Alexandria, VA, July 16, 2008 — As a final thank you to the floriculture industry, the remaining funds from FloraStar — an association whose purpose was to develop and promote new varieties of potted plants for the market place — were donated to the American Floral Endowment (AFE) during this year’s OFA Short Course in [...]
Welcome to the first edition of AFE Bulletin, the American Floral Endowment’s new quarterly online newsletter. It’s purpose is to keep you up-to-date about AFE-funded research and education — and the vital role they play in the health and future of the floriculture industry.
Edwardsville, IL, May 13, 2008 – Trustees of the American Floral Endowment (AFE) have selected the Society of American Florists (SAF) as the Endowment’s new management team. “This is a win-win for AFE and the horticulture industry,” says AFE Chairman Mike Mellano Sr., AAF, of Mellano and Company in San Luis Rey, Calif. “AFE will [...]
Edwardsville, IL, April 25, 2008 – Would you like to see what projects AFE is currently funding, review Special Research Reports on topics such as Disease Management, Plant Breeding and Genetic Engineering or Production Technology, or just view a repository of scientific research report articles? Perhaps you need to download a Pre-Proposal Application or an [...]
Dr. George Elliott
University of Connecticut
($48,000)
Final Report
DNA Fingerprinting of Floral Crops
E.J. Parks, Research Analyst and J.W. Moyer, Professor and Dept Head, Dept of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
Report #305
Improved Tospovirus Management Systems for Greenhouse Production
Christine Casey, Dept of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
Report #130
Edwardsville, IL, April 8, 2008 - Pre-proposals for the 2009/10 AFE Funding cycle for Production and Post-Harvest Scientific Research is approaching. The due date for all Pre-Proposals is June 1, 2008. This provides time for the Trustees and the SAF Grower Council to review and select high impact pre-proposals for submission as Full Proposals.
The [...]
Dr. David Smitley, Michigan State University, $29,000, 3 year project
Other Project Team Members -
Mamy Rakotondravelo, PhD. Student, Michigan State University
Executive Summary
It appears that the nicotinoid insecticides will soon dominate the insecticide market for the
greenhouse industry in North America. Imidacloprid (Marathon) is already the most heavily used
insecticide product by greenhouse growers, and in 2005, five new [...]
Dr. Lance Osborne, University of Florida, $25,000, 1 year project
Executive Summary
Thrips cause serious economic losses in many agricultural systems each year including vegetables and ornamentals. Although there are a number of thrips species attacking greenhouse floriculture crops, western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) is the predominate species causing economic losses. Scirtothrips dorsalis is a new invasive [...]
