Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Pesticides Fertilizers
1. European Commission. “Soil Atlas of Latin America and the Caribbean.”
A literature review and content analysis were performed • Rose growers use fungicides, insecticides, nematicides, and • Rose farms use nitrate- and phosphate-based fertilizers to EUROCLIMA Programme, 2015. PDF File.
using data collected from Parks Library at Iowa State herbicides to protect their plants from pests, such as botrytris maintain soil fertility and provide essential elements for high- 2. “Guenther’s Marsupial Frog.” Photograph. TEC. The Earth Charity, 12 Feb.
University, and various online searches. The following and mildew, aphids and nematodes, respectively quality rose production 2016. Web. 19 Apr. 2016.
materials were used: peer reviewed journals, non-peer 3. Meister Media Worldwide. Crop Protection Handbook. Willoughby: Meister
Chemical Use Effects Chemical Use Publishing, 2006. Print.
reviewed journals, online news articles, books, 4. Office of Global Analysis. “2009 Ecuador Fresh Flower Industry Situation.”
governmental websites, and general websites. Iprodione fungicide Toxic to crustaceans and fish, Calcium nitrate Ca and N are added to aid in the
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 9 June 2009. Web. 4 Apr. 2016.
carcinogen, suspected development of cell wall structure and 5. Sawers, Larry. “Nontraditional or New Traditional Exports: Ecuador’s Flower
Interviews of both academic and industry contacts were endocrine disrupter maintain healthy leaves Boom.” Latin American Research Review 40.3 (2005): 40-66. Web. 5 Oct.
conducted in order to gather information related to Dodemorph acetate fungicide Skin and eye irritant Potassium nitrate K and N are added to maintain healthy 2015.
leaves 6. “Silver Marsupial Frog.” Photograph. Widescreen Arkive. Widescreen
chemical usage, soil classification, pest management Propineb + cymoxanil fungicide Skin and eye irritant Initiative, n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2016.
strategies, etc. Experts interviewed included: Juan Carlos Ammonium nitrate N is added to maintain healthy leaves 7. Trebol Roses. Plantaciones El Trebol Cia Ltda, 2016. Web. 23 Mar. 2016.
Thiocyclam Insecticide Toxic to amphibians and fish,
Velez, Carolina Cordova Martinez, Christopher Currey, Lee Harmful if swallowed/inhaled Phosphate-based P is added to maintain healthy leaves 8. “Watersheds in Ecuador.” Image. CoLab Radio. Community Innovators Lab,
Burras and Gail Nonnecke. n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2016.
I would like to thank the following individuals for their valuable assistance with this project: Gail Nonnecke (Project Advisor), Carolina Martinez, Lee Burras, Christopher Currey, Juan Carlos Velez, and Mike Weber. I would also like to thank the Global Resource Systems Program and the Honors Program.