|
Year Funded
|
PROJECT TITLE
|
RESEARCHER (S)
|
AMOUNT
|
|
2007 |
Organic Matter and Irrigation Frequency
Effects during Shrub Establishment |
Kim Moore
, Amy
Shober, Michelle
Scheiber |
$5,000 |
|
2007 |
BMP Workshops for Field Grown Plant
Producers |
Tom Yeager |
$3,800 |
|
2007 |
Development of Programming Recommendations
for Smart Irrigation Controllers |
Michael Dukes |
$5,000 |
|
2007 |
Characterization of Organic Compounds in
Nursery Reclaimed Water |
Gurpal Toor,
Geoff Denny |
$5,000 |
|
2007 |
Fusarium Decline of Palms: Pathogen,
Hosts, Diagnosis and Control |
Monica Elliott |
$5,000 |
|
2007 |
Toward Sterilizing Nandina: Inducing
Tetraploids for Development of Sterile,
Non-Invasive Triploid Nandina |
Zhanao Deng,
Gary Knox ,
Sandy Wilson
|
$5,000 |
|
2007 |
The Benefits of Florida's Urban Forests on
Environmental Quality |
Francisco
Escobedo |
$5,000 |
|
2006 |
Evaluating Flowering Annuals and Herbaceous
Perennials for the FL Climate |
James Barrett |
$5,000 |
|
2006 |
Determine the Etiological Agent for a New
Disease Affecting Syagrus romanzoffiana in
Landscapes and Nurseries |
Monica Elliott |
$3,800 |
|
2006 |
Expanded BMP Education |
Tom Yeager,
Ed Skvarch,
Richard Beeson,
Brian Boman,
Kevin Hancock |
$5,000 |
|
2006 |
Fertilization Effects on Water Requirements
of Container Grown Ornamentals during
Establishment in the Landscape |
Kim Moore
,
Timothy Broschat |
$5,000 |
|
2006 |
POotential Horticultural and Disease
Management Benefits of Silicon Fertilization
on Poted Orchids |
Wagner Vendrame,
Aaron Palmateer,
Lawrence Datnoff |
$5,000 |
|
2006 |
Designing Irrigation BMP's COnsidering
Capillary Rise for Production Cost Savings |
Kati Migliaccio |
$5,000 |
|
2005 |
Statewide expansion of South Florida BMP effort |
Tom Yeager |
$5,000 |
|
2005 |
Biology and management of West Indies mahogany scale, Conchaspis cordiae
(Hemiptera:Conchaspididae |
Forrest W. Howard
|
$5,000 |
|
2005 |
Genetic sterilization of Lantana |
Zhanao Deng |
$5,000 |
|
2005 |
Development of new coleus cultivars for better foliage color stability and use
as groundcovers |
David Clark |
$5,000 |
|
2005 |
Consumer purchase patterns in Florida (3-year study).
Retail Marketing Web Site |
James Gibson |
$5,000 |
|
2005 |
Biological control of root-knot nematodes on woody ornamentals |
William Crow |
$3,366 |
|
2004 |
Development of a Prototype Greenhouse Robotic Sprayer System |
Tom Burks |
$5,000 |
|
2004 |
Screening Holly
Cultivars for Resistance to Witches' Broom |
Philip Harmon |
$5,000 |
|
2004 |
Utilizing the Weed Suppressive Capacity of Selected Tree Species for Weed
Control in Woody Ornamental Nurseries |
J J Ferguson,
B. Rathinasabapath
|
$5,000 |
|
2004 |
Consumer Purchase Patterns in Florida |
James Gibson |
$5,000 |
|
2004 |
Generation and Evaluation of
Aneuploids and Triploids in Lantana to Develop Sterility Traits for
Invasiveness Control |
Zhanao Deng |
$5,000 |
|
2004 |
Genetic
Engineering of Volatile Chemicals in Ornamental Plants to Affect Insects |
David Clark |
$5,000 |
|
2004 |
Development of New
Coleus Cultivars for Shade Tolerance and Cut Foliage Production |
David Clark |
$5,000 |
|
2004 |
Calibration & Testing of On-Demand Irrigation Control Systems |
Michael Dukes,
Grady Miller |
$5,000 |
|
2004 |
Answers for Why Reclaimed Water is Not More Widely Used |
Tom Yeager |
$5,000 |
|
2004 |
Influence of Growing Media on Efficacy and Longevity of Weed Control and on
Plant Phytotoxicity When Using Pre-Emergence Herbicides |
Robert H. Stamps,
Annette Chandler |
$4,750 |
|
2004 |
Optimum Nitrogen Rates for the Establishment of Three Woody Ornamental Shrubs
in the Landscape |
David Sandrock |
$3,500 |
|
2003 |
Tensiometers for controlling irrigation and
minimizing nutrient loss for ornamental crops (refunded from 1999) |
Tom Yeager |
$5,000 |
|
2003 |
Testing On-demand Irrigation Control Systems |
Michael Dukes,
Grady Miller |
$5,000 |
|
2003 |
Determining water needs
of shrubs during establishment
Progress Report 4 |
Ed Gilman,
Sudeep Vyapari, Michelle
Scheiber,
Kim Moore
|
$5,000 |
|
2003 |
Science based Assessment of Non-native Plants in Florida |
Alison Fox
Randall Stocker
|
$5,000 |
|
2003 |
Management of Lobate Lac Scale |
Catharine Mannion, C. McKinzie |
$5,000 |
|
2003 |
Controlling Lantana's Invasiveness
through Genetic Sterilization |
Zhanao Deng,
Brent Harbaugh |
$2,980 |
|
2003 |
Consumer Purchase Patterns in Florida |
James Gibson |
$5,000 |
|
2002
|
Biology and control of Lobate Lac scale insects
|
Bill Howard
Catherine Mannion
|
$5,000
|
|
2002
|
New Fall Flowering Crops--planting dates and growth regulator use
|
Rick
Schoellhorn
|
$5,000
|
|
2002
|
Alternative Pest and Weed Control
Strategies for Sustainable and Cost Effective Production
|
Gary Knox
Russ Mizell
|
$5,000
|
|
2002
|
Irrigation System Controlled by
Environmental Parameters
|
Tom Yeager
Richard Beeson
Dorota Haman
|
$5,000
|
|
2002
|
Reclaimed Water for Irrigation of Container
grown Plants (continuation)
|
Tom Yeager
James Barrett
|
$5,000
|
|
2002
|
Comparison of new pre- and post-emergence herbicides for control of eclipta,
oxalis and spurge in Florida
|
Robert H. Stamps
|
$5,000
|
|
2002
|
Evaluating potential invasiveness of ten Nandina domestica cultivars in North
and South Florida
|
Gary Knox
Sandy Wilson
|
$5,000
|
|
2001
|
Improving Foliage Plant
Growth through Silicon Supplementation in Fertilization Programs
|
Jianjun Chen
|
$5,000
|
|
2001
|
Development of Cultural Practices and Effective Chemical Controls For
Phytophthora Leaf and Crown Rot of Liriope
|
James O. Strandberg
|
$5,000
|
|
2001
|
Reclaimed Water for Irrigation
of Container-grown Plants
|
Tom Yeager
Richard Barrett
|
$5,000
|
|
2001
|
Fall Flowering Perennial Crops
|
Richard Schoellhorn
|
$5,000
|
|
2001
|
Evaluating Tree Growth and Water Conservation in Non-traditional Containerized
Production Systems
|
Tom Yeager
Richard Beeson
|
$5,000
|
|
2001
|
Nutrient Management of Bedding Plants to Reduce Runoff
|
Kim Moore
|
$5,000
|
|
2000/2001
|
Development of Fertilizer and Rooting
Media Cultural Practices to Enhance Production of Nursery Grown Ornamental
Aquatic Plants
|
David L. Sutton
|
$4,000
|
|
2000/2001
|
Management of Helminthosporium Leaf Spot Diseases of Container-grown Palms with
Nutrients
|
Timothy Broschat
Monica Elliott
|
$4,000
|
|
2000/2001
|
Fertility Management of Floriculture Crops to Reduce Nutrient Runoff
|
Kimberly Klock-Moore
|
$4,000
|
|
2000/2001
|
Evaluating magnesium (Mg) rich materials as potting media supplements to
satisfy plants’ need for Mg
|
Jianjun Chen
|
$4,000
|
|
2000/2001
|
Readily Available
Plant Production Information
|
Tom Yeager
|
$4,000
|
|
2000/2001
|
Understanding Plant Nutrient Uptake will
Result in Efficient Use of Fertilizer
|
Tom Yeager
|
$4,000
|
|
*1999/2000
|
Assessment of Invasive Characteristics,
Ecological Impacts and Management Difficulty of Currently Recommended
Horticultural Species
|
Alison Fox
Randall Stocker
Gary Knox
|
$3,000
|
|
*1999/2000
|
Distribution and Longevity of a Systemic Insecticide within Phoenix canariensis
|
Tom Weissling
Timothy Broschat
|
$3,000
|
|
*1999/2000
|
Utilizing Foliar Fertilization to Minimize
Nutrient Loss to Runoff
|
Tom Yeager
|
$3,000
|
|
*1999/2000
|
Reducing Irrigation and
Nutrient Loss with Tensiometers
|
Tom Yeager
Dorota Haman
|
$3,000
|
|
*1999/2000
|
Response of Woody Landscape Species to Root Knot Nematode
|
Mack Thetford
Robert Kinloch
|
$3,000
|
|
*1999/2000
|
Horticultural Performance of Ethylene Insensitive Petunias
1998 Update
1999 Update
|
David Clark
|
$3,000
|
|
1998
|
Chemical Growth Regulation of Tropical Perennials
|
Michelle Bell
|
$2,900
|
|
1998
|
Development of a detached leaf assay to screen Anthurium hybrids for resistance
to Xanthomonas blight
|
David Norman
|
$2,900
|
|
1998
|
Weed Control in Ornamental Plant
Production Using Pre-emergence Herbicides
|
Robert H. Stamps
|
$2,900
|
|
1998
|
Utilizing Foliar Fertilization to Minimize
Nutrient Loss to Runoff
|
Tom Yeager
|
$2,900
|
|
1998
|
Horticultural Performance of Ethylene Insensitive Petunias
|
David Clark
|
$2,900
|
|
1998
|
Regional Plantings Evaluate Species for Enhancing the Presence, Abundance and
Seasonal Occurrence of Beneficial Insects
|
Gary Knox
Mack Thetford
Dianne Dilger
|
$2,900
|
|
1997
|
Height Regulation Potted Hibiscus and Gardenia
|
Michelle Bell
|
$2,200
|
|
1997
|
Petunia Cultivar Evaluation in Spring and Fall Field Trials
|
Teresa Howe
|
$2,200
|
|
1997
|
Determination of Critical Photoperiod in Six Tropical Perennial Species
|
Richard Schoellhorn
|
$2,200
|
|
1997
|
Reducing Irrigation and
Nutrient Loss with Radiant Energy Controlled Irrigation
|
Tom Yeager
Dorota Haman
|
$2,200
|
|
1997
|
Determining Plan Nutrient Uptake Patterns
for Efficient Use of Nutrients
|
Tom Yeager
|
$2,200
|
|
1997
|
Evaluating Plants for Enhancing the Presence, Abundance and Seasonal Occurrence
of Beneficial Insects
|
Gary Knox
Mack Thetford
|
$2,200
|
|
1996
|
Florida to Participate in a Southeastern U.S. Plant Evaluation
|
Gary Knox
|
$2,000
|
|
1996
|
Influence of Irrigation and Timing and Frequency of Nitrogen Fertilization on
Growth of Ornamental Grasses for Florida Landscapes
|
Mack Thetford
|
$2,000
|
|
1996
|
A Survey of Overhead
Irrigation Water Amounts Applied in Container Nurseries
|
Tom Yeager
Richard Beeson
|
$2,000
|
|
1996
|
Determining Plant Nutrient Uptake Patterns
for Efficient Use of Nutrients
|
Tom Yeager
|
$2,000
|
|
1996
|
Characterization of, and
development of Management Strategies for Fusarium Crown and Stem Rot in
Lisianthus
|
Robert McGovern
Brent Harbaugh
|
$2,000
|
|
1995
|
Potential problems from Bonzi residues during production and landscape beds
|
Richard Barrett
|
$2,000
|
|
1995
|
Evaluation of Reclaimed Water
for Irrigation of Container-grown Woody Plants
|
Tom Yeager
|
$2,000
|
|
1995
|
Minimizing
Irrigation and Fertilizer Applications to Field-grown Nursery Plants
Report #2
|
Tom Yeager
Geri Cashion
|
$2,000
|
|
1995
|
Definition of Causal Agent and Host Range of Fusarium Wilt of Canary Island
Date Palms in Florida
|
Gary W. Simone
|
$2,000
|
|
1994
|
Additional Cultivars to Expand an Evaluation of Dwarf Crape Myrtles
|
Gary Knox
Jeff Norcini
|
$1,500
|
|
1994
|
Towards Improving the Efficiency of Overhead
Irrigation of Container Ornamentals
|
Richard Beeson
Tom Yeager
|
$1,500
|
|
1994
|
Identification, Propagation and Culture of Drought-Tolerant Ornamental Plants
|
Brent Harbaugh
Dan Walton
|
$1,500
|
|
1994
|
Development of Fact Sheet for
Implementing Best Management Practices for Container Nursery Irrigation and
Fertilization
|
Tom Yeager
|
$1,500
|
|
1994
|
Ability of Fungicides Applied During Production to Protect Bedding Plants
Transplanted Into the Landscape
|
James O. Strandberg
|
$1,500
|
|
1993
|
Use of Waste Resources to Suppress Root Rotting Diseases of Container Grown
Landscape Plants
|
Dan Chellemi
Gary Knox
Jeff Norcini
|
$1,500
|
|
1993
|
Elucidation of Semiochemicals for Biorational Management of the West Indian
Sugarcane Weevil, Metamasius hermipterus (Curculionidae)
|
Robin Giblin-Davis
|
$1,500
|
|
1993
|
Comparative Growth of Four Ornamental Crops in Container Media Utilizing Coir
(coconut husk fiber), Sedge Peat, or Sphagnum Peat
|
Alan Meerow
|
$1,500
|
|
1993
|
Evaluation of Computer Controlled Irrigation System for Elimination of Water
and Fertilizer Runoff
|
Richard Barrett
|
$1,500
|
|
1993
|
Fungicide Usage During Propagation of Landscape Ornamentals
|
James O. Strandberg
|
$1,500
|
|
1992
|
Monitoring Insecticide Resistance in Sweet Potato Whitefly
|
Gary Leibee
|
$1,000
|
|
1992
|
Developing
Components of Integration Management if Lethal Yellowing of Palms
|
Forrest W. Howard
|
$1,000
|
|
1992
|
Susceptibility
of Common Bedding Plants to Root-Knot Nematodes
Response
to Nematodes
|
Robert McSorley
|
$1,000
|
|
1992
|
Determining Minimal Nitrogen and
Water Requirements of Ornamental Plants
|
Tom Yeager
|
$1,000
|
|
1991
|
Fungicide Treatments to Eradicate Pathogens and Enhance Survival, Rooting and
Quality of Woody Ornamental Cuttings
|
James O. Strandberg
|
$1,000
|
|
1991
|
Optimizing Frequencies for Pulse Irrigation of Containers
|
Richard Beeson
|
$1,000
|
|
1991
|
Determining Minimal Nitrogen and
Water Requirements of Ornamental Plants
|
Tom Yeager
|
$1,000
|
|
1990
|
Determining Nitrate Runoff Potential for Nursery
Fertilizers
|
Tom Yeager
Geraldine J. Cashion
|
$1,000
|
|
1990
|
Effect of Physical And Water Stresses on Growth and Development of Bedding
Plant Species
|
Michael R. Evans
|
$1,000
|
|
1989
|
Chemical Weed Control in
Containerized Landscape Plant Production
|
Robert H. Stamps
Catherine A. Neal
|
$500
|
