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University of Maryland Partners with the Plant Management Network St. Paul, Minn. (March 24, 2005) - The Plant Management Network (PMN), an innovative website designed for plant and agricultural professionals, is pleased to welcome the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension as a new university partner. "The amount of information available on this site enables us to give our county extension agents the right information at the right time," said Bob Tjaden, assistant director for Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) Programs at the University of Maryland. "Not only does this network provide our agents with access to current research published in PMN's journals, but it also provides our agents with opportunities to input their own research to the site," Tjaden said. University of Maryland Cooperative Extension is a statewide, informal education system within the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Its educational programs and problem-solving assistance are available to citizens and are based on the research and experience of land-grant universities such as the University of Maryland, College Park. Other PMN partners include: Syngenta Crop Protection, Pioneer Hi-Bred, Valent BioSciences Corporation, PBI/Gordon Corporation, Campbell Scientific, The American Phytopathological Society, American Society of Agronomy, American Society for Horticultural Science, Canadian Phytopathological Society, Canadian Society of Agronomy, CAST, Crop Adviser Institute, CropLife America, Crop Science Society of America, Entomological Society of America, National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants, NCSRP Plant Health Initiative, Potash & Phosphate Institute, and the Weed Science Society of America. PMN's partners also include a growing list of more than 20 U.S. state land-grant university colleges of agriculture. PMN publishes four science-based applied journals -- Applied Turfgrass Science, Crop Management, Plant Health Progress, and Forage and Grazinglands -- and includes an image database, three field trials publications, a plant science database of more than 4,000 fact sheets and other web-based resources, and a monthly newsletter. PMN also offers continuing education units to Certified Crop Advisers through its education and training center. For more information, visit www.plantmanagementnetwork.org. Media Contact: Amy Steigman Phone: +1.651.454.7250 E-mail: asteigman@scisoc.org |