{"id":943,"date":"2025-04-25T10:25:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T17:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/nackleylab\/?p=943"},"modified":"2025-09-26T11:38:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T18:38:34","slug":"april-2025-nursery-news-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/nackleylab\/2025\/04\/25\/april-2025-nursery-news-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2025 Nursery News Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Below, we\u2019ve curated the latest news and insights from trusted sources across the industry. Stay updated with these key highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Trade Journal Articles<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/pot-filler-pots-conveyor-automation_fmt-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-946 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/pot-filler-pots-conveyor-automation_fmt-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/pot-filler-pots-conveyor-automation_fmt-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/pot-filler-pots-conveyor-automation_fmt-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/pot-filler-pots-conveyor-automation_fmt.png 1172w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nurserymag.com\/article\/horticulture-plastic-alternatives\/\">Plastic Pots Alternatives<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: Kelli Rodda\/ NurseryMag April 2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-101726-1024x598.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-947 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-101726-1024x598.png 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-101726-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-101726-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-101726.png 1197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/getting-a-grip-on-drainage\/\">Getting a Grip on Drainage<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: <a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/author\/emily-lindblom\/\">Emily Hoard<\/a>\/ Digger April 2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-102626.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-950 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-102626.png 685w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-102626-300x263.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/a-matter-of-trust\/\">NWREC in the News<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By:<a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/author\/bverhoeven\/\">Ben Verhoeven <\/a>\/ Digger April 2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-103934.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-954 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-103934.png 850w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-103934-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-103934-768x557.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/prioritizing-nursery-pest-challenges\/\">Prioritizing Nursery Pest Challenges<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: <a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/author\/emily-lindblom\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/author\/jweinland\/\">Jerry Weiland<\/a><\/a>\/ Digger April 2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Scientific Journal Articles&nbsp;<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Black-mustard-seeds.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-958 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Black-mustard-seeds.jpg 960w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Black-mustard-seeds-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Black-mustard-seeds-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.24266\/0738-2898-43.1.41\"><strong>Mustard Seed Meal and Mulches for Weed Control in Greenhouses<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: Ryan Hill; Lloyd Nackley; Marcelo Moretti<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Journal of Environmental Horticulture<\/em>\u00a0(2025) 43 (1): 41\u201348.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/ceon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-962 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/ceon.jpg 640w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/ceon-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.24266\/0738-2898-43.1.49\">Nodulation of Snowbrush Ceanothus in Three Soilless Substrates<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By:Asmita Paudel; Macie Sanders; Youping Sun; Xin Dai<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Journal of Environmental Horticulture<\/em>\u00a0(2025) 43 (1): 49\u201355.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/marigolds.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-965 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/marigolds.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/marigolds-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/marigolds-768x476.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21273\/HORTSCI18514-25\">Bacterial Biostimulant Improves Performance of French Marigolds <\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: Juan Quijia-Pillajo \u00a0and Michelle L. Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HortScience <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/hortsci\/view\/journals\/hortsci\/60\/5\/hortsci.60.issue-5.xml\">Volume 60: Issue 5<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/640px-E_pulcherrima_ies.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-972 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/640px-E_pulcherrima_ies.jpg 640w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/640px-E_pulcherrima_ies-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21273\/HORTSCI18419-25\">Sensitivity of Poinsettia Flowering to High Temperatures<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: Paul D. Millar , Ana Maria Borda, and James E. Faust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HortScience <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/hortsci\/view\/journals\/hortsci\/60\/5\/hortsci.60.issue-5.xml\">Volume 60: Issue 5<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"523\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-110810.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-977 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-110810.png 523w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-110810-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-110810-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21273\/HORTSCI18466-25\">Evaluation of Liquid Organic Fertilizers for Containerized Production<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: Milon Chowdhury Oliver Watson Uttara C. Samarakoon James E. Altland, Joanna Moine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HortScience <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/hortsci\/view\/journals\/hortsci\/60\/5\/hortsci.60.issue-5.xml\">Volume 60: Issue 5<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"777\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-111142-1024x777.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-984 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-111142-1024x777.png 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-111142-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-111142-768x583.png 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-111142.png 1026w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21273\/HORTSCI18496-25\">Plant Uptake of Arsenic, Cadmium, and Lead by Hemp, Mustard, and Kale Grown in Coconut Coir Substrate<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: Harrison A. Meekins Paul R. Fisher Jonathan D. Judy , and\u00a0Kevin M. Folta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HortScience <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/hortsci\/view\/journals\/hortsci\/60\/5\/hortsci.60.issue-5.xml\">Volume 60: Issue 5<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/640px-ARS_Ohio_processing_tomato.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-989 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/640px-ARS_Ohio_processing_tomato.jpg 640w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2025\/04\/640px-ARS_Ohio_processing_tomato-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/hortsci\/view\/journals\/hortsci\/60\/3\/article-p374.xml\">E<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scienta.2025.114124\">xploring dynamic nitrogen (N) fertigation guided by multispectral sensors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By:Vito Aurelio\u00a0Cerasola\u00a0et al.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/journal\/scientia-horticulturae\">Scientia Horticulturae<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/hortsci\/view\/journals\/hortsci\/60\/5\/hortsci.60.issue-5.xml\"> Volume 345 <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below, we\u2019ve curated the latest news and insights from trusted sources across the industry. Stay updated with these key highlights. 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