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Funding Program:
Regional IPM Competitive Grants - Northeastern |
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Project Title:
Selling the Nursery Industry on Sustainable Trees and Shrubs |
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Lead State: RI Lead Organization: University of Rhode Island |
| Undesignated Funding: $76,417 |
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Start Date: Aug-01-1996 End Date: Jul-31-1999 |
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Site/Commodity: nursery, ornamentals, trees, shrubs |
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Summary:
The objective of this project is to further IPM in northeastern nurseries by encouraging them to grow and sell more pest-resistant plants, and encouraging consumers and landscapers to buy those plants. Our efforts with nursery stock producers will dovetail with our efforts in IPM outreach and education for the green industry and homeowners.
Objectives: Outcomes and Impacts Summary from 2001 IPM Center report New England's homeowners and its $3.7 billion ornamental plant industry combat weeds, plant diseases, and insects with costly pesticides that can contribute to environmental problems. Brian Maynard and his colleagues have identified approximately 300 pest-resistant, noninvasive trees and shrubs that can thrive in southern New England without pesticides. They are helping nursery growers market these new plant species, encouraging consumers and landscapers to substitute sustainable plants for susceptible ones and thus reduce or eliminate the need for pesticide treatments. Maynard's group has promoted awareness of sustainable plants through publications, workshops, television promotions, and the internet. They describe the pestfree landscape plants in a manual called Sustainable Trees and Shrubs for Southern New England, showcase the plants in a garden where the university conducts workshops, tours, and classes, and promote them on a television show that reaches almost half a million households twice a week. As a result of this effort, 68 percent of the landscape plants now sold in Rhode Island can be defined as sustainable, up from 30 percent before the project began. The benefits of this project include a savings of $14,000 per year for the average nursery in pesticide and associated labor costs, fewer problems with pests and invasive ornamental plants, and a reduction in pesticide use. Publications Gold, M., B. Maynard and R.A. Casagrande. 1999. Sustainable Beauty: Low Maintenance, Disease- and Pest-Resistant Plants. American Nurseryman. 189(12):50-52+. Lemieux, N., B.K. Maynard and W.A. Johnson. 2000. A Regional Survey of Deer Damage Throughout Northeast Nurseries and Orchards. Journal of Environmental Horticulture. 18(1):1-4. Lemieux, N., B.K. Maynard and W.A. Johnson. 2000. Evaluation of Commercial Deer Repellants on Ornamentals in Nurseries. Journal of Environmental Horticulture. 18(1):5-8. Maynard, B.K., R.A. Casagrande, M.S. Gold, S. Livingston, and S.H. Gordon. 2000. Sustainable Trees and Shrubs, 3rd ed. URI Cooperative Extension Education Center, 48pp. |
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