Ornamental Plants
Annual Reports and Research Reviews
2001

Special Circular 186-02

Buckeye Blast: The October OSU Extension Nursery, Landscape, and Turf Team Tour

OSU/ONLA Research Day

For the third day of Buckeye Blast programming, Hannah Mathers organized a very successful OSU/ONLA Research Day on October 3 in Wooster at OSU's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC). During the day a wide variety of OSU and USDA researchers/extension faculty and industry affiliates gave short (15 minute) presentations on their research programs. At the end there was a time for input from the industry regarding research directions and suggestions.

This was a joint program between OSU/ Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, OSU Extension and ONLA. It was well attended by nursery personnel from various locations in the state and received an excellent response from the industry. Speakers included:

Hannah Mathers OSU/Horticulture and Crop Science Herbicide Treated Mulches for Ornamental Weed Control Mike Klein USDA/Entomology, OARDC/Wooster Developing Quarantine Treatments for the Japanese Beetle Robert Hansen OSU/OARDC/Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering Computer-Controlled Irrigation and Fertigation of Container-Grown Landscape Nursery Plants Mike Reding USDA/Entomology, OARDC/Wooster Insect Research Review 2001 and a Look into The Future Harry Hoitink OSU/OARDC/Plant Pathology Biological Control of Plant Diseases with Composts and Microbial Inoculants Through Systemic Induced Resistance Joe Kovach OSU/ Entomology Dan Herms OSU/ Entomology Multicolored Asian Lady Beetles: When Good Beetles Go Bad Enrico Bonello OSU /Plant Pathology Tree Health Research at Ohio State University Dan Herms OSU/Entomology Entomology Program Review

Mimi Rose TruGreen ChemLawn Are We Applying Fertilizer When It Is Efficiently Used by the Plant? Nancy Taylor OSU/ Plant Pathology Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic Overview Susan Jones OSU/ Entomology Household and Structural Insect Pests Associated with Landscape Plantings Randy Zondag OSU Extension/Lake County Program Overview and IR-4 Update Jim Chatfield OSU/ Extension/NE District and Horticulture and Crop Science OSU Crabapple Disease Evaluation Trials Joanne Kick-Raack OSU/ Extension/Pesticide Education Program New Legislation Proposed for Ohio Commercial Applicators Charles Krause USDA/ARS, Wooster OSU/OARDC Electron Microscope Lab Eric Draper OSU/Extension/Geauga County National Crabapple Evaluation Trials at Secrest Arboretum Ken Cochran OSU/OARDC/Secrest Arboretum Secrest Arboretum Research Tours

A variety of indoor presentations took place during the morning, and there were some outdoor presentations and a tour of facilities and experiments during the afternoon. The industry input session in the afternoon was very helpful in terms of hearing the concerns of the industry and some research areas that need further attention.

The objective of the day was to update industry personnel about all the great research going on in Ohio, explain our current research projects, and receive industry feedback. The target audience was professional nursery growers, professional landscapers, and professional industry affiliates.

Judging by the feedback and attending audience, we were very successful in accomplishing our goals, and an annual OSU/ONLA Research Day is in the future; for 2002 it will be held in Columbus.