SRSFC - Sponsored Research and Projects

Sponsored Research and Projects

Research Sponsored by the Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium in 2005
Progress Reports
Title	Principal Investigator(s)	Lead state(s)	Amount	Crop
Pierce's disease risk zones in the southeast	Sutton, Brannen	NC, GA	$4,951	Grape
The effect of increased nitrogen and potassium levels within the sap of strawberry leaf petioles on overall yield and quality of strawberry fruit as affected by cultivar	Hassell, Poling	SC, NC	$5,000	Strawberry
Development of a raspberry program for the southern region	Fernandez, Ballington, Pesic-Van Esbroeck	NC	$5,000	Raspberry
Irrigation scheduling for small fruit crops	Rieger	GA	$5,000	Multiple
Evaluation of herbicides for yellow and purple nutsedge and annual sedges control in young blueberry fields	Czarnota, Monks	GA, NC	$4,000	Blueberry
Evaluation of floating row covers containing micro-encapsulated phase-change chemicals for frost protection of strawberries	Sams, Deyton	TN	$5,000	Strawberry
Comparison of runner-tip production among classes of certified nursery stocks of strawberry cultivars	Pesic-Van Esbroeck, Ballingtton, Fernandez	NC	$5,000	Strawberry
Developmnet of improved methods of replanting blueberries in established fields	Krewer, Fonsah	GA	$4,379	Blueberry
Evaluation of wintertime sprays of soybean oil to delay flower bud phenology and thin fruit of rabbiteye and southern highbush blueberries	Deyton, Sams, Lockwood, Ballington	TN, NC	$5,000	Blueberry
Evaluation of stinger herbicide carryover potential in spring planted vegetable crops	Jennings, Culpepper	GA, NC	$5,000	Strawberry, Vegetables
Evaluation of fruit cracking in rabbiteye blueberry germplasm	NeSmith	GA	$4,000	Blueberry
Management methods for escaped climbing annual and perennial broadleaf weeds in commercial grape production	Robinson, Lockwood	TN	$5,000	Grape
Source of mites and mite management in plant production and grower training for strawberry plant and fruit producers in the southern region	Sorensen	NC	$4,952	Strawberry
Measuring sub-lethal effects of honey bee parasites on rabbiteye blueberry pollination	Delaplane	GA	$5,000	Blueberry

Extension Projects Sponsored by the Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium in 2005
Title	Principal Investigator(s)	Lead State(s)	Amount	Crop
Estimated costs and returns of producing, harvesting and marketing blackberries in the south region of the United� States	Fernandez, Safley	NC	$3,000	Blackberries
Wildlife damage control in small fruitplantings 2006 Progress Report ^12-1-06 2007 Progress Report ^1-3-08	Lockwood, Straw, Wills, Honea	TN	$5,000	Multiple
Strawberry Weed Control	Straw	TN	$5,000	Strawberry

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Sponsored by:
Clemson University - NC State University - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - The University of Georgia - The University of Tennessee

The Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium - Box 7601 - North Carolina State University - Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7601- Phone: 919-515-6963
Please direct comments or suggestions to: Brenda J Willis - Phone: 706-542-2471