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AMERICAN FLORAL ENDOWMENT SELECTS NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM

May 13th, 2008

Edwardsville, IL, May 13, 2008 – Trustees of the American Floral Endowment (AFE) have selected the Society of American Florists (SAF) as the Endowment’s new management team. “This is a win-win for AFE and the horticulture industry,” says AFE Chairman Mike Mellano Sr., AAF, of Mellano and Company in San Luis Rey, Calif. “AFE will […]

***NEW AND IMPROVED*** AFE ENHANCES SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WEB PAGES

April 29th, 2008

Edwardsville, IL, April 25, 2008 – Would you like to see what projects AFE is currently funding, review Special Research Reports on topics such as Disease Management, Plant Breeding and Genetic Engineering or Production Technology, or just view a repository of scientific research report articles?  Perhaps you need to download a Pre-Proposal Application or an […]

Effective Use of Microbial Inoculants for the Suppression of Soilborne Pathogens in Greenhouse Crops

April 18th, 2008

Dr. George Elliott
University of Connecticut
($48,000)
Final Report
 

Special Research Report #305 - DNA Fingerprinting of Floral Crops

April 18th, 2008

DNA Fingerprinting of Floral Crops
 
E.J. Parks, Research Analyst and J.W. Moyer, Professor and Dept Head, Dept of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
 
Report #305

Special Research Report #130 - Improved Tospovirus Management Systems for Greenhouse Production

April 18th, 2008

Improved Tospovirus Management Systems for Greenhouse Production
 
Christine Casey, Dept of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
 
Report #130

AFE Scientific Research Pre-Proposal Applications Due June 1, 2008

April 10th, 2008

Edwardsville, IL, April 8, 2008 - Pre-proposals for the 2009/10 AFE Funding cycle for Production and Post-Harvest Scientific Research is approaching. The due date for all Pre-Proposals is June 1, 2008.  This provides time for the Trustees and the SAF Grower Council to review and select high impact pre-proposals for submission as Full Proposals. 
The Priorities […]

Whitefly Resistance to Imidacloprid, and Cross-Resistance to Other new Nicotinoid Insecticides

April 10th, 2008

Dr. David Smitley, Michigan State University, $29,000, 3 year project
 
Other Project Team Members -
Mamy Rakotondravelo, PhD. Student, Michigan State University

Executive Summary
It appears that the nicotinoid insecticides will soon dominate the insecticide market for the
greenhouse industry in North America. Imidacloprid (Marathon) is already the most heavily used
insecticide product by greenhouse growers, and in 2005, five new […]

Chili Thrips Resistance Management - Special

April 10th, 2008

Dr. Lance Osborne, University of Florida, $25,000, 1 year project
 
Executive Summary
Thrips cause serious economic losses in many agricultural systems each year including vegetables and ornamentals. Although there are a number of thrips species attacking greenhouse floriculture crops, western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) is the predominate species causing economic losses. Scirtothrips dorsalis is a new invasive […]

Management of Insecticide Resistance in Q-Biotype Bemisia tabaci Populations in U.S. Floriculture Crops

April 10th, 2008

Dr. Frank Byrne, University of California-Riverside, $15,000, 2 year project
 
Other Project Team Members -
Mr. James Bethke, Floriculture Farm Advisor, UCCE San Diego
 
Executive Summary
Insecticide resistance is one of the major problems associated with the effective control of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci.  The problem is compounded by the existence of several biotypes of this pest, each with […]

Advancing the Adoption of Pest Management Strategies on Cut Flowers Produced in the United States and Colombia

April 10th, 2008

Dr. Kevin Heinz, Texas A & M University and Dr. Michael Parrella, University of California Davis,
$50,000, 3 year project
 
Other Project Team Members -
Jose Ricardo Cure, Professor, University Militar Nueva Granada, Bogota, Colombia
Luz Estrela Fuentes, Researcher, Hort. Research Center, Univ. Jorge Tadeo, Lozana, Chia-Colombia
Fernando Cantor, Professor, University Militar Nueva Granada, Bogota, Colombia
Rebecca Lee, Director of Colombian […]