The Friends of Long Island Horticulture announced the recipients of the 2014 research grant competition.
This year, $25,618 in grants was awarded for nine different research projects. Last year $18,740 in grants was awarded for eight research projects. The generosity from the contributors to the Friends’ fund-raising campaign has allowed these research projects to be funded.
The Friends of Long Island Horticulture was organized in 1993 by individuals in the New York horticulture industry. The group formed in order to raise funds to support the research and educational efforts of Cornell University’s Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center (LIHREC). To date, nearly $500,000 has been awarded through the competitive grant process.
The list of 2014's funded projects include:
- Determination of spotted wing drosophila host preferences and wild host impact, and continuation, of field population monitoring on Long Island, Dr. Faruque Zaman.
- Evaluation of atrazine alternatives for efficacy of weed control in sweet corn on Long Island, Dr. Andrew Senesac.
- Development of standardized Best Management Practices (BMP) for disposing of running bamboo, after removal from landscapes, Dr. Andrew Senesac.
- Tomato variety trial evaluation, Sandra Menasha.
- Evaluation of cucumber varieties resistant to downy mildew, Dr. Margaret McGrath.
- Comparison of efficacy, phytotoxicity, and other characteristics of copper fungicides, Dr. Margaret McGrath.
- Investigating the use of fertilizers and vermicompost extract to manage fusarium wilt in basil, Dr. Neil Mattson and Margery Daughtrey.
- Control of wax scale on nursery ornamentals, Dan Gilrein.
- Long-term evaluation of asparagus cultivars for disease-resistance and spear production, Dr. Mark Bridgen.
For more information on the Long Island Horticulture Research and Extension Center, click here.
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