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Strategies for maintaining healthy forests in western Oregon

While relatively healthy, forests in western Oregon face threats from climate stress, insects and disease. Here's a look at forest management strategies to cope with those threats and keep the state's forests healthy.

Glenn Ahrens | Apr 2020 | Article

Through thoughtful practices, lawns can be climate-friendly

Love your grass lawn but want to make your landscape more climate-friendly? There are thoughtful ways to keep a lawn as part of your landscape while balancing climate change concerns.

Alec Kowalewski, Brooke Edmunds, Ruying (Wrennie) Wang | Sep 2022 | Article Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Growing vegetables in the Pacific Northwest coastal region

Asparagus, beets, carrots and summer squash are some of the vegetables you can grow along the coast. Learn what to watch out for in a region known for cooler temperatures.

Sally Reill | Jul 2017 | Article

Environmental factors affecting plant growth

Learn about the environmental factors that affect plant growth: light, temperature, water, humidity and nutrition. Either directly or indirectly, most plant problems are caused by environmental stress.

Ann Marie VanDerZanden | Jan 2008 | Article Peer reviewed (Gray level)

How blueberry plants develop and grow

Blueberries grow well in the Pacific Northwest. To get the most out of your bushes, it helps to understand the form and function of each part of the plant.

Bernadine Strik | Mar 2015 | Article Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Cereal Cyst Nematodes

Cereal cyst nematodes reduce yields of wheat, barley, and oats in the Pacific Northwest states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. It is estimated that these pests reduce wheat profitability in these states by at ...

Richard Smiley | Apr 2020 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Root-lesion nematodes: Biology and management in Pacific Northwest wheat cropping systems

Nematodes are tiny but complex unsegmented roundworms that are anatomically differentiated for feeding, digestion, locomotion, and reproduction. These small animals make important contributions to organic matter decomposition ...

Richard Smiley | Sep 2019 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Biology and Management of the Potato Tuberworm in the Pacific Northwest

Discusses the status of the potato tuberworm in the Pacific Northwest, explains the pest's life cycle, and includes color photos for identification. Suggests strategies for monitoring and control, including cultural and chemical control methods.

Silvia I. Rondon, Sandy DeBano, George Clough, Phil Hamm, Andrew Jensen, Alan Schreiber, Juan M. Alvarez, Michael Thornton, James Barbour, Mahmut Dogramaci | Apr 2007 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Controlling Root and Crown Diseases of Small Grain Cereals

This publication describes practices to manage and minimize losses from root and crown diseases of wheat and barley throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Richard Smiley, Timothy Paulitz, Juliet Marshall | Nov 2012 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Slug Pests in Field Crops in Western Oregon

Provides information to help growers in western Oregon control slugs in their fields. Topics include slug host plants and damage, life cycle and biology, how to scout for slugs in the field, a technique to estimate the extent of a field's plant damage, and slug pest management.

Amy J. Dreves, George D. Hoffman, Sujaya Rao | Dec 2016 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)