Grants2001

2001 VNLA 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: info@vnla.org

The Virginia Nurserymen's Association Horticulture Research Foundation is pleased to announce the current recipients of research grants for 2001. These grants are funded from the Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association's budget, grower contributions and interest on the VNA Research Trust Fund, which currently has assets of over $430,000.

$1,064 Evaluation of Plant Growth Regulators for Reducing or Delaying the Need for Spacing
of Selected Woody Shrubs in Container Nursery Production
Dr. Tom Banko & Dr. Joyce Latimer, HRAREC⁽²⁾& Virginia Tech⁽¹⁾

	$4,100 Nursery Floor Environment: Does It Affect Containerized Plant Growth? Dr. Ted Bilderback & S.L. Warren NCSU⁽³⁾
	$1,000 Evaluation of Insect Management Strategies for Aquatic Plant Production Dr. Laurie J Fox, HRAREC ⁽²⁾
	$1,000 Aquatic Vegetation Management in Virginia Dr. Laurie J Fox, HRAREC ⁽²⁾
	$4,190 Improved Chlorination for Managing Phytophora Species in Recycled Nursery Irrigation Water Dr. Chuan Hong, HRAREC ⁽²⁾
	$1,800 Managing the Asian Ambrosia Beetle in Nursery and Landscape Plants Dr. Peter Schultz, HRAREC ⁽²⁾
	$500 Evaluation of Flowering Annuals and Perennials for Virginia Landscapes Dr. Peter Schultz, HRAREC ⁽²⁾
	$500 Demonstration and Evaluation of Perennials in Landscape Installations Dr. Peter Schultz, HRAREC ⁽²⁾
	$500 Strategies for Improving the Transplant Success of Mountain Laurel Dr. Roger Harris & Dr. Robert Wright, Virginia Tech ⁽¹⁾
	$1,140 Response of Container produced Herbaceous Perennials to Media Selection and Fertilizer Rate Dr. Holly Scoggins, Virginia Tech ⁽¹⁾
	$1,000 Improved Propagation of North American Terrestrial Orchids Dr. Gregory Welbaum and J. I. Watkinson, Virginia Tech ⁽¹⁾
	$4,000 Developing Cultural Criteria for the Production of Boxwood in Containers Dr. Robert Wright and Dr. Joyce Latimer, Virginia Tech ⁽¹⁾
	$3,000 Monitoring Nutrients in Large Nursery Containers Dr. Robert Wright, Virginia Tech ⁽¹⁾
	$5,000 Plant Introduction Program at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden John Wise ⁽⁴⁾
	$28,794 Total 2001 research funded

⁽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, PO Box 7609, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
⁽⁴⁾Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave, Richmond, VA 23228-4700

For additional information, contact
Jim Bruce, Chairman, VNA Horticulture Research Foundation
C/o Hanover Farms
13262 Spring Rd; Rockville, VA 23146-1502
804-749-4304 - Fax: 804-749-4350 email: jgbruce@erols.com

$1,064 Evaluation of Plant Growth Regulators for Reducing or Delaying the Need for Spacing
of Selected Woody Shrubs in Container Nursery Production
Dr. Tom Banko & Dr. Joyce Latimer, HRAREC⁽²⁾& Virginia Tech⁽¹⁾

$4,100 Nursery Floor Environment: Does It Affect Containerized Plant Growth?
Dr. Ted Bilderback & S.L. Warren NCSU⁽³⁾

$1,000 Evaluation of Insect Management Strategies for Aquatic Plant Production
Dr. Laurie J Fox, HRAREC ⁽²⁾

$1,000 Aquatic Vegetation Management in Virginia
Dr. Laurie J Fox, HRAREC ⁽²⁾

$4,190 Improved Chlorination for Managing Phytophora Species in Recycled Nursery
Irrigation Water Dr. Chuan Hong, HRAREC ⁽²⁾

$1,800 Managing the Asian Ambrosia Beetle in Nursery and Landscape Plants
Dr. Peter Schultz, HRAREC ⁽²⁾

$500 Evaluation of Flowering Annuals and Perennials for Virginia Landscapes
Dr. Peter Schultz, HRAREC ⁽²⁾

$500 Demonstration and Evaluation of Perennials in Landscape Installations
Dr. Peter Schultz, HRAREC ⁽²⁾

$500 Strategies for Improving the Transplant Success of Mountain Laurel
Dr. Roger Harris & Dr. Robert Wright, Virginia Tech ⁽¹⁾

$1,140 Response of Container produced Herbaceous Perennials to Media Selection
and Fertilizer Rate Dr. Holly Scoggins, Virginia Tech ⁽¹⁾

$1,000 Improved Propagation of North American Terrestrial Orchids
Dr. Gregory Welbaum and J. I. Watkinson, Virginia Tech ⁽¹⁾

$4,000 Developing Cultural Criteria for the Production of Boxwood in Containers
Dr. Robert Wright and Dr. Joyce Latimer, Virginia Tech ⁽¹⁾

$3,000 Monitoring Nutrients in Large Nursery Containers
Dr. Robert Wright, Virginia Tech ⁽¹⁾

$5,000 Plant Introduction Program at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden John Wise ⁽⁴⁾

$28,794 Total 2001 research funded

$1,064 Evaluation of Plant Growth Regulators for Reducing or Delaying the Need for Spacing of Selected Woody Shrubs in Container Nursery Production Dr. Tom Banko & Dr. Joyce Latimer, HRAREC(2) & Virginia Tech(1)

$4,100 Nursery Floor Environment: Does It Affect Containerized Plant Growth? Dr. Ted Bilderback & S.L. Warren NCSU(3)

$1,000 Evaluation of Insect Management Strategies for Aquatic Plant Production Dr. Laurie J Fox, HRAREC (2)

$1,000 Aquatic Vegetation Management in Virginia Dr. Laurie J Fox, HRAREC (2)

$4,190 Improved Chlorination for Managing Phytophora Species in Recycled Nursery Irrigation Water Dr. Chuan Hong, HRAREC (2)

$1,800 Managing the Asian Ambrosia Beetle in Nursery and Landscape Plants Dr. Peter Schultz, HRAREC (2)

$500 Evaluation of Flowering Annuals and Perennials for Virginia Landscapes Dr. Peter Schultz, HRAREC (2)

$500 Demonstration and Evaluation of Perennials in Landscape Installations Dr. Peter Schultz, HRAREC (2)

$500 Strategies for Improving the Transplant Success of Mountain Laurel Dr. Roger Harris & Dr. Robert Wright, Virginia Tech (1)

$1,140 Response of Container produced Herbaceous Perennials to Media Selection and Fertilizer Rate Dr. Holly Scoggins, Virginia Tech (1)

$1,000 Improved Propagation of North American Terrestrial Orchids Dr. Gregory Welbaum and J. I. Watkinson, Virginia Tech (1)

$4,000 Developing Cultural Criteria for the Production of Boxwood in Containers Dr. Robert Wright and Dr. Joyce Latimer, Virginia Tech (1)

$3,000 Monitoring Nutrients in Large Nursery Containers Dr. Robert Wright, Virginia Tech (1)

$5,000 Plant Introduction Program at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden John Wise (4)

$28,794 Total 2001 research funded

$1,064 Evaluation of Plant Growth Regulators for Reducing or Delaying the Need for Spacing
of Selected Woody Shrubs in Container Nursery Production
Dr. Tom Banko & Dr. Joyce Latimer, HRAREC⁽²⁾& Virginia Tech⁽¹⁾

$4,100 Nursery Floor Environment: Does It Affect Containerized Plant Growth?
Dr. Ted Bilderback & S.L. Warren NCSU⁽³⁾

$1,000 Evaluation of Insect Management Strategies for Aquatic Plant Production
Dr. Laurie J Fox, HRAREC ⁽²⁾

$1,000 Aquatic Vegetation Management in Virginia
Dr. Laurie J Fox, HRAREC ⁽²⁾

$4,190 Improved Chlorination for Managing Phytophora Species in Recycled Nursery
Irrigation Water Dr. Chuan Hong, HRAREC ⁽²⁾

$1,800 Managing the Asian Ambrosia Beetle in Nursery and Landscape Plants
Dr. Peter Schultz, HRAREC ⁽²⁾

$500 Evaluation of Flowering Annuals and Perennials for Virginia Landscapes
Dr. Peter Schultz, HRAREC ⁽²⁾

$500 Demonstration and Evaluation of Perennials in Landscape Installations
Dr. Peter Schultz, HRAREC ⁽²⁾

$500 Strategies for Improving the Transplant Success of Mountain Laurel
Dr. Roger Harris & Dr. Robert Wright, Virginia Tech ⁽¹⁾

$1,140 Response of Container produced Herbaceous Perennials to Media Selection
and Fertilizer Rate Dr. Holly Scoggins, Virginia Tech ⁽¹⁾

$1,000 Improved Propagation of North American Terrestrial Orchids
Dr. Gregory Welbaum and J. I. Watkinson, Virginia Tech ⁽¹⁾

$4,000 Developing Cultural Criteria for the Production of Boxwood in Containers
Dr. Robert Wright and Dr. Joyce Latimer, Virginia Tech ⁽¹⁾

$3,000 Monitoring Nutrients in Large Nursery Containers
Dr. Robert Wright, Virginia Tech ⁽¹⁾

$5,000 Plant Introduction Program at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden John Wise ⁽⁴⁾