PERENNIAL CROP NURSERIES– PERFORMANCE OF METHYL BROMIDE ALTERNATIVES IN THE FIELD

Soil fumigation with methyl bromide has commonly been used prior to planting perennial field nurseries to insure a high quality product and to meet the California Code of Regulations that state that it is “mandatory that nursery stock for farm planting be commercially clean with respect to economically important nematodes ” (CDFA, 1996). Historically, methyl bromide has been effectively used to comply with the nursery regulations. Growers of perennial nursery crops, such as trees, vines, and roses, will need alternatives to methyl bromide in order to continue to produce clean planting material and to meet CDFA’s requirements. Rose Field Nursery Trial – Planted 2001. A rose field nursery trial wa