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Floriculture Publications
Floral Notes Newletter
Integrated Pest Management for Herbaceous Perennials
2007-2008 New England Floriculture Pest Management
Guide
Floral Notes
Newsletter available by Mail or Email
The UMass Extension Floriculture Team publishes Floral Notes,
a newsletter for commercial flower growers. Each issue of Floral Notes
contains practical information for commercial greenhouse operators and
allied professionals in Massachusetts and New England. Each issue has announcements of educational meetings and other programs, practical articles on all facets of plant production and research reports.
Floral Notes (Printed version) sent by First Class Mail.
You may subscribe to Floral Notes for one year
(6 issues: $15) or save more than 25% by choosing a two year subscription
(12 issues: $22). Use the downloadable subscription form below, or send
a check payable to "University of Massachusetts" for $15 (one year) or
$22 (two years) to Douglas Cox (Editor), Plant and Soil Sciences, Stockbridge
Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003. Subscription fees
cover the cost of preparing the newsletter and mailing it first class.
Floral Notes by Email
Floral Notes can be sent via email (Adobe pdf file) at the cost of $5 for a two year subscription. The email version includes the same articles as the printed version, but may be enhanced with color photos. To subscribe, see form.
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Integrated Pest Management Handbook for Herbaceous Perennials ($15 )
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Forty two pages with 85-color photos featuring pest management
practices, key insects and their life cycles, diseases, weed control,
monitoring techniques and cultural requirements plus 6-tables
containing scouting guidelines, biological control options and
selected insecticides, miticides, fungicides and herbicides registered
for use on herbaceous perennials grown in New England. Financial
support was provided by a grant from New England Floriculture
Inc., sponsors of the New England Greenhouse Conference.
Written by Leanne Pundt, University of Connecticut, Cooperative
Extension System and
Tina Smith, University of Massachusetts, Extension Floriculture
Program
Available
from the UMass Extension Bookstore
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2007 - 2008 New England
Greenhouse Floriculture Guide A Management Guide for Insects, Diseases,
Weeds and Growth Regulators
Details and sample sections from the guide
There is a lot of new information in this guide including biological
control information for common greenhouse pests.
Available from the UMass Extension Bookstore
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