Watering Trees In Heat Drought Precautions And Care
Area Horticulturist urges slow steady watering for trees during upcoming hot weather. Notes surface-root spread, risk of waterlogging for new plantings, and recommends pruning to reduce load. Advises timing and fertilizer choices plus pest and disease controls with specific chemicals and methods.
Mold Control Discussed by Texas Extension Agent
Sooty mold, a fungal coating on evergreen shrubs like azaleas and camellias, thrives in cool moist springs. It feeds on honeydew from insects such as whiteflies and aphids, shading and yellowing plants. control honeydew producers to curb mold growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R Risinger
Collin County
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Risinger
Callie Bermudagrass Gains Attention Despite Limited Data
Mississippi researchers developed Callie bermudagrass with wider leaves and larger stolons. It shows cold tolerance in southern Oklahoma and Missouri but lacks sufficient animal performance data. Plantings exceed 1,300 producers since 1972 with rapid spread in tests and potential forage yield comparable to Coastal under similar conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station
United States
James R. Risinger
Collin County
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Risinger
Oklahoma
Missouri
Texas
Mississippi
Bermuda
Disease of ornamentals costs Texas households millions
Texas faces multi million losses from ornamental plant diseases affecting annual and perennial varieties. Imported plants raise costs, poor adaptation, and income loss for Texas growers. A new TAES program at Dallas and College Station will study disease control to produce disease free, adapted ornamentals for homeowners and the industry. Researchers Rosberg and Colbaugh will lead cooperative efforts improving plant quality and local supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A&m
Texas
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Dallas
College Station
TAES
David W. Rosberg
P. F. Colbaugh
Colbaugh
Dallas Research and Extension Center
Dallas- Fort Worth
Rosberg
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