Ornamental Horticulture Ornamental Horticulture Program July 20, 2010 Cristi Palmer Cristi Palmer
Ornamental HorticultureOrnamental Horticulture Program
July 20, 2010Cristi PalmerCristi Palmer
• New Hires– Kathleen HesterKathleen Hester– Feedback on Mika Tolson
• Current ProgramCurrent Program• Future Research
– 2010/2011 Grower & Extension Survey/ y– PGR Meeting at OFA
• Website & Facebook• Update on SOAR award
2010 Research Program
• Protocols: 28– up 3up 3
• Products or tank mix combos being tested: 124– up 1 (2009 includes standards)– up 1 (2009 includes standards)
• Crops being tested: 209down 35 (2010 still has some TBD for efficacy experiments)– down 35 (2010 still has some TBD for efficacy experiments)
• Targets: 37d 4 (2010 till h TBD f ffi i t )– down 4 (2010 still has some TBD for efficacy experiments)
• Number of researchers: 55d 7 ( 2010 PGR h f d i ti t )– down 7 (no 2010 PGR research, fewer weed scientists)
New/Continuing Grant Submissions
• APHIS Farm Bill fundingS b i d 2nd f Gl di l R ($170K)– Submitted 2nd year for Gladiolus Rust ($170K)
– Submitted new suggestion for Chrysanthemum Whit R t ($382K)White Rust ($382K)
Ornamental Horticulture Program Data SummariesData Summaries
4000
4500
16
18
s
International R i t ti S t
3000
3500
4000
12
14
16
Num
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ies Registration Support
Other Projects
1500
2000
2500
6
8
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High Priority Projects
500
1000
1500
2
4
6N Contributing Trials
002005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Year
Ornamental Horticulture ProgramRegistration ImpactsRegistration Impacts
9001000
16
18
ons
600700800
10
12
14
Num
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f Reg
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atio Not to be Registered
International Registrations
200300400500
4
6
8of Trials
Num
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State Registrations
Federal Amendments
0100200
0
2
4
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Federal Amendments
Federal New Registrations
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
YearContributing Trials
*anticipate Hachi (tolfenpyrad) registration by end of July
IR‐4 Ornamental Horticulture Program Registration Successes Since 2003 (40)Registration Successes Since 2003 (40)Herbicide (11)Broadstar 0.2G (flumioxazin) *Dimension 2EW (dithiopyr)
Insecticide (14)Aria 50SG (flonicamid)Celero 16WSG (clothianadin) *
Freehand G (dimethenamid‐p +pendimethalin)*Gallery DF (isoxaben)*Outlook* (dimethenamid‐p)Pendulum 2G (pendimethalin)*Pennant Magnum (s‐metolachlor)Rout Herbicide (oryzalin +oxyflurfen)
Kontos (spirotetramat)Conserve SC (spinosad)DPX‐E2Y45 (chlorantraniliprole)Flagship (thiamethoxam)*Judo (spiromesifen)Orthene TTO (acephate)*( y y )
Sedgehammer (halosulfuron)*SureGuard (flumioxazin)*Tower EC (dimethenamid‐p)*
Fungicide (13)Adorn (fluopicolide)
( p )Overture 35WP (pyridalyl)Pylon (chlorfenapyr) *Safari 20SG (dinotefuron)*Sanmite (pyridaben)*TriStar 70WSP (acetamiprid)Ultiflora (milbemectin)*Adorn (fluopicolide)
Cease Biofungicide (Bacillus subtilis) *Compass (trifloxystrobin)Compass 0 50WDG (trifloxystrobin)Endorse (polyoxin D) *Fenstop (fenamidone) *
( )
Ultiflora (milbemectin)
Plant Growth Regulators (2)Cycocel (chlormequat chloride)Tiburon (cyclanalide)
Heritage (azoxystrobin)Insignia 20SG (pyraclostrobin)*Pageant 35WG (boscalid + pyraclostrobin)Palladium (cyprodinil + fludioxonil)Segway (cyazofamid) *Stature SC (dimethomorph) * IR‐4 data also used in CA( p )Subdue MAXX (mefonaxam)
IR 4 data also used in CA and/or NY registration packages
Ornamental Horticulture Program Registration Impact – Regional DistributionsRegistration Impact Regional Distributions
Number of Trials by RegionNumber of Trials by RegionRegistration
YearTotal Trials
NCR NER SOR WSR USDA‐ARS
2003 244 0 55 32 19 1382003 244 0 55 32 19 138
2004 201 6 49 46 30 70
2005 150 14 0 6 6 124
2006 202 10 61 22 9 100
2007 393 55 94 80 81 83
2008 543 60 92 91 64 236
2009 679 46 98 206 104 225
2010 78 13 6 14 18 272010 78 13 6 14 18 27
Ornamental Horticulture ProgramRegistration Impact – Number of CropsRegistration Impact Number of Crops
3500
4000
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2500
3000
3500
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1000
1500
2000
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pa
0
500
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Num
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Year
Ornamental Horticulture Program Visits to WebsiteVisits to Website
CountsSummary Reports Database Search Protocol Drafts Monthly Average
669700800900
1000
461
400500600700
100200300
00
0
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov Dec
3rd
Year
Jan
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Ave
Future Research – Grower Extension SurveySurvey• Substantially same survey
l bl l th• Available starting July 9th
• About 15 surveys so far
• Will be open through next August
Future Research – PGR Meeting
• July 12th at OFA
• Conference call line available for off site participantsConference call line available for off site participants
• Potential Projects Brainstormed:
– Woody Branching
– Herbaceous Branching
– Herbaceous Shelflife
– Recovery options after over application
– Anti GA compounds
H i ht C t l f V t bl & H b T l t– Height Control of Vegetable & Herb Transplants• Marija Arsenovic – possible efficacy project under herbicide area
• Inclusion of FUP processes for PCR in minutes
• Follow up conference call planned for August
• One new PGR request so far …
Website
• Increasing visitation from year to yearfrom year to year
• Search features need to be revampedto be revamped
• Search output needs to be refinedto be refined
• Requested input from RFCs Advisory TeamsRFCs, Advisory Teams
• Plan to update site l t / l f lllate summer/early fall
Facebook• Begun 6/2009• 112 fans• Updates on posts to IR‐4 websitewebsite
• Links to interesting e‐garticles
• Meeting notesPi f• Pictures from tours
• DiscussionDiscussion Threads
SOAR Award
• Award from HQ• Nominations from regional personnel & individuals in g pthe Specialty Crops community
• CriteriaService– Service
– Outreach– Altruism– Research
• Active PMC and full time IR‐4 personnel not eligible• Up to 3 recipients (OHP FUP BOSP) per year but if noUp to 3 recipients (OHP, FUP, BOSP) per year, but if no award will be given if nominees aren’t suitable
• Recipients may receive award once per careerl b f d bl• Criteria language to be fine‐tuned prior to public
announcement
Photo by Nik Grunwald, USDA‐ARS
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