Herbal Distancing: Keeping Boxwood in Your Nursery Free from Blight
Learn how your nursery production practices can impact boxwood blight risk and your potential for outbreaks. Whether you’re currently dealing with this disease or working to prevent it, understanding key risk factors is essential for protecting your entire boxwood inventory. Join plant disease expert Jerry Weiland as he examines real-world case studies demonstrating how boxwood blight enters nurseries and spreads via common production activities. This webinar will cover critical factors that influence disease development and spread, including plant size and spacing, cultivar selection, environmental conditions (temperature and moisture), and fungicides. You’ll leave with practical management recommendations and actionable strategies for preventing and controlling boxwood blight in your operation.
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Our Speaker
Dr. Jerry Weiland
Researcher, USDA- ARS Horticultural Crops Disease and Pest Management Research Unit
Dr. Jerry Weiland is a researcher at the USDA- ARS Horticultural Crops Disease and Pest Management Research Unit in Corvallis, Oregon, where his laboratory conducts research on diseases of trees and shrubs for the nursery industry. Research is focused on identifying the pathogens that cause disease, understanding how disease outbreaks occur, and developing new or improved disease management strategies. Areas of specialization include Phytophthora root rot, Verticillium wilt and boxwood blight.