Root health

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J.C. Bakker & Sons Ltd. celebrates 70 years of business
The company invites customers to visit during open house week, September 9-13.
Root rescue
Obtego Fungicide and Plant Symbiont from SePRO controls soil-borne diseases while enhancing rooting.
SePRO introduces Obtego Fungicide and Plant Symbiont
The wide-spectrum fungicide is highly effective against Pythium spp., Phytophthora spp., Rhizoctonia spp. and other diseases, the company says.
Register for MSU Extension Online Greenhouse Courses
Registration ends Dec. 7, 2018, for three winter courses that run from Dec. 1, 2018, to Feb. 28, 2019.
Coir control
At Sarah & Michael’s Farm in Durham, North Carolina, Michael Turner has made recycling coconut coir a key component of his business.
Valent BioSciences unveils new Biorational Research Center
The grand opening event attracted more than 250 attendees from around the world to tour the facility.
Root exudates affect soil stability, water repellency
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen studied how root exudates affect the amount of water that is captured by soil and absorbed by plants.
New England Greenhouse Extension Programs to host 2018 webinars
The webinars will be held every Wednesday at noon beginning on Jan. 17.
BioWorks launches PreFence biofungicide
The new organic biological fungicide controls wilt and root diseases, the company says.
Mark Freeman joins BioWorks as biological plant nutrition product manager
Freeman has more than 30 years of experience in the horticulture and specialty agriculture markets.