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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 | 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 | NeSmith, Cline | $2,500 |
Blueberries |
2008-02 |
| Evaluation of self- and cross-fertility and increased heat tolerance of primocane-fruiting blackberry genotypes | Clark, Garcia | $4,312 |
Blackberries |
2008-03 |
| Blueberry red ringspot virus: prevalence in Georgia and North Carolina and yield losses associated with the disease | 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 | 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 | Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Ballington, Fernandez | $5,000 |
Blackberries, Raspberries |
2008-06 |
| Utilizing diverse strawberry germplasm for developing genetic improvement strategies for the southeastern United States | Pattison, Poling, Ballington | $5,000 |
Strawberries |
2008-07 |
| Evaluation of cultivars, plug establishment date, and plant spacing for greenhouse strawberry production | Deyton, Sams, Takeda |
$5,000 |
Strawberries |
2008-08 |
| Vector and transmission investigations for blueberry red ringspot virus in the Southeast | Cline, Burrack, Kennedy |
$4,923 |
Blueberries |
2008-09 |
| Alternative management tactics for green June beetles in grape | Johnson | $4,998 |
Wine Grapes |
2008-10 |
| Thrips prevalence and management in southeastern blackberries | 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 | Dufault | $5,000 |
Strawberries |
2008-12 |
| Antifeedants, repellants, and organic controls for plant-feeding bugs, Japanese beetle and green June beetle on caneberries | Pfeiffer | $5,000 |
Blackberries, Raspberries |
2008-13 |
| Development of methods to reduce ground drops during mechanical blueberry harvest | Krewer, Takeda, Andrews |
$5,000 |
Blueberries |
2008-14 |
| Agricultural water quality and transfer of foodborne pathogens in grapes and strawberries | Phister, Fisk | $5,000 |
Strawberries, Muscadines |
2008-15 |
| A preliminary survey of bacterial leaf corch of blueberry in Georgia |
Brannen, Chang | $5,000 |
Blueberries |
2008-16 |
| Evaluation of potential synergistic combinations of synthetic herbicides and/or biofumigants for weed control in small fruits | Armel, Sams, Deyton, Stribling |
$5,000 |
Blackberries, Blueberries, Strawberries |
2008-17 |
| Blueberry shelf life prediction and postharvest diseases detection using the electronic nose | Li, Krewer | $5,000 |
Blueberries |
2008-18 |
| Exploring banker plant systems for IPM of off-season greenhouse strawberry production | Sams, Deyton, Hayden | $5,000 |
Strawberries |
2008-19 |
| Estimated costs and returns of producing, harvesting and marketing raspberries in the southeastern United States | Safley, Fernandez | $5,000 |
Raspberries |
2008-20 |
| Pruning management for primocane-fruiting blackberry production in hightunnels in Arkansas | 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 | 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. | Louws | NC |
$5,000 |
Strawberries |
$10,000 |
2008 E-02 |
| Frost/freeze advisories for southern region strawberry growers | 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 | Coneybeer, Jennings, Monks | NC |
$2,500 |
Blueberries |
$15,500 |
2008 E-04 |
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