Sponsored Research and Extension Projects
Research and Extension Activities Sponsored by the SRSFC in 2008
RESEARCH
Title P.I.(s)
Amount
Crop
SRSFC Project# 

Raspberry breeding for the southern region

Progress Report 12-23-08

Fernandez,
Ballington,
Pesic-
VanEsbroeckk
Sosinski,
Lockwood, Deyton, Pattison
$5,000
Raspberries
2008-01A  

Evaluation of advanced blueberry selections for regional adaptation and mechanical harvest potential 

Progress Report 12-23-08

NeSmith, Cline
$2,500
Blueberries
2008-02

Evaluation of self- and cross-fertility and increased heat tolerance of primocane-fruiting blackberry genotypes

Progress Report 12-23-08

Clark, Garcia
$4,312
Blackberries
2008-03

Blueberry red ringspot virus: prevalence in Georgia and North Carolina and yield losses associated with the disease 

Progress Report 12-23-08

Scherm, Brannen, Cline
$5,000
Blueberries
2008-04

Epidemiological significance of Colletotrichum gloesporioides infestation of nursery plants on crown rot of strawberry in the Southeast 

Progress Report 12-23-08
Finial Report 1-26-10

Rahman, Louws
$5,000
Strawberries
2008-05

Enhancement of bramble production in the southeastern U.S. through micropropagation, virus-indexing, and field evaluation for trueness-to-type 

Progress Report 12-23-08

Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Ballington, Fernandez
$5,000
Blackberries, Raspberries
2008-06

Utilizing diverse strawberry germplasm for developing genetic improvement strategies for the southeastern United States

Progress Report 12-23-08

Pattison, Poling, Ballington
$5,000
Strawberries
 2008-07

Evaluation of cultivars, plug establishment date, and plant spacing for greenhouse strawberry production 

Progress Report 12-23-08

Deyton, Sams,
Takeda
$5,000
Strawberries
2008-08

Vector and transmission investigations for blueberry red ringspot virus in the Southeast 

Progress Report 12-23-08

Cline, Burrack,
Kennedy
$4,923
Blueberries
2008-09

Alternative management tactics for green June beetles in grape

Progress Report 12-23-08

Johnson
$4,998
Wine Grapes
2008-10

Thrips prevalence and management in southeastern blackberries

Progress Report 12-23-08

Burrack, Fernandez
$5,000
Blackberries
2008-11

Enhancing the productivity and fruit quality of forced strawberries through manipulation oflight quality in high tunnels in the 2nd year

Progress Report 12-23-08

Dufault
$5,000
Strawberries
2008-12

Antifeedants, repellants, and organic controls for plant-feeding bugs, Japanese beetle and green June beetle on caneberries

Progress Report 12-23-08

Pfeiffer
$5,000
Blackberries, Raspberries
2008-13

Development of methods to reduce ground drops during mechanicablueberry harvest

Progress Report 1-05-09

Krewer, Takeda,
Andrews
$5,000
Blueberries
2008-14

Agricultural water quality and transfer of foodborne pathogens in grapes and strawberries

Progress Report 12-23-08

Phister, Fisk
$5,000
Strawberries, Muscadines
2008-15

A preliminary survey of bacterial leaf corch
of blueberry in Georgia

Progress Report 12-23-08 

Brannen, Chang
$5,000
Blueberries
2008-16

Evaluation of potential synergistic combinations of synthetic herbicides and/or biofumigants for weed control in small fruits

Progress Report 12-23-08
Appendix

Armel, Sams,
Deyton, Stribling
$5,000
Blackberries, Blueberries, Strawberries
2008-17

Blueberry shelf life prediction and postharvest diseases detection using the electronic nose

Progress Report 12-23-08

Li, Krewer
$5,000
Blueberries
2008-18

Exploring banker plant systems for IPM of off-season greenhouse strawberry production

Progress Report 12-23-08

Sams, Deyton, Hayden
$5,000
Strawberries
2008-19

Estimated costs and returns of producing, harvesting and marketing raspberries in the southeastern United States

Progress Report 12-23-08

Safley, Fernandez
$5,000
Raspberries
2008-20

Pruning management for primocane-fruiting blackberry production in hightunnels in Arkansas

Progress Report 05-19-09

Rom, Garcia
$5,000
Blackberries
 2008-21

 

EXTENSION
Title
P.I.(s)
Lead state(s)
Amount
Crop
Running Tally
SRSFC Project# 

Use of Dura-Line monofilament as a replacement for high-tensile wire in trellis construction and netting support with small fruit crops

Progress Report 12-23-08Progress Report 12-15-09
Final Report 12-05-10

Lockwood, Wills, Honea, Stribling
TN
$5,000
Blackberries, Raspberries, Wine Grapes
$5,000
2008 E-01

Development and publishing of IPM-based management of the major plant pathogens of strawberry:  an extension project.

Progress Report 12-23-08

Louws
NC
$5,000
Strawberries
$10,000
2008 E-02

Frost/freeze advisories for southern region strawberry growers

Progress Report 12-23-08

Poling
NC
$3,000
Strawberries
$13,000
2008 E-03

Weed management practices used in blueberry production: a survey of blueberry growers in North Carolina

Progress Report 12-23-08

Coneybeer, Jennings, Monks
NC
$2,500
Blueberries
$15,500
2008 E-04

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