The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Master Gardeners will present Protecting Plants: Being a First Detector in Texas webinar Aug. 30.
The meeting will be held on the Zoom meeting platform and be held from 10 a.m. to noon. The event is free but preregistration by Aug. 29 is required at https://tx.ag/FirstDetector.
The webinar will introduce participants to the Master Gardener First Detector Program and help participants recognize plant health problems. It is open to Master Gardeners and the public.
The focus areas will be symptom detection, pattern recognition and emerging plant problems in Texas agriculture.
Contact Amanda Vitacco at [email protected] for additional information or call 570-369-3149.
On the agenda
The webinar will cover the following topics and include a question-and-answer period:
- Introduction to the National Plant Diagnostic Network and First Detector Program.
- Diagnosing Plant Damage: Biotic vs. Abiotic Patterns.
- Types of Biotic/Pathogenic Plant Damage.
- Types of Abiotic Plant Damage.
- Damage Examples.
- Pest Damage.
- Asking Questions for Diagnosis.
- Emerging Plant Problems of Texas.
- Submitting Samples.
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