The Master Gardener Decision Support Guide was developed by David Goforth,
Agricultural Extension Agent in Cabarrus
County Center of the North Carolina
Cooperative Extension Service to assist Master Gardener
Volunteers in diagnosing
plant problems over the telephone. To go directly to the
Master Gardener Decision Support Guide, click here.
What is it?
- a comprehensive, current guide to information in a keyed
format for effective diagnosis
of horticultural problems and standard control answers.
- provided by the North
Carolina Cooperative Extension
Service.
- developed for Master Gardener Volunteers, Cooperative
Extension Service Horticulture
Agents, retail garden center employees and other green
industry professionals who are
expected to answer client questions about plant insects and
diseases.
How can it help you?
- Allows professionals and volunteers to use several
strategies to answer client
questions.
- Saves time for clients, volunteers, professionals, and
their
supervisors
- Saves the cost of expensive reference materials which may
not be readily available.
- Ensures access to the most up-to-date research and
information
- Increases the volunteer or professional's morale
- Increases customer confidence
- Provides access to references on both insect and disease
problems
- Cross referenced diagnosis of problems
- Reference designed specifically for North Carolina without
extraneous information that
slows response time
The Master Gardener Decision Support Guide is designed to be
accurate, comprehensive,
keyed, and easy to use. It is an effective strategy for
diagnosing plant problems.
Go Directly to the
Master Gardener Decision Support Guide
Go to Cyndi's Master Gardener Decision Support Guide
This page was created and maintained by
Cyndi Lauderdale, December 20, 1999
Last updated December
20, 1999.Comments on the Master Gardener Decision
Support Guide can be
sent to Cyndi Lauderdale,
Horticulture Agent,
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