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Janna Beckerman

jbeckerm@purdue.edu

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Salt Damage in Landscape Plants (ID-412-W)

Purdue Extension Publication

Salts used to de-ice roads and sidewalks can injure and even kill many different landscape plants. This publication examines the causes of salt damage in plants and offers some tips for reducing its risks. This replaces Purdue Extension publication HO-142-W, Roadside De-Icing Salts and Ornamental Plants.


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Managing Pests in the Home Fruit Planting (ID-146-W)

Purdue Extension Publication

Many homeowners enjoy raising their own fruit, but anyone who has attempted to grow them knows that fruit crops are attacked by a wide variety of insect and disease pests and prone to environmental damage. This publication provides homeowners with the information they need to produce an acceptable amount of quality fruit (apples, pears, peaches, plums, cherries, grapes, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants, gooseberries).


Disease-resistant Annuals and Perennials in the Landscape (ID-414-W)

Purdue Extension Publication

One of the best ways to prevent serious plant disease outbreaks is by choosing disease-resistant plants. This publication describes disease resistance in plants, provides management techniques to help avoid disease, and lists species and cultivars of common landscape plants with disease resistance.


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