Edited By

James A. Chatfield Erik A. Draper Hannah M. Mathers

Pamela J. Bennett David E. Dyke Joseph F. Boggs

Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center Ohio State University Extension Department of Horticulture and Crop Science The Ohio State University

Contents

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1. Ohio State University Extension Nursery, Landscape, and Turf Team Directory: 2004
   Jack Kerrigan and Gary Y. Gao
2. Floriculture Industry Roundtable of Ohio: 2004
   Charles T. Behnke and Claudio C. Pasian
3. Ohio State University Extension 2003 Buckeye Yard and Garden Line Evaluation Survey
   Amy K. Stone and James A. Chatfield
4. Weather and Environmental Problems of Ornamental Plants in Ohio: 2003
   Pamela J. Bennett
5. Insect and Mite Activity Noted in Ohio Nurseries and Landscapes: 2003
   Joseph F. Boggs, Curtis E. Young, David J. Shetlar, Barbara Bloetscher; Amy K. Stone, David J. Goerig, Timothy J. Malinich, David E. Dyke, Erik A. Draper, Pamela J. Bennett, Gary Y. Gao, and James A. Chatfield
6. Infectious Disease Problems of Ornamental Plants in Ohio: 2003
   James A. Chatfield, Nancy A. Taylor, Erik A. Draper, David E. Dyke, Gary Y. Gao, and Joseph F. Boggs
7. Emerald Ash Borer: The Beginning of the End of Ash in North America?
   Daniel A. Herms, Amy K. Stone, and James A. Chatfield

   Emerald Ash Borer Diagnostic Check-Off List
   Joseph F. Boggs, Daniel A. Herms, and Amy K. Stone

8. The Magnolia Scale: Biology and Management of a Key Pest of Magnolia
   Daniel A. Herms and David G. Nielsen
9. Determination of Water Quality, Water Use Efficiency, and Water Runoff in Pot-in-Pot Nurseries
   Charles R. Krause, Heping Zhu, Randall H. Zondag, Martin Shipitalo, Keith A. Williams, Ross D. Brazee, Richard C. Derksen, Michael E. Reding, Tom Demaline
10. Paclobutrazol-Soaked Ornamental Kale Seeds Produce Short Seedlings
    Claudio C. Pasian and Mark A. Bennett
11. Herbicide Resistance: Development, Prevention, and Recognition
    Hannah M. Mathers
12. Ohio State University Extension 2003 Herbaceous Ornamental Field Trial Results
    Pamela J. Bennett
13. The Latest from the Midwest on Cuphea
    Monica Kmetz-González and Claudio C. Pasian
14. Ohio State 2002-2003 Fall Pansy - Viola Trial Results
    Monica Kmetz-González and Claudio C. Pasian
15. Results of Annual Plant Trial Gardens at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden and the Cincinnati Parks Department, Krohn Conservatory: 2003
    David E. Dyke
16. IR-4 Ornamental Trials Conducted by USDA-ARS in Ohio: 2003
    Betsy A. Anderson, Michael E. Reding, Michael G. Klein, and Charles R. Krause
17. Apple Scab on Crabapple at Secrest Arboretum: 2003
    James A. Chatfield, Erik A. Draper, and Kenneth D. Cochran
18. How Do the Oregon and Ohio Hispanic Nursery Workforces Differ?
    Hannah M. Mathers
19. Franklin County Extension Pesticide Survey, 2002
    Marilyn Golightly, Dorothy Pettenski, and Jane C. Martin
20. Tree Selection for Survivability: Trees That You Should Know
    Kenneth D. Cochran
21. 10 Crabapples to Know, Show, and Grow
    Erik A. Draper, James A. Chatfield, and Kenneth D. Cochran
22. 20 Questions of Pruning
    Larry G. Steward
23. The Power of the Triangle
    James A. Chatfield, Erik A. Draper, and Joseph F. Boggs
24. The USDA Agricultural Research Service Research Weather Station Network in Northern Ohio Nurseries
    Ross D. Brazee, Keith A. Williams, David Lohnes, Richard C. Derksen, Heping Zhu, Randall H. Zondag, and Charles R. Krause
25. Useful Horticultural References for Green Industry Professionals
    Gary Y. Gao and Pamela J. Bennett
26. The Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum Learning Gardens in 2003
    Steven M. Still and Annette K. Duetz

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