Soluble Silicon for Disease Management in Flower Production
Dr. Stephen Marek, Oklahoma State University, $18,000, 3 year project
2006 Annual Progress Report
Stephen Marek, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Todd Cavins and Sophia Kamenidou, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Oklahoma State University
INDUSTRY NEEDS ADDRESSED
The floriculture industry loses billions of dollars to plant diseases annually. Producers need effective, economical disease management methods to reduce these losses. Nutritional supplementation with soluble silicon (Si), a mineral deficient in greenhouse peat mixes, has the potential to augment standard disease management programs. However, the efficacy of the various chemical forms of Si and application methods against particular plant pathogens must be assessed.
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For further information contact Dr. Stephen Marek at mareks@okstate.edu
