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2000 VNA RESEARCH GRANTS
Virginia Nurserymen’s
Horticultural Research Foundation, Inc.
383 Coal Hollow Road, Christiansburg, VA 24073-6721
Phone: 540-382-0943 – 800-476-0055 – Fax: 540-382-2716 – Email: vna@swva.net

The Virginia Nurserymen’s Association Horticulture Research Foundation is pleased to announce the current recipients of research grants for 2000. These grants are funded from interest on the VNA Trust Fund, the VNLA budget, and grower contributions. The VNA Research Foundation has assets of over $400,000, which helps fund these research projects.

$1,000 Heat Stress Reduction for Container-Grown Production
Dr. Bonnie Appleton (2)

$500 Maintenance of the Tidewater Arboretum
Dr. T.J. Banko (2)

$2,900 Irrigation Scheduling: Increasing Plant Growth and Irrigation Efficiency in Container-Grown Nursery
Dr. T.E Bilderback & Dr. S.L. Warren (3)

$1,000 Best Management Protocol for the Production of Mycorrhizae-Inoculated Container Grown Oaks
Dr. J.R. Harris, & Dr. Alex Niemiera (1)

$4,000 Characterizations of Major Pathogens in Recycled Water Used in Nurseries
Dr.C. Hong (2)

$2,500 Relating the Black Vine Weevil Life Cycle to IPM Decisions
Dr. E.E. Lewis (1)

$1,000 Biorational Pest Management Strategies for Pest of Nursery and Landscape Plants
Dr. P.B. Schultz (2)

$1,000 Demonstration and Evaluation of Perennials in Landscape installations
Dr. P B. Schultz (2)

$500 Evaluation of flowering annuals and perennials for landscape potential in Virginia
Dr. P B. Schultz (2)

$1,000 Managing the Asian Ambrosia Beetle in Nursery and Landscape Plants
Dr. P.B. Schultz (2)

$3.000 Nutrient Monitoring Guidelines for Container Production of Perennials
Dr. H.L. Scoggins & Dr. R.D. Wright (1)

$1,500 Fungicidal Management of Diseases of Herbaceous and Woody Ornamentals
Dr. R.J. Stipes (4)

$3,000 Utilizing Tissue Culture to induce Variation in Seed Propagated Coreopsis
Dr. R.E. Veilleux (1)

$1,000 Improved Propagation of North American Terrestrial Orchids
Dr. G. Welbaum & Dr. J. Watkinson (1)

$1,100 Non-destructively Screening Oak Acorns and Red Maple Seeds for Seedling Vigor
Dr. G. Welbaum & Dr. R.D. Wright (1)

$25,000 Total 2000 research funded to date.

(1) Department of Horticulture, Saunders Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0327
(2) Hampton Roads Agricultural Research & Extension Center, 1444 Diamond Springs Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23455-3363
(3) Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
(4) Department of Plant Pathology, Price Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0327

For additional information, contact
Jim Bruce, Chairman
VNA Horticulture Research Foundation
C/o Hanover Farms
13282 Spring Rd
Rockville, VA 23146-1502
804-749-4304 - Fax: 804-749-4350

email: jgbruce@erols.com