Sponsored Research and Extension Projects
Research and Extension Activities Sponsored by the SRSFC in 2009
RESEARCH
Title
P.I.
Lead State(s)
Amount
Crop
SRSFC Project# 

Pathogenicity of ring nematodes:  an emerging pest of blueberries (Vaccinium spp.)

Progress Report 12-01-09

Brannen, Jagdale, Noe, Cline
GA, NC
$5,000
Blueberries
2009-01

Management of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides crown rot of strawberry in the nursery and fruiting field in the Southeast

Final Report 1-26-10

Rahman, Louws
NC
$5,000
Strawberries
2009-02

Thrips prevalence and management in southeastern blackberries

Progress Report 1-05-10

Burrack, Fernandez
NC
$5,000
Blackberries
2009-03

Postharvest evaluation of raspberry and blackberry selections for use in tunnels in warm production areas

Progress Report 12-18-09

Perkins-Veazie, Fernandez, Ballington, Clark
NC, AR
$5,000
Raspberries, Blackberries
2009-04

Raspberry breeding for the southern region

Progress Report 12-01-09

Fernandez, Ballington, Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Sosinski
NC
$5,000
Raspberries
2009-05
Utilizing diverse strawberry germplasm for developing genetic improvement strategies for the southeastern United States
Pattison, Ballington, Brown, Poling
NC
$5,000
Strawberries
2009-06

Virus elimination from Arkansas blackberry breeding lines

Progress Report 12-18-09

Clark, Tzanetakis, Martin
AR
$5,000
Blackberries
2009-07

Alternative management tactics for green June beetles in grape

Progress Report 12-18-09

Johnson
AR
$5,000
Wine Grapes
2009-08

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

Progress Report 12-01-09

Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Ballington, Fernandez, Tzanetakis
NC, AR
$5,000
Raspberries, Blackberries
2009-09
Estimated costs and returns of producing, harvesting and marketing strawberries produced in high tunnels in the southeastern United States
Safley, Ballington, Poling, Pattison
NC
$5,000
Strawberries
2009-10

Photoperiod manipulations to optimize early season fruit production with a short day strawberry cultivar in high tunnels

Progress Report 1-26-10

Poling
NC
$5,000
Strawberries
2009-11

Postharvest control of decay organisms in muscadine grapes

Progress Report 12-18-09

MacLean, Conner
GA
$4,250
Muscadines
2009-12

Characterization of the anti-inflammatory properties of Georgia-grown blackberries (Rubus spp.)

Progress Report 1-05-10

Pegg
GA
$4,999
Blackberries
2009-13

Antifeedants, repellants, organic controls and clarified injury status for plant-feeding bugs, scarab beetles and thrips on caneberries

Progress Report 1-05-10

Pfeiffer
VA
$5,000
Raspberries, Blackberries
2009-14

The likelihood and rate of human norovirus transfer to small fruits during handling

Progress Report 1-05-10

Cannon
GA
$5,000
Strawberries, Raspberries, Wine Grapes, Blueberries
2009-15

High resolution geographical information system for assessing vineyard site suitability

Progress Report 1-05-10

Wolf, Boyer
VA
$5,000
Wine Grapes
2009-16

Evaluation of rabbiteye blueberry cultivars and selections for fruit abscission characteristics

Progress Report 12-01-09

Malladi, NeSmith
GA
$5,000
Blueberries
2009-17

Effect of biofumigation and solarization on strawberry plant growth and yield under three different climatic conditions in Arkansas

Progress Report 12-15-09

Garcia, Kirkpatrick, Johnson
AR
$5,000
Strawberries
2009-18

Evaluation of apogee for control of runner growth in annual plasticulture strawberries

Progress Report 1-26-10

Straw
VA
$5,000
Strawberries
2009-19

Evaluation of Vitis vinifera grape cultivars and clones for the Southern region

Progress Report 12-15-09

Spayd, Phister
NC
$5,000
Wine Grapes
2009-20

 

EXTENSION
Title
P.I.(s)
Lead state(s)
Amount
Crop
SRSFC Project# 
Web-based in-service agent training modules in disease management and diagnosis
Louws
NC
$5,000
Strawberries
2009 E-01

Educating, testing and evaluating an online decision support system for strawberry frost/freeze protection

Progress Report 12-18-09

Brooks, Poling
NC
$5,000
Strawberries
2009 E-02

Evaluation and cost benefit analysis of chemical mowing strategies for fescue grass groundcovers in Southeast small fruits

Final Report 1-05-10
Chemical Mowing(Tables) 1-05-10

Armel, Lockwood
TN
$5,000
Blueberries, Wine Grapes
2009 E-03

Revised enterprise cost analysis of rabbiteye blueberries and southern highbush blueberries in soil in Georgia

Progress Report 1-05-10

Fonsah, Krewer
GA
$5,000
Blueberries
2009 E-04

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