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Plant health is at the core of our survival; “our” meaning both the human species and the planet. For the ever-increasing human population, ensuring the optimum health and yield of agricultural crops is the only way to produce enough food on a finite amount of arable land. This goal is only made possible through informed decisions on plant nutrition, pest control, and cultural practices. Use this knowledge base to help you make those choices.

Vegetabless

A New Approach to Nutrition with KeyPlex 120

by Robin Siktberg | April 30, 2020 | Fruits, Knowledge Base, Melons Research, Nut Research, Plant Health, Product News, Vegetables | 0 Comments

By working within the plant itself to increase its ability to absorb nutrients, KeyPlex 120 nutritional supplement provides big results. Increased root mass, higher brix, longer shelf life and stronger disease resistance are among the benefits of boosting the mitochondria in plants.

Botanical Oils Offer Excellent Repellant Action Against Spotted Wing Drosophila

by Robin Siktberg | November 2, 2017 | Disease / Pest Management, Fruits, Vegetables | 0 Comments

As pests go, spotted wing drosophila (SWD) is a relatively new one in mainland North America. While it was well known in Hawaii, SWD was first discovered in mainland North America in California in 2008. A year later it was found in the Pacific Northwest in Washington,...

Fruits

A New Approach to Nutrition with KeyPlex 120

by Robin Siktberg | April 30, 2020 | Fruits, Knowledge Base, Melons Research, Nut Research, Plant Health, Product News, Vegetables | 0 Comments

Botanical Oils Offer Excellent Repellant Action Against Spotted Wing Drosophila

by Robin Siktberg | November 2, 2017 | Disease / Pest Management, Fruits, Vegetables | 0 Comments

Why Botanical Oils Work on Whiteflies

by Robin Siktberg | November 2, 2017 | Disease / Pest Management, Fruits, Plant Health | 0 Comments

Whiteflies are so prevalent on so many crops, growers need to know every tool available to use for control. Development of resistance to conventional insecticides continues to whittle down the number of effective products, even as new ones are introduced. Botanical...

Citrus

Saving Citrus: A Major Cause of Fruit Drop May be a Familiar Foe — But Not the One You Think

by Kait Lewis | October 28, 2022 | Citrus Research, Knowledge Base | 0 Comments

A Major Cause of Fruit Drop May be a Familiar Foe — But Not the One You Think Research is pointing to the sexual phase of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides — the fungus that causes anthracnose. It has been assumed that HLB (huanglongbing or citrus greening) is the...

Saving Citrus: Can We Reduce Fruit Drop?

by Kait Lewis | October 28, 2022 | Citrus KeyCards, Citrus Research, Knowledge Base | 0 Comments

Can we reduce fruit drop? YES! What has been done so far... Collected and analyzed 1,450+ samples 95%+ tested positive for Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Signed contract with University of Turin to help identify solution First 3 boxes of samples have been sent to Dr....

McLean Family Farms Controls Citrus Canker with KeyPlex

by Chad Gillyard | February 24, 2022 | Citrus Research | 0 Comments

Florida-based McLean Family Farms found that KeyPlex 350 OR helped control citrus canker and citrus greening in organic orange trees when paired with copper-based fungicide in the same spray tank

Helping Citrus Trees Resist Postbloom Fruit Drop

by Robin Siktberg | February 11, 2019 | Citrus Research | 0 Comments

With fungicides on the wane, look to the plants’ own defenses for control. Citrus groves have been so devastated by Huanglongbing (HLB), it’s easy to forget that there are other diseases to manage. Postbloom fruit drop (PFD) is one of them. With more frequent rains...

Save Your Citrus: Is it Nutrients or HLB?

by James Heath | October 28, 2014 | Citrus Research | 0 Comments

Your trees are trying to tell you something. Learn how to interpret the signs. For success in citrus production, growers need to be in tune with what's going on in their grove. When something doesn't appear right — whether it's one tree or an entire block — some kind...

Pumping Up Trees in the Face of Disease

by James Heath | October 28, 2014 | Citrus Research | 0 Comments

Foliar nutrition takes on enhanced role in the battle against HLB Since HLB (Huanglongbing) was first identified in Florida in 2005, its spread has been rapid across all citrus-producing counties in the state. Today, the disease is entrenched with ever-increasing...

Nutrient Functions in Citrus

by James Heath | October 28, 2014 | Citrus Research | 0 Comments

Micronutrients play a critical role in citrus production and tree health While a lot of attention has been focused on foliar nutrition as a means of promoting tree health in the face of HLB, many growers are learning that application of key micronutrients makes sense...

Nitrogen Management for Commercial Citrus Production

by James Heath | October 28, 2014 | Citrus Research | 0 Comments

Proper management of nitrogen is an essential element to successful citrus production. While growers seek every unique advantage they can to produce superior crops over their competition, often there are unavoidable common ties - even among the most sophisticated...

Managing Calcareous Soils for Citrus Production

by James Heath | October 28, 2014 | Citrus Research | 0 Comments

Without effective fertility management, citrus yields will be reduced on alkaline soil types. Most calcareous soil situations are created during the bedding process on flatwoods soils. A typical flatwoods soil has an alkaline, loamy horizon (layer) about 40 inches...

Evaluation of Nutritional Products and Fungicides for Control of Citrus Greasy Spot

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Citrus Research | 0 Comments

Post-Bloom Fruit Drop in Navel Oranges

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Citrus Research | 0 Comments

Evaluation of KeyPlex 350 OR for PFD Control on Navel Orange

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Citrus Research | 0 Comments

This experiment was established on mature navel orange trees in a randomized complete block design using double tree plots and five replications. Two flower clusters with 10-20 blossoms at the pinhead stage were selected per tree and flagged for future reference....

Keyplex DP Trial

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Citrus Research | 0 Comments

A sustainable citrus program shows commercial groves can be economical and environmentally friendly, while still producing high-value crops.

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Citrus Research | 0 Comments

Greening Infected Young Valencia Trees

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Citrus Research | 0 Comments

Evaluation of Pesticides for Control of Citrus Bacterial Canker on Grapefruit in Florida

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Citrus Research | 0 Comments

KeyPlex Yield Study

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Citrus Research | 0 Comments

KeyPlex Applications on Key Lime

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Citrus Research | 0 Comments

Greasy Spot Severity Rating Scale

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Citrus Research | 0 Comments

Citrus Diseases Exotic to Florida: Black Spot

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Citrus Research | 0 Comments

Row Crops

Is Your Sweet Corn Hungry or Sick?

by James Heath | October 28, 2014 | Corn Research | 0 Comments

Distinguishing disease symptoms from those of nutrient deficiencies Tackling disease and nutrition problems usually requires different courses of treatment. As a result, it makes sense to get the diagnosis right the first time. According to Gordon Johnson, Extension...

Fertilization and Liming – Soybean

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Soybean Research | 0 Comments

Iron Requirement and Iron Uptake from Various Iron Compounds by Different Plant Species

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Soybean Research | 0 Comments

Soybean Response to Foliar Dimilin Boron and N Applications

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Soybean Research | 0 Comments

Maize yield response and nutrient uptake after micronutrient application on…

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Corn Research | 0 Comments

Corn Production Handbook – University of Kansas

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Corn Research | 0 Comments

Assessment of Foliar Sprays to Alleviate Flooding Injury in Corn

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Corn Research | 0 Comments

Cotton Fertility

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Cotton Research | 0 Comments

Foliar Fertilizer Evaluation on Upland Cotton, 1997

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Cotton Research | 0 Comments

KeyPlex Cotton Seed Treatment

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Cotton Research | 0 Comments

Cotton Yield Trial with Keyplex 350

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Cotton Research | 0 Comments

Turf & Grasses

Best Management Practices for Turf Nutrition

by James Heath | October 28, 2014 | Turfgrass Research | 0 Comments

Produce quality turf by following these tried and true nutrition practices. A lush lawn provides numerous benefits, such as controlling soil erosion, absorbing polluting air particles and providing oxygen. Proper fertilization ensures that turf receives the nutrients...

How to Correct Iron Chlorosis in Turfgrass

by James Heath | October 28, 2014 | Turfgrass Research | 0 Comments

Prevent iron chlorosis from yellowing your turf A vibrant green blanket of consistent, rich, emerald color characterizes healthy, lush turfgrass. A pale yellow cast across this perfection is like a dark shadow ruining the turf picture. This bleached turf is usually a...

N,P,K and More

by James Heath | October 28, 2014 | Turfgrass Research | 0 Comments

The role of macronutrients and micronutrients in turf nutrition While nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P) and potassium (K) tend to get all the attention when it comes to turf nutrition, there are fourteen other nutrients that play important roles as well. These include...

Turfgrass Management: Understand the Factors that Damage and Discolor Turf

by James Heath | October 28, 2014 | Turfgrass Research | 0 Comments

Determining nutrient deficiencies in turf takes a thorough understanding of the biotic and abiotic factors that can damage and discolor it. No one likes it when brown patches cause unsightly blemishes in a perfect stand of turf. Effective turfgrass management involves...

Anthracnose on Turfgrass

by James Heath | September 23, 2011 | Turfgrass Research | 0 Comments

Anthracnose of turfgrass is found in many areas and climates. It attacks most turfgrasses but is most damaging on Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua) and Bentgrass (Agrostis palustris) in North America. The fungus is an active pathogen of young leaves but it is most readily...

Nuts

A Key Component in Pecan Spray Programs

by Chad Gillyard | March 16, 2023 | Nut Research, Nuts KeyCards | 0 Comments

KeyPlex has long been a leader in plant nutrition, biocontrol and oil-based botanical research for the specialty crop sector. Now, pecan producers can benefit from that leadership. Insecticide resistance can quickly become a problem in pecan production. That’s where...

A New Approach to Nutrition with KeyPlex 120

by Robin Siktberg | April 30, 2020 | Fruits, Knowledge Base, Melons Research, Nut Research, Plant Health, Product News, Vegetables | 0 Comments

Keep Your Workers in the Field and Navel Orangeworm Out

by Robin Siktberg | April 30, 2020 | Disease / Pest Management, Knowledge Base, Nut Research | 0 Comments

After a trial last season, a California almond grower is going all in with KeyPlex AWP to control navel orangeworm. Benefits he likes include: Zero REI, zero PHI, 21-day spray interval and better safety for workers as well as well as beneficial insects.

KeyPlex® Announces AWP, a New Tool for Navel Orangeworm Control

by Robin Siktberg | March 4, 2019 | Nut Research, Press Releases, Product News | 0 Comments

KeyPlex is pleased to announce the launch of AWP, an essential-oil based insecticide with multiple modes of action against leps, such as navel orangeworm (NOW), mites and other insects.

A New Tool for Navel Orangeworm and Mites in Nuts

by Brad Kish | February 20, 2019 | Disease / Pest Management, Nut Research | 0 Comments

Clearly new methods of control for navel orangeworm are needed. KeyPlex is launching KeyPlex AWP, an essential oil product customized specifically for problematic pests in nuts.

Botanical Oils Provide Excellent Knockdown of Mites and Allow Quick Return of Beneficials

by Robin Siktberg | December 11, 2017 | Disease / Pest Management, Nut Research | 0 Comments

There are a number of good reasons for almond growers to add botanical oils to their mite control programs, but the fact that they are very effective at controlling mites is the most important one. Independent field trials have shown that botanical oils are just as...

Botanical Oils Provide Almond Growers with Options for BMSB Control

by Robin Siktberg | December 8, 2017 | Disease / Pest Management, Nut Research | 0 Comments

Botanical oils offer new options for dealing with brown marmorated stink bug, a new pest to West Coast almond growers. Growers in the East and Midwest have been plagued by the BMSB, as it is also known, for several years, but it is only recently that it has been found...

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