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Spotted-wing Drosophila: An Emerging Berry and Stone Fruit Pest
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Field Characteristics of Fruit-Tree-Attacking Spider Mites in the Pacific Northwest
Applying Pesticide on Fruit Tree Pests
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Bud Development Chart
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Grape (Vitis spp.) Relative Disease Susceptibility and Sensitivity to Sulfur
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Pear, Asian Cultivar Susceptibility
Raspberry Cultivar Susceptibility
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Oregon’s Most Unwanted: Invasive Species
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APHIS List of Regulated Hosts and Plants Proven or Associated with Phytophthora ramorum
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Damping-off in Tree Nurseries
Damping-off in Vegetable Seedlings
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Plants Resistant or Susceptible to Armillaria Root Rot
Verticillium Wilt in the Pacific Northwest
Plants Resistant or Susceptible to Verticillium Wilt
Plants Susceptible to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
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Diseases Caused by Pseudomonas syringae
Crown Gall Disease of Nursery Crops
Potential Impact of Cyanobacteria on Crop Plants
Management of the Cyanobacterium Nostoc in Horticultural Nurseries
Fire Blight of Apple and Pear
Plant Viruses
Parasitic Plants of Oregon
Tree Decline
Fasciation
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Mycorrhiza
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Living in the Land of Mosses
Thatch in Home Lawns
Care and Maintenance of Wood Shingle and Shake Roofs
Winter Injury of Landscape Plants in the Pacific Northwest
Recognizing Sapsucker Damage on your Trees
Plant Nutrition Diagnosis
Key to Nutrient Deficiencies in Vegetable Crops
Key to Nutrient Deficiencies of Deciduous Fruit and Nuts
Fluorine Toxicity in Plants
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Restricted-use Herbicides in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
Testing for and Deactivating Herbicide Residues
Managing Herbicide-resistant Weeds
Cleaning Spraytanks
Agronomic Weed Control
Cereal Grain Crops
Barley
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Winter Wheat-East of the Cascades
Winter Wheat-West of the Cascades
Spring Wheat
Chemical Fallow East of the Cascades
Conservation Reserve Program
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Herbicide Effectiveness on Weeds in Grass Seed Crops
Forage and Seed Crops
Grass Hay
Forage Alfalfa
Alfalfa Seed
Birdsfoot Trefoil
Clover Seed
Legumes (large-seeded)
Dry Bean East of the Cascades - Phaseolus spp. (field bean, kidney, lima, navy, and pinto)
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Camelina (Gold of Pleasure)
Canola (including Rape Seed)
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Corn
Hop
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Control of Some Common Aquatic Weeds with Herbicides
Treated Water Use Restrictions (Number of Days)
Treatment of Aquatic Weeds
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Effectiveness of Major Forestry-registered Herbicides during Seasons of Optimum Usage, Oregon Basis
Herbicide Recommendations for Control of Listed Species
Recommendations for Broadcast Spraying for Control of Listed Species
Hybrid Cottonwood (Hybrid Poplar) Grown for Pulp
Horticultural Weed Management
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Tree Fruits and Nuts
Vegetation Management in Orchards, Vineyards, and Berries
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Introduction
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Edamame
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Rhubarb
Tomato, Pepper, and Eggplant
Vegetable Seed Crops
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Herbicide Effectiveness in Christmas Trees
Nursery, Greenhouse, and Bulb Crops
Site Preparation
Weed Control in Container-grown Nursery Stock
Weed Control in Field-grown Nursery Stock
Greenhouse Floors
Conifer Seedbeds
Ornamental Bulb, Rhizome, Corm, and Tuber Crops
Professional Landscape Maintenance
Established Tree, Shrub, Rose, and Ground Cover Landscapes
Bulb, Flower Beds, and Native Wildflowers
General Maintenance around Ornamental Plantings
Turfgrass
Home Garden and Landscape Management
Weed Treatments and Available Products for Home Gardens and Landscapes
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Weed Control in Pasture and Rangeland
Non-cropland and Right-of-way
Vegetation Control
Managing Unwanted Vegetation in Riparian Restoration Sites
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Cleaning, Recycling, and Disposing of Agricultural Pesticide Containers
Disposing of Unusable Pesticides and Agricultural, Household and Residential Pesticide Products
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Pesticides, Endangered Species, and Mandatory No-spray Buffer Zones
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Weed
Horticultural Weed Management
Vegetable Crops
Cucurbit and Vine Crops
Aaron Becerra-Alvarez
Revised:
March 2025
This article includes information on: cantaloupe, cucumber, pumpkin, squash, and watermelon
Site Preparation, Stale Seedbeds, and Selective Postemergence Applications
Preplant Incorporated, Preplant, or Preemergence
Postemergence
