Introduction to fertigation

Iron nutrition in bedding crops

Leaf edge scorch in Primula

Optimising and monitoring plant nutrition in poinsettia crops

Video page : How to sample leaf tissue

Video page : How to sample substrate

Research project PO BOF 003 : Developing nutrient management guidance in Protected Ornamentals, Bulbs and Outdoor Flowers

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Research project PO 015: Pansy Mottle Syndrome: Synthetic auxin herbicides as a cause of plant distortion in bedding plant species

Research project PO 016 : The role of environmental factors in the incidence of Pansy mottle syndrome

Research project PO 016a: The role of environmental factors in the incidence of Pansy mottle syndrome (PaMS) – further work in 2015

Research project PO 024 : Monitoring Pansy Mottle Syndrome

Research project PC 286: Bedding Plants: Investigating the cause and prevention of "Pansy Mottle Syndrome"

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Research project PC 282: The use of Rhizobacteria to enhance the shelf life of pot plants

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Establishing a resilient water supply

Protecting the water supply for your crops

Research project PO 017: Enhancing crop quality and diminishing water use in bedding plants

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A guide to best practice in handling bought-in plants

Calibrating a water-powered proportional dilutor

Cover materials to control weeds in container-grown hardy nursery stock

Energy saving in poinsettia production

Low temperature storage of bedding plant plugs

Preventing ethylene damage

Water quality for irrigation of container ornamentals

Video page : Taking steps towards net zero

Research project HNS POBOF 201: HNS POBOF 201: Ornamentals Skills Survey

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Guidance from GrowSave on glasshouse management for energy efficiency, controlling humidity for disease control and promoting air movement

Read the ornamentals research review 2018

Read the ornamentals research review 2020

Protecting the water supply for your crops

Explore resources looking at reducing peat use in Horticulture

Read a statement from HSE clarifying the term "treated areas" in relation to work exposure to PPPs

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