Mika Pringle Tolson Field Program Assistant IR-4 Western Region Western Region Ornamental Program

Overview of the program Participation Specifics of 2010 and 2011 research Strengths and challenges WR Ornamental Program

IR-4 Ornamental Program Added to IR-4 in 1977 Goals –to support research on crop protection products –expand product uses on ornamental crops (greenhouse, nursery, floral, turf, landscape, interiorscape, tree farms) –to allow management of new and important pest species

Efficacy Crop safety Test both chemical and biological products 4 disciplines Entomology Plant Pathology Weed Science Plant Growth Regulators Focus of Ornamental Program

Very similar to Food Use Program 1.Workshop 2.Set priorities 3.Seek out researchers 4.Design protocols Process

January April July October Ornamental Horticulture Program: Research Cycle Biennual Workshop Annual National Research Planning Meeting Establish Research Trials Identify Grower Needs Project Request Form Grower/Extension Survey Receive & Summarize Trial Data

Encourage Participation Researchers in your state Growers Extension Specialists Companies with products that need efficacy or crop safety testing

How to Provide Input on Priorities Attend the Ornamental Workshop Annual Survey

2011 Ornamental Workshop October 5-7, 2011 Sheraton Grand Hotel Sacramento, CA

2010 WR Research Crop Safety Mostly herbicides, some fungicides and insecticides (CA, OR, CO) Weed Science Liverwort and early post emergent efficacy (CA, OR) Plant Pathology Pseudomonas, Pythium, Fusarium, rust, Swiss Needle Cast (CA, OR, WA) Entomology Thrips, mites, and snail efficacy (CA)

Research Protocol

2011 WR Research Crop Safety Mostly herbicides, some fungicides and insecticides (CA, OR, CO) Weed Science Liverwort efficacy (CA, OR) Plant Pathology Agrobacterium, Fusarium, Pseudomonas, Swiss Needle Cast (CA, OR, WA) Entomology Thrips, mealybug, and snail efficacy (CA, NM, HI) Plant Growth Regulators Woody and herbaceous PGRs (CA)

Research Results IR-4 Website Individual trial reports Summary reports Good source of comparative efficacy and crop safety information Summaries are prepared by Cristi Palmer’s team at HQ Ely Vea Lori Harrison Kathleen Hester

Searching the Online Database

Detailed Search State Year

Search Results Report Link

Individual Report

Researcher interaction Balance between national and regional needs Focus on completing data packages for label changes Registrants are well represented in the process Strengths

Resource intensive Effort to $ ratio is high $180k annual funding for regions As little as $4,000/researcher/year Cascading effects of incremental updates Prescriptive nature of work doesn’t allow for innovative solutions to pest problems Are we serving all the stakeholders? Challenges

Questions

Thank You! Mika Pringle Tolson