The mission of the floriculture and nursery program is to address critical and locally relevant challenges facing the nursery and floriculture industries through research and extension efforts. Under the direction of Emma Volk, this program will focus on sustainable water and nutrient management, as well as sustainable pest and disease management.
Please contact Emma Volk with any questions related to nursery and floriculture production.
Email: evolk@ucanr.edu
Phone: 805 212 0495
Floriculture Resources
Orchid Production
Cymbidium Disease Control Outlines, UC IPM
Greenhouse Orchid Production, Greenhouse Grower, by Matthew Blanchard, Roberto Lopez, Erik Runkle, and Yin-Tung Wang
Cut Flower Production
Cut Flower Integrated Pest Management (video), UMass Amherst, by Elizabeth Lamb
Dahlia Disease Control Outlines, UC IPM
Diglyphus species as Biological Controls for Leafminer, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, by Jian Li and Dakshina R Seal
Gerbera Daisy Integrated Pest Management, UC IPM
Gerbera Daisy Postharvest Management, UC Postharvest Research and Extension Center, by Marita Cantwell and Trevor Suslow
Leafminer Integrated Pest Management, UC IPM
Thrips Integrated Pest Management, UC IPM
Snapdragon Disease Control Outlines, UC IPM
Sticky Trap Monitoring, UC IPM
Weed Management for Field Grown Flowers, UC IPM
Whiteflies Integrated Pest Management, UC IPM
Additional Floriculture Integrated Pest Management Resources, UC IPM
Nursery Production Resources
Back Pocket Grower Greenhouse Tools and Training Resources (English and Spanish)
Bacterial Leaf Spots, Blights, Cankers, and Rots, UC IPM
Best Management Practices for Phytophthora ramorum
Black Root Rot Integrated Pest Management, UC IPM
Commercial Greenhouse Training (English and Spanish), University of Florida
Fusarium Wilt Integrated Pest Management, UC IPM
Gray Mold Integrated Pest Management, UC IPM
Phytophthora Root and Crown Rot Integraed Pest Management, UC IPM
Powdery Mildew Integrated Pest Management, UC IPM
Twospotted Spider Mite Integrated Pest Management, UC IPM
UC Nursery and Floriculture Alliance