Currently Funded Projects

Dr. Erik Runkle, Michigan State University, $22,000, 2 year project
 
Other Project Team Members -
Dr. Art Cameron, Professor, Michigan State University

Executive Summary
The quality of a floriculture crop influences the price that a grower receives, the price a retailer can charge, and the favorable experience of the consumer.  Therefore, strategies that improve production and postharvest quality can […]

Dr. Erik Runkle, Michigan State University, $20,000, 2 year project
 
Other Project Team Members -
Matthew Blanchard, Ph.D. candidate, Horticulture, Michigan State University
Dr. Jonathan Frantz, Research Horticulturist, USDA-ARS, Toledo University
Dr. Arthur Cameron, Professor, Horticulture, Michigan State University
Dr. Steve Harsh, Professor, Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University
Dr. A.J. Both, Associate Professor, Bioresource Engineering, Rutgers University

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In the United States, […]

Dr. James Faust, Clemson University, $34,000, 2 year project
 
Other Project Team Members -
John Dole, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, North Carolina State University
Vijay Rapaka, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Clemson University
 
Executive Summary 
Vegetatively-propagated plants continue to be a growing sector of the floriculture industry.  Although, the shoot-tip cuttings that are being produced at the offshore locations under favorable […]