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Many segments of the floriculture industry are facing an increasingly difficult battle with downy mildew on Impatiens walleriana and AFE is here to help.

Researchers, extension educators and representatives from the impatiens production industry are working together along with AFE to control impatiens downy mildew.

AFE has compiled resources (below) for growers, landscapers, and retailers which have been provided by Mary Hausbeck, Ph.D., from Michigan State University; Margery Daughtrey from Cornell University; Colleen Warfield, Ph.D., Ball Horticultural Company; Nora Catlin, Ph.D., from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County; Nancy Rechcigl from Syngenta Flowers Pro; and Aaron J. Palmateer, Ph.D., University of Florida.

• Illustrations of symptoms in production and landscape
• Fact Sheet
• Impatiens Downy Mildew Grower Guidelines
• Preventive and responsive chemical control programs
• A list of fungicides labeled for downy mildew control
  
• FAQ’s for landscapers
• Impatiens Downy Mildew in the Landscape
• Assessing Risk
• Tips for Protecting Impatiens from Downy Mildew
• A Practical Approach for Landscaper Gardeners
• Disease Prevention Schedule
• Impatiens Downy Mildew landscape substitutions
• Impatiens Downy Mildew Presentation
• Managing Downy Mildew of Impatiens PPT (Large File)
  
• Join the National IPM webinar "The Ups and Downs of Impatiens Downy Mildew," presented by Dr. Colleen Warfield, Corporate Plant Pathologist with Ball Horticultural Company on Thursday April 5, 2012 at 11:00 AM EDT.
• Video on Impatiens Downy Mildew from Dr. Doug Caldwell from the University of Florida

Additional information will be posted as it becomes available, so check back. Updates will also be posted on the AFE Facebook page.

AFE is providing these resources for informational purposes only.

Watch the newest video from Greenhouse Grower on Biocontainer Consumer Preferences - AFE helped to fund this research!

Don’t miss the opportunity to apply for an Educational Grant from the American Floral Endowment (AFE). The deadline for submission is June 1, 2012. To apply, download the educational grant application from the AFE website.

Any organization with a program targeting the floriculture industry in the United States can apply for an AFE Educational Grant. Educational Grants must provide a benefit to a broad geographic area and be applicable to a broad industry segment within the United States. Applications are reviewed annually, and range from $500 to $5,000.