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UC Nursery and Floriculture Alliance

Best Management Practices

Deficient or excess fertilizer can make plants weak and create ideal conditions for certain pests and pathogens.

Description

Maintain proper fertilization is necessary to keep plants healthy Deficient or excess fertilizer can make plants weak and create ideal conditions for certain pests and pathogens.  Fertilizer is used as a supplement for plants which need nutrients not found in their soil.  Application timing and moisture level are factors which affect the effectiveness of fertilizer treatments.

Applicable Pests
  • Light brown apple moth (LBAM)
  • European grapevine moth (EGVM)
  • Brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB)
  • Bagrada bug (BB)
  • Glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS)
  • Asian citrus psyllid (ACP)
  • Diaprepes root weevil (DRW)
  • Red palm weevil (RPW)
  • Red imported fire ant (RIFA)
  • Phytophthora ramorum (P.r)
  • European brown garden snail (EBGS)
Section Title
Sanitation, nursery layout, and cultural practices

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