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Horticultural Research Projects | Researcher | Project | Request | Grant | Dr. Peter Schultz, HRAREC | Demonstration and Evaluation of Perennials in Landscape Installations | $750 | $500 | John Wise, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden | VNLA/LGBG Plant Introduction Program | $3,500 | $3,500 | Alex X. Niemiera, Virginia Tech | Continuation of Exceptionally Hardy Live Oak Project | $240 | $240 | Dr. Gregory Eaton & Dr. J. Roger Harris - Virginia Tech | The Benefits to Nursery Plants of Microbes in Compost-Amended Container Substrates | $4,000 | $2,700 | Dr. Bonnie Appleton HRAREC | An Alternative Method for Protecting Field-Dug Root Balls at Harvest | $11,200 | $2,000 +Trees | Dr. Peter Schultz, HRAREC | Evaluation of Flowering Annuals and Perennials for Virginia Landscapes | $750 | $500 | Dr. Jeffrey Derr, HRAREC | Dinitroaniline Movement and Phytotoxicity in Container Media | $5,000 | $4,000 | Dr. Laurie Fox, HRAREC | Analysis of Nutrient Uptake and Partitioning in Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia Crassipes) for Use in Aquatic Phytoremediation Systems | $5,700 | $2,000 | Dr. J. Roger Harris and Dr. Gregory Eaton - Virginia Tech | Prototype Compost-Based Substrates for Improved Growth and Optimization of Irrigation Efficiency | $4,704 | $3,000 | Stanton Gill, Central Maryland Research and Education Center | Reducing Pesticide Inputs in Nurseries Using a Portable Hot Water Re-circulation Immersion System | $2,760 | $1,060 | Dr. Robert D. Wright, Virginia Tech | HORIZOTRON: A Novel Technique for Measuring Root Growth | $6,000 | $2,000 | Dr. Chuan Hong, HRAREC | Investigating the Source of Primary Inoculum for Phythophthora Diseases Beyond Irrigation Water | $5,191 | $3,500 | Totals | | $67,465 | $25,000 | | | | | | HRAREC = Hampton Roads Agriculture Research & Extension Center |
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