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Special Research Report # 703 – The Appeal of Biodegradable Packaging to Floral Consumers: Part 3

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Charles Hall, Bridget Behe, Ben Campbell, Jennifer Dennis, Roberto Lopez, Chengyan Yue
Texas A&M University, Michigan State University, Purdue University, University of Minnesota
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Special Research Report #702 – The Appeal of Biodegradable Packaging to Floral Consumers: Part 2

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Charles Hall, Bridget Behe, Ben Campbell, Jennifer Dennis, Roberto Lopez, Chengyan Yue
Texas A&M University, Michigan State University, Purdue University, University of Minnesota
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Special Research Report #701 – The Appeal of Biodegradable Packaging to Floral Consumers: Part 1

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Charles Hall, Bridget Behe, Ben Campbell, Jennifer Dennis, Roberto Lopez, Chengyan Yue
Texas A&M University, Michigan State University, Purdue University, University of Minnesota
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AFE Announces 2009 Scholarship Recipients

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Fourteen horticultural students began the school year with scholarships from the American Floral Endowment. “These very deserving individuals have demonstrated their commitment and passion for the floriculture/horticulture industry,” said AFE’s Scholarship Chairperson PJ Ellison, of Ellison’s Greenhouses in Brenham, Texas.  “We are very pleased to be able to help them along their career paths.” [...]

AFE Thanks the Generous Sponsors of the 2009 AFE Fundraising Dinner

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

The American Floral Endowment’s annual Fundraising dinner was held in Phoenix, Arizona at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass, Wednesday, September 23, 2009.
Proceeds from the dinner help offset operating expenses so more funds from the corpus can support the research and educational programs that benefit the entire floral industry.
AFE wishes to thank all the individuals who [...]

Special Research Report #445: Postproduction – Best Practices to Reduce Bacterial Growth in Floral Solutions

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Postproduction – Best Practices to Reduce Bacterial Growth in Floral Solutions
T.A. Nell, Professor and Chairman, R.T. Leonard, Biological Scientist,
A.J. Macnish, Postdoctoral Researcher and A.M. Alexander, Biological Scientist
Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611
Report #445

Special Research Report #444: Postproduction – Best Practices for Retail Display of Cut Gerbera Daisy

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Postproduction – Postproduction – Best Practices for Retail Display of Cut Gerbera Daisy
T.A. Nell, Professor and Chairman, R.T. Leonard, and A.M. Alexander, Biological Scientists,
Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611
Report #444

Special Research Report #443: Postproduction – Best Practices that Enhance Postharvest Quality of Cut Roses

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Postproduction – Best Practices that Enhance Postharvest Quality of Cut Roses
T.A. Nell, Professor and Chairman, R.T. Leonard, Biological Scientist, Department of
Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611
Report #443

Deadline for Internship/Scholarship Applications – October 1st!

Monday, August 10th, 2009

Attention Students and Faculty Advisors – the deadline for submitting applications for AFE’s Vic and Margaret Ball (commericial production) and the Mosmiller (retain) internship/scholarship programs is October 1st.  More information…

AFE Bulletin – Summer 2009 Issue (Latest Issue)

Monday, August 10th, 2009

What’s happening at AFE?  AFE Bulletin – Summer 2009! Don’t miss the AFE Upcoming Fundraising Dinner September 23, 2009 at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass in Phoenix, Arizona!