Floriculture

MSU Resources

Ag Health and Safety Documents Sponsored by MSU and the Office of Radiation, Chemical and Biologic Safety. Links and full text on many Haz Mat items.

Current Crop Advisory Newsletters Sponsored by MDA Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Div, & Environmental Stewardship Division. Current articles.

Garden Flower Plant Bibliographies From the MSU Main Library, Science Access Center, these are bibliographic entries on garden flowers and plants.

Green Tips From the MSU Department of Horticulture and MSU Extension, a factsheet series on ornamental plants & their managment.

Grower Guides - Potted Plants From the Spartan Ornamental Network, full text for growers of potted plants. Fully searchable.

Grower Guides - Bedding Plants From the Spartan Ornamental Network, full text for growers of bedding plants.Fully searchable.

Home Horticulture Database Many items of interest for gardeners, includes many color images. Full text, searchable.

Horticulture Training Programs Sponsored by MSU Horticulture department, links to training coming up for home owners and nursery/bedding industry.

MSU Agricultural Weather Office Sponsored by MSU Extension, MSU Experiment Stations, Depts of Geography, and Ag Climatology. Includes doppler radar.

MSU Diagnostic Center From the Diagnostic Center, information on the kinds of tests they run, how to take them, and the costs.

MSU Extension Educational Materials Materials available to order from MSU Extension.

MSU Flower Seed Trials (1991-1994) From the Spartan Ornamental Network, full text for growers of flowers. Results of trials at MSU, fully searchable.

Michigan State University Experiment Station Listing of all stations around the state, projects being researched currently, and status of special projects.

Michigan County Extension pages A list to help you find your county office, with listing of staff, phone and fax numbers, web page, etc.

NASD: Safety Documents Written by MSU specialists, this is a listing of safety fact sheets housed in the National Ag Safety Database.

Pesticide Education Program Of Michigan Sponsored by MSU, the Pesticide Education program has full text of Pest Notes newsletter, in Adobe Acrobat.

Value Added Agriculture From MSU Extension full text information on value added agriculture and how to participate. Includes links, etc.

Resources at Other Sites

Analyzing A Market for a Floral Business From Penn State University Extension, full text article on the floral business.

Commercial Nursery/Floral Information From Texas A&M University Extension, full text articles on commercial production issues. Need Acrobat viewer to use.

Commercial Floriculture and Nursery Information From Ministry of Ag for British Columbia, Canada, full text articles on running a commercial floriculture bus. Adobe.

Common Names of Plant Diseases From The American Phytopathological Society, searchable and list index of all major crops and their known diseases.

Crop Protection Reference From a commercial site, full listing of all labels, MSDS and supplemental labels. Must know brand name or company.

Dried and Fresh-Cut Flowers From North Dakota Extension, full text on the viability of raising flowers for alternative farming.

Florinet From Ohio State Extension, a newsletter site with info on current research, current pest/disease, full text info.

Flowerbase From the Netherlands, and extensive searchable database of flowers with images.

Garden Flowers Missouri Extension has listings of pests, diseases and the recommendations for management.

Garden Flowers, Disease and Management From Missouri Extension, full text bulletins on many current topics..

Global Agribusiness Information Network Hort Market Prices From an international company, an alternative listing of current market prices.

Greenhouse Missouri Extension has listings of pests, diseases and the recommendations for management.

Greenhouse, Disease and Management From Missouri Extension, full text bulletins on many current topics..

Grounds and Gardens University of Maryland, Extension, full text documents, uses Adobe Acrobat.

Grower Talks and Floriculture Home Page A commercial site, with many good links, and some full text information on the industry. Some sections for members only.

Horticulture Solutions - Flowers From the University of Illinois, information on raising and managing flowers. More for the home gardener. Full text.

Horticulture Information - Commercial Floriculture From North Carolina State University, full text on many items on management of floriculture. Acrobat format

Horticulture Information Leaflets - Commercial Flower Production From North Carolina State University, full text bulletins on Commercial Flower production, in Adobe Acrobat only.

Horticulture Information Leaflets - Post Harvest Handling From North Carolina State University, full text bulletins on Post Harvest Handling of Horticulture Crops. Acrobat file

Horticulture Information Leaflets, Home Gardening - Flowers From North Carolina State University, full text bulletins on Home Gardening of Floriculture, text in Adobe Acrobat.

Horticulture Publications New Mexico State University Extension, full text articles most pubs in html and Adobe Acrobat format. Some only Adobe.

IPM - Greenhouse From University of Maine, full text and some visuals.

Indoor Flowers Missouri Extension has listings of pests, diseases and the recommendations for management.

Indoor Flowers, Disease and Management From Missouri Extension, full text bulletins on many current topics..

NCSU Floriculture From North Carolina State University, full text on many items on management of floriculture. Text in Acrobat format.

National Ag Safety Database: Safety Training Materials From NIOSH - materials dedicated to reducing farm accidents this has scripts, slides and spanish language materials.

National Farm*A*Syst Workbooks From Texas A&M University, full text information and assessment tools to evaluate and change pollution behavior.

New Jersey Weed Gallery From Rutgers Extension, full text, searchable, and thumbnail of weeds. Good for new and advanced gardener.

Nursery, Greenhouse and Horticulture From the USDA Economics and Statistics System, lists of complete datasets on horticulture.

Nutrient Management: the Key to Growing Healthy Nursery Crops From Cornell Extension, extensive, full text on nutrient management for container plants.

OSU Extension Plant Pathology Handbook to Plant Disease Oregon State University, very complete listing of images and information on plants, specific to the Pacific Northwest.

Ohio State University Floriculture Updates for the floriculture industry, primarily aimed at the Ohio businesses.

Ornamental Insects From Purdue, full text and visuals of common pests.

PLANTnet A commercial site, with many good links, and some full text information on the industry.

Plant Agriculture Rutgers University Extension, full text in Adobe Acrobat.

Plant Fact Sheets From North Carolina State University, full text listing of plants in common and scientific names.

Something to Grow On From Cornell Cooperative Extension, full text articles on growing nurseries plants.

Texas Pest Disease Handbook Query Form - Flowers From Texas A&M, full text, fully searchable database of pests and diseases by subject. Includes visuals.

WeedFacts #2 Greenhouse Weed Control From Cornell Extension, full text of a fact sheet on managing weed control in the greenhouse.