Scientific Research Report Articles
Published Articles From Researchers
Researchers whose projects are supported by AFE are encouraged to author scientific articles for publication in peer reviewed journals. Here are some recently published articles highlighting the results of these projects and their future impact on the floriculture industry.
DISEASE MANAGEMENT
Mary Hausbeck
- “Coleus and Downy Mildew - New Research Advances“ - Greenhouse Product News, October 2007, volume 17, number 10, pp. 28-32
- “Downy Mildew of Rose - Research Advances” - GMPro 27: 2007, in press
- “Fungicides: What is New And What is Working” - Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference on Pest and Disease Management in Ornamentals, Society of American Florists, Atlanta, GA, Feb 28-Mar 1, 2008, pp 21-25
- “Managing Downy Mildews” - Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference on Pest and Disease Management in Ornamentals, Society of American Florists, Atlanta, GA, Feb 28-Mar 1, 2008, pp 98-102
Erick Caamano, Raymond Cloyd, Leellen Solter, Declan Fallon
- “Quality Assessment of Two Commercially Available Species of Entomopathogenic Nematodes: Steinernema feltiae and Heterorhabditis indica” - HortTechnology 18(1): pp 84-89. January-March 2008
Colleen Warfield
- “Those Troublesome Todes” - GrowerTalks, Ball Publishing
INSECT MANAGEMENT
Andrew Chow, Amanda Chau, Kevin Heinz
- “Biological Control - Compatability of Orius insidiosus with Amblyseius degenerans for control of Frankliniella occidentalis on greenhouse roses” - Elsevier Journal, 17 November 2007, pp 259-270
- “Control of Frankliniella occidentalis on greenhouse roses with Amblyseius swirskii and Orius insidiosus“ - Integrated Control in Protected Crops, Temperate Climate IOBC/wprs Bulletin Vol. 32, 2008 pp. 45-48
- “Impact of fertilization on biological and chemical control of two-spotted spider mites on greenhouse roses”- SNA Research Conference Vol. 52 2007, pp 6-10
- “Two Predators Are Better Than One! Combining Amblyseius swirskii and Orius insidiosus for Control of Thrips on Greenhouse Roses“ - SNA Research Converence Vol. 52 2007 pp 11-16
POST PRODUCTION
John Dole, Erin Possiel, Ingram McCall
- “Handling Specialty Cut Flowers“ - GPN, pp 36-41, May 2007
- “Postharvest Treatment of Specialty Cut Flowers, North Carolina State University Report for 2007” - The Cut Flower Quarterly, Volume 20, Number 1, pp 32-33, Winter 2008
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Jinsheng Huang, Paul Fisher, William Argo
- “A Gasometric Procedure to Measure Residual Lime in Container Substrates“ - HortScience 42(7): pp 1685-1689. December 2007
- “Container Substrate-pH Response to Differing Limestone Type and Particle Size” - HortScience 42(5): pp 1268-1273. August 2007
- “Modeling Lime Reaction in Peat-Based Substrates” - Acta Horticulturae 718: pp 461-468. 2006
Jamie McCuiston, Laura Hudson, Sergei Subbotin, Eric Davis, Colleen Warfield
- “Conventional & PCR Detection of Aphelenchoides fragariae in Diverse Ornamental Host Plant Species” - Journal of Nematology 39(4): pp 343-355. Decenber 2007
Robert Wright & Joyce Latimer
- “Grinding Pine Logs To Use As A Container Substrate” - Greenhouse Product News January 2007, volume 17, number 1
