2004 Research Grants

• CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (Sriyani Rajapakse and Nihal Rajapakse)
  Genetic and molecular analysis of rose floral traits
  $11,000.00

• CORNELL UNIVERSITY (William B. Miller)
  A gas chromatograph for floriculture research
  $7,000.00

• KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (Kimberly A. Williams)
  Nutrient retention of clay-type amendments for greenhouse crop production in soilless media
  $10,000.00

• LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (Jeff S. Kuehny)
  Understanding premature dormancy and emergence of Hippeastrum
  $11,050.00

• MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (Erik S. Runkle)
  Flowering orchids as new potted plants
  $8,000.00

• NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (Colleen Y. Warfield
  and Eric L. Davis)
  Development of a PCR-based detection assay for foliar nematodes in ornamental host plant tissues
  $12,000.00

• OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (Michelle L. Jones)
  Protein expression profiling during flower senescence: A proteomic
  approach to enhancing post production quality
  $10,000.00

• TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (Yin-Tung Wang)
  Temperature effects on precision flowering of the Phlaenopsis orchid
  $11,000.00

• UNITED STATES DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
  (Scott T. Adkins and Dennis J. Lewandowski)
  Effect of virus infection on hibiscus cutting production and
  characterization of a newly detected hibiscus-infecting tobamovirus
  from Florida
  $10,000.00

• UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (J. Chen and R.J. Henny)
  Pothos cultivar development through induced mutation of somatic embryos
  $9,000.00

• UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (David G. Clark)
  Gene function analysis in transgenic petunias
  $10,000.00

• UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (Zhanao Deng and Brent K. Harbaugh)
  Breeding for improvement of cold tolerance in Caladium
  $8,000.00

• UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (James L. Gibson)
  Stock plant management of tropical plants
  $6,000.00

• UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (Brent K. Harbaugh, Zhanao Deng and Robert J. McGovern)
  Development of caladium cultivars resistant to Fusarium tuber rot
  $10,000.00

• UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (Raymond A. Cloyd)
  Alternative management strategies to control fungus gnats,
  Bradysia spp. (Diptera: Sciaridae) in greenhouses using extracts
  derived from organic soil components
  $10,000.00

• UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (David J. Schultz)
  Trichome specific promoters for expression of anacardic acids - a first step toward bioengineering increased pest resistance in floriculture crops
  $10,000.00

• VIRGINIA TECH & UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (Holly L. Scoggins
  and James L. Gibson)
  Establishing minimum critical nutrient standards for herbaceous perennials
  $12,000.00

NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB GRANTS

The following grants have been designed as New York Florists’ Club Grants and are established as a continuing tribute to the many industry people, who as members of the club, gave so generously of their time and resources to improve and enhance the future of our industry.

• CORNELL UNIVERSITY (R. Kenneth Horst)
  Revision of the compendium of rose diseases
  $3,500.00

• CORNELL UNIVERSITY (William B. Miller)
  Gene expression in tulip bulbs exposed to high temperature
  $11,000.00

• PURDUE UNIVERSITY (Natalia Dudareva)
  Improvement of postharvest quality and floral scent performance of
  snapdragon flowers
  $11,000.00

• UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE (Rosanna Freyre)
  Genetic and molecular studies of anthocyanins in Anagallis monelli
  $10,000.00

  2004 TOTAL: $200,550.00

  Total Research Grants 1961-2004: $4,950,810.90