ARCHIVED Searchable Projects List (2002-2025)
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| Project# | Sponsored | Title | P.I.(s) | State(s) | Crop(s) | Amount | PDF Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 R-01 | Research | Monitoring of Neopestalotiopsis spp. on strawberry cultivars in the Southeastern United States | Madrid, Brannen | GA | Strawberry | $5,000 | 2025 R-01 Final Report |
| 2025 R-02 | Research | Assessing Novel Pierce’s Disease Resistant Vitis vinifera Grape Cultivars for Sustainable Production in Alabama and the Southeast | Coneva, Cremonez, Stafne, Conner, Vinson | AL | Grape | $5,000 | 2025 R-02 Final Report |
| 2025 R-03 | Research | Exploring the use of aerial imagery to evaluate grapevine health in the southeast US | Lowder, Brannen, Reeves, Oliveira, McDaniel, Eason, Williams | GA | Grape | $5,000 | |
| 2025 R-04 | Research | Review of silicon for management of powdery mildew of grape | Brannen, Lowder | GA | Grape | $5,000 | 2025 R-04 Final Report |
| 2025 R-05 | Research | Survey of Eriophyid mites on Caneberries in the Southeast | Cato, Lopez, Bertone, Rubio Ames | AR | Caneberry | $5,000 | 2025 R-05 Final Report |
| 2025 R-06 | Research | Determining chilling requirements for blackberry cultivars using long-cane plants and forced cuttings | Worthington, Johns | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | 2025 R-06 Final Report |
| 2025 R-07 | Research | Assessing the cold hardiness of muscadine grapes with differential thermal analysis, electrolyte leakage, and field observations | Worthington, Johns | AR | Grape | $4,000 | 2025 R-07 Final Report |
| 2025 R-08 | Research | Cataloging the Host Response of Blueberry Cultivars to Phytophthora Root Rot Disease | Chu, Oliver | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | 2025 R-08 Final Report |
| 2025 R-09 | Research | Cotton nanofibers derived from gin waste and motes as a versatile fruit protectant that guards against crop injury from fruit cracking and insect feeding | Stafne, Easson, Jordan, Sampson, Williams | MS | Berries and Grape | $5,000 | |
| 2025 R-10 | Research | Advancing Biologically-Based Management Strategies for Strawberry Production | Adhikari, Louws | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2025 R-11 | Research | Assessment of copper fungicides and other materials for control of algal stem blotch of blueberry | Oliver | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | 2025 R-11 Final Report |
| 2025 R-12 | Research | Assessing the Effect of Postharvest Storage on Fruit Quality Attributes of Recently Released Perfect-flowered Muscadine Grape Cultivars and Advanced Selections | Coneva, Trandel-Hayse, Worthington, Conner | AL | Grape | $5,000 | 2025 R-12 Final Report |
| 2025 R-13 | Research | Assessing Strawberry Varieties with Moderate Resistance to Neopestalotiopsis for Performance in Georgia | Rubio-Ames, Hibbs, Madrid | GA | Strawberry | $5,000 | 2025 R-13 Final Report |
| 2025 R-14 | Research | Assessing Fruit Quality and Shelf-Life Variability of New Strawberry Cultivars for Alabama | Trandel-Hayse, Ru, Vinson, Wang | AL | Blueberry | $5,000 | 2025 R-14 Final Report |
| 2025 R-15 | Research | Blueberry Detachment Force, Fruit Quality Traits and Mechanical Harvest Performance | Spencer, Cline | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | 2025 R-15 Final Report |
| 2025 R-16 | Research | Influence of cultivar and harvest timing on strawberry polyphenol content | Cladis, Samtani | VA | Blackberry | $5,000 | |
| 2025 R-17 | Research | Assessing the influence of growing location on blueberry iridoid content | Leisner, Cladis, Samtani, Ru, Iorizzo | VA | Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2025 R-18 | Research | Early-ripening Blueberry Production Using High Tunnel in Central Alabama | Spiers, Trandel-Hayse | AL | Blueberry | $5,000 | 2025 R-18 Final Report |
| 2025 R-19 | Research | Comparison of blackberry polyphenols from blackberries grown in different environments | Cladis, Samtani | VA | Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2025 R-20 | Research | Evaluating biostimulant products for strawberry crop vigor, yield and fruit quality | Samtani, Pilot, Unruh-Snyder | VA | Blueberry | $5,000 | |
| 2025 R-21 | Research | Evaluation of Alternative Atmosphere Treatments to Extend the Shelf-life of Georgia-grown Blueberries | Deltsidis, Rubio-Ames | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | |
| 2025 R-22 | Research | Long-Term Study of the Impacts of Crop Rotation on Southeastern Plasticulture Strawberry Production | McWirt, Cato | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | 2025 R-22 Final Report |
| 2025 R-23 | Research | Weed Control Strategies for Container-Grown Blueberries | Knight, Stafne, Fontenot, Ryals, Williams | MS | Strawberry | $5,000 | 2025 R-23 Progress Report |
| 2025 R-24 | Research | Investigating physicochemical, color, and sensory impacts from co-fermenting Vitis rotundifolia (Noble) and Vitis vinifera (Merlot) grapes | Threlfall, Fleming | AR | Blueberry | $5,000 | 2025 R-24 Progress Report |
| 2025 R-25 | Research | White Drupelet Disorder of Blackberry as affected by Cultivar and Irrigation Timing | Stafne, Williams | MS | Grape | $5,000 | |
| 2025 R-26 | Research | Use of Near Infrared Spectroscopy to Rapidly Quantify Anthocyanin of Vaccinium virgatum (Rabbiteye Blueberry) Selections | Perkins-Veazie, Ru, Trandel-Hayse, Iorizzo | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | 2025 R-26 Final Report |
| 2025 E-01 | Extension | Development of Traditional Disease and Arthropod Identification Resources for Blueberry Growers in the Southeastern United States | Melanson, Cline, Lopez, Sial | MS | Blueberry | $5,000 | |
| 2025 E-02 | Extension | Developing a Postharvest Guide for U.S. Southern Region Fresh-market Small Fruits | Perkins-Veazie, Threlfall, Deltsidis, McWirt, Hoffman | NC | Small Fruits | $5,000 | 2025 E-02 Progress Report |
| 2025 E-03 | Extension | Strategies for Managing Neopestalotiopsis in Commercial Strawberry Production- Producer and Agent Training | Vinson, Lawrence | AL | Strawberry | $5,000 | 2025 E-03 Progress Report |
| 2025 E-04 | Extension | Early Detection Efforts for Spotted Lanternfly in Southeastern Vineyards | Blaauw | GA | Grape | $4,394 | |
| 2025 E-05 | Extension | 2025 Virtual Southeastern Bunch Grape School | McDaniel et al. | NC | Grape | $5,000 | |
| 2025 E-06 | Extension | Vineyard Sprayer Calibration | McDaniel, Hoheisel, Hoffmann, Lowder, Harner | NC | Grape | $5,000 | |
| 2024 R-01 | Research | Prevalence and characterization of Neopestalotiopsis spp. on strawberry cultivars in the Southeastern United States | Jimenez Madrid, Brannen, Oliver, et al. | GA | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2024 R-02 | Research | Latent detection of anthracnose on strawberry crop using multi-spectral imaging, Year 2 | Samtani, Chandel, Gauthier, Rahman | VA | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2024 R-03 | Research | Fungicide sensitivity of Phytophthora cinnamomi isolates from blueberry in Georgia and North Carolina | Oliver, Jimenez Madrid, Cline | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2024 R-04 | Research | Assessing soil microbiome populations shifts with soil disinfestation treatments, beneficial bacteria, and their combinations, Year 2 | Samtani, Adhikari | VA | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2024 R-05 | Research | Blueberry Detachment Force and Mechanical Harvest Performance | Spencer, Malladi, Cline | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2024 R-06 | Research | Long-Term Study of the Impacts of Crop Rotation on Southeastern Plasticulture Strawberry Production | McWirt | AR | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2024 R-07 | Research | Reducing fungicide risk in strawberry fields with strategic combinations of biological control agents (BCAs) and low doses of single site fungicides | Schnabel, Gura, Wesche | SC | Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2024 R-08 | Research | Evaluation of Alternative Atmosphere Treatments to Extend the Shelf-life of Georgia-grown Blackberries | Deltsidis, Rubio-Ames | GA | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2024 R-09 | Research | Can early berry color be used as a proxy to select for improved anthocyanin composition of mature blackberry fruit? | Worthington, Threlfall, Lust-Moore | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2024 R-10 | Research | Advancing Biologically-based Management Strategies for Strawberry Production | Adhikari, Louws | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2024 R-11 | Research | Review of surfactant adjuvants and air induction sprayer nozzles for improving the efficacy of elemental sulfur for management of powdery mildew of grape | Brannen, Sanders | GA | Grape | $5,000 | Final |
| 2024 R-12 | Research | Elucidating the Role of Calcium and Boron in Fruit Quality and Flower Bud Necrosis | Rubio Ames, Williams, Deltsidis | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress | Final |
| 2024 R-13 | Research | Postharvest and Quality Attributes of Rabbiteye Blueberry for Alabama | Trandel-Hayse, Ru, Coneva, Perkins-Veazie, Babkier | AL | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2024 R-14 | Research | Effect of Stem Cutting Propagation Strategies on Grapevine Species (Vitis) | Knight, Stafne, Ryals, Williams | MS | Grape | $5,000 | Progress | Final |
| 2024 R-15 | Research | Use of 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) to Prolong Storage Life and Quality of the Blackberry (Rubus spp.) | Vinson, Spiers, Trandel, Wang | AL | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2024 R-16 | Research | Determining nitrification capacity of Georgia blueberry soils | Malladi, Cassity-Duffey | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2024 R-17 | Research | Evaluating the Wine Potential of High Acid Bunch Grapes When Blended With Other Grape Cultivars and Small Fruits | Crist, Stafne, Coker, Williams, Threlfall | MS | Grape | $5,000 | Progress | Final |
| 2024 R-18 | Research | Investigating the Postharvest Quality Issues of Brightwell Blueberries | Deltsidis, Rubio-Ames | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2024 R-19 | Research | Evaluation of Elderberry Cultivars at Three Arkansas Locations for Research and Grower Demonstration | Rom | AR | Elderberry | $5,000 | |
| 2024 R-20 | Research | Investigating wine quality impacts from co-fermenting Vitis rotundifolia (Noble) and Vitis vinifera (Merlot) grapes | Threlfall, Fleming | AR | Grape | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2024 R-21 | Research | Assessing the Postharvest Quality and Sensory Attributes of Four Blackberry Cultivars Grown in South Georgia | Rubio Ames, Deltsidis | GA | Blackberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2024 R-22 | Research | Assessing the cold hardiness of muscadine grapes | Worthington, Johns | AR | Grape | $5,000 | Final |
| 2024 R-23 | Research | Chlorgenic Acid Content in Rabbiteye Blueberry (Vaccinium virgatum) Germplasm after Harvest and Storage | Perkins-Veazie, Ru, Trandel-Hayse, Iorizzo | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2024 R-24 | Research | Influence of cultivar and harvest timing on strawberry polyphenol content | Cladis, Samtani | VA | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2024 R-25 | Research | Assessing a novel virus, blackberry line pattern virus, for its association with symptoms and prevalence in aphid populations | Cieniewicz | SC | Blackberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2024 R-26 | Research | Evaluating Cold Hardiness of Muscadine Cultivars | Coker, Stafne, Knight, Ryals, Williams | MS | Grape | $5,000 | Progress | 2024 R-26 Final Report |
| 2024 R-27 | Research | Evaluating Pomace of Pierce’s Disease Tolerant Wine Grapes as a Sustainable Cattle Feed Supplement | Roqueto dos Reis, Stafne, Williams, Ryals | MS | Grape | $5,000 | Progress | Progress 2025 |
| 2024 R-28 | Research | Determining the relationship between fruit phenology and the fruit ripening window in rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium virgatum) | Nambeesan, Malladi | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2024 E-01 | Extension | Factsheet and How-To Videos Outlining Updated Leaf Tissue Nutrient Monitoring Recommendations for Southeastern Blackberry Production | Lay-Walters et al | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2024 E-02 | Extension | Development of Traditional Disease and Arthropod Identification Resources for Strawberry Growers | Melanson, Cato, Ferguson, Sikora | MS | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2024 E-03 | Extension | An Examination of Botrytis cinerea Fungicide Resistance in Strawberries in the Southeast | Melanson, Jimenez-Madrid, Schnabel | MS | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2024 E-04 | Extension | An Examination of Colletotrichum spp. Fungicide Resistance in Strawberries in the Southeast | Henn, Melanson, Jimenez-Madrid, Schnabel | MS | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2024 E-05 | Extension | Developing a Postharvest Guide for U.S. Southern Region Fresh-market Small Fruits | Perkins-Veazie et al. | NC | Multicrop | $5,000 | Refer to 2025 E-02 Progress Report |
| 2024 E-06 | Extension | Establishing small fruit production in transitional zones through a value-added approach | Wilson, et al. | LA | Multicrop | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2024 E-07 | Extension | Extension Education on Innovative Bunch Grape Production Technologies for the SE | Coneva, Stafne, Trandel-Hayse | AR | Grape | $5,000 | |
| 2024 E-08 | Extension | Grape Production and Marketing: Site Selection, Preparation, Budgeting, and Marketing of Wine Grapes in the Southeastern U.S. | Painter et al. | TN | Grape | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2023 R-01 | Research | Blueberry detachment force and mechanical harvest performance | Spencer, Cline, and Malladi | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2023 R-02 | Research | Screening blueberry cultivars for stem blight resistance | Ru, Coneva, Lawrence, Conner, and Oliver | AL | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2023 R-03 | Research | Evaluating edible coatings to extend postharvest storage of fresh-marketed muscadine grapes | Threlfall, Worthington, Ubeyitogullari, and Chenier | AR | Grape | $5,000 | Final |
| 2023 R-04 | Research | Relating the anthocyanin profile of strawberries to visual color assessment | Perkins-Veazie, Fernandez, Vinson, and Whitaker | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2023 R-05 | Research | Assessment of improved and newly released muscadine grape cultivars for Alabama vineyards | Coneva, Conner, Ru, Worthington and Salazar-Gutierrez | AL | Grape | $5,000 | Final |
| 2023 R-06 | Research | Blueberry soil amendments (comprised of woodland waste products) – a comparison to the industry standard pine bark – second year | McLean and Melgar | SC | Blueberry | $1,731 | |
| 2023 R-07 | Research | Assessing soil microbiome population shifts with soil infestation treatments, beneficial bacteria, and their combinations | Samtani, Rahman, and Williams | VA | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2023 R-08 | Research | Can early berry color be used as a proxy to select for improved anthocyanin composition of mature blackberry fruit? | Worthington and Threlfall | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2023 R-09 | Research | Screening of current southeastern blueberry cultivars for ammonium and nitrate uptake capacities | Malladi and Cabrera | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2023 R-10 | Research | Utilizing a disease risk model to enhance anthracnose fruit rot spray programs for Georgia blueberries | Oliver | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2023 R-11 | Research | Investigating the prevalence of fungicide resistance among fungi causing Alternaria and Botrytis fruit rots on Georgia blueberries | Oliver | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2023 R-12 | Research | Postharvest ethylene treatment effects on blueberry fruit quality attributes during storage | Nambeesan and Deltsidis | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Abstract | Final |
| 2023 R-13 | Research | Harnessing the strawberry microbiome is a new paradigm for sustainable agriculture | Adhikari, Sanabria Velazquez, and Louws | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2023 R-14 | Research | Prediction of fruit firmness across multiple southern highbush blueberry cultivars using sugars and acids | Nambeesan and Seymour | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Abstract | Final |
| 2023 R-15 | Research | Latent detection of anthracnose on strawberry crop using multi-spectral imaging | Samtani, Chandel, and Smart | VA | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2023 R-16 | Research | Identifying the vector of blackberry leaf mottle-associated virus | Tzanetakis and Mejia | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2023 R-17 | Research | Evaluation of alternative atmosphere treatments to extend shelf-life of Georgia-grown blackberries | Deltsidis, Rubio-Ames, and McAvoy | GA | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2023 R-18 | Research | Assessment of impact of fall versus winter pruning of ‘Ouachita’ blackberry on yield and plant health | Lee, Henderson, and McWirt | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Update |
| 2023 R-19 | Research | Investigating use of alternative packaging on quality of Vitis hybrid wine during storage | Threlfall and Bartz | AR | Grape | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2023 R-20 | Research | Chlorogenic acid content of 50 blueberry cultivars | Perkins-Veazie, Iorizzo, Mainland | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2023 R-21 | Research | Evaluation of blueberry production using containers | Salazar-Gutierrez and Lawrence | AL | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2023 R-22 | Research | Assessing the postharvest quality and sensory attributes of four blackberry cultivars grown in south Georgia | Rubio-Ames and Deltsidis | GA | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2023 R-23 | Research | Blueberry performance evaluation in high tunnels as an alternative production system for frost protection | Salazar-Gutierrez, Lawrence, and Coneva | AL | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2023 R-24 | Research | Evaluation of 15 advanced blueberry selections and cultivars under irrigated conditions in Sandhills research station (NC) | Ashrafi, Spencer, and Martin | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2023 R-25 | Research | Evaluating stress tolerances among Pierce’s disease tolerant bunch grape cultivars | Stafne, Williams, and Salazar-Gutierrez | MS | Grape | $5,000 | Progress | Final |
| 2023 E-01 | Extension | Online training series of harvest quality and postharvest handling of small fruits | Deltsidis, Itle, and Esmel | GA | Small Fruit | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2023 E-02 | Extension | Blueberry management practices for growers and extension agents in Mississippi and Louisiana | Coker, Stafne, Fontenot, and Kirk-Ballard | MS | Blueberry | $4,955 | Final |
| 2023 E-03 | Extension | Extension education on newly released blueberry cultivars with improved fruit quality characteristics | Coneva, Babiker, Ru, Stafne, Salazar-Gutierrez, Rodrigues, Vinson, Willis | AL | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2023 E-04 | Extension | Development of high-quality Spanish extension publications for diagnosis and management of strawberry diseases | Sanabria-Velazquez, Louws, and Adhikari | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2023 E-05 | Extension | Establishment of TPUPS (trellised production using primocane suppression) blackberry demonstration orchard for use in regional extension and teaching activities | Polozola and Shields | LA | Blackberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2023 E-06 | Extension | Evaluating cultivar selection and management practices to support blueberry educators and growers in the mid-South | Bumgarner, Lockwood, Rose, and Painter | TN | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress | Progress 2024 |
| 2023 E-07 | Extension | Long cane production of raspberries: monitoring of soil moisture and nutrient status | Rayburn, Jackson, Fernandez, and Havlin | NC | Raspberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2023 E-08 | Extension | Effects of biostimulants on yield and postharvest quality of two popular Southeastern strawberry varieties in an organic production system | Wszelaki, Lockwood, and Flowers | TN | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2023 E-09 | Extension | Building a platform for web-based disease risk assessment system using OpenWeatherMap data | Mizuho Nita | VA | Grape | $5,000 | Progress | Updated Progress 2024 |
| 2022 R-01 | Research | Evaluation of Reflective Groundcovers for Sour Rot Management in Wine Grape Production | Phil Brannen, Ashley Hoppers, Brett Blaauw, David Lockwood, Tom Kon | GA | Grape | $5,000 | Final |
| 2022 R-02 | Research | Evaluating organic fungicides for control of blueberry diseases in the southeastern U.S. | Jonathan E. Oliver, Bill Cline, Shane Curry | GA | Blueberry | $2,500 | Final |
| 2022 R-03 | Research | Evaluating organic fungicides for control of blueberry diseases in the southeastern U.S. | Bill Cline, Jonathan E. Oliver, Shane Curry | NC | Blueberry | $2,500 | Final |
| 2022 R-04 | Research | Investigating the Potential of Disease Resistant Vitis vinifera (European Grape) Progeny for the Southeast | Elina Coneva, Kassie Conner, Eric Stafne, Ebrahiem Babiker | AL | Grape | $5,000 | Final |
| 2022 R-05 | Research | Determining Consumer Acceptability of New Fresh-Market Muscadine Grape Releases from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Fruit Breeding Program | Margaret Worthington, Renee Threlfall | AR | Muscadine | $5,000 | Final |
| 2022 R-06 | Research | Evaluation of Preemergent Herbicides for Newly Planted Blackberries | Matthew Bertucci, Nilda Burgos, Aaron Cato, Amanda McWhirt | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2022 R-07 | Research | Distribution of Botryosphaeria stem blight in blueberry production of Alabama | Sushan Ru, Elina Coneva, Kathy Lawrence, Ebrahiem Babiker, Jonathan Oliver, Melba Salazar-Gutierrez | AL | Blueberry | $5,000 | Abstract | Final |
| 2022 R-08 | Research | Use of 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) to Prolong Storage Life and Improve Quality of Prominent Strawberry Cultivars in South Atlantic Region | Edgar Vinson, Yifen Wang, Penelope Perkins-Veazie | AL | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2022 R-09 | Research | Strawberry dose response to preplant and spring nitrogen rates in annual hill plasticulture production | Jayesh Samtani, Mark Hoffmann | VA | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2022 R-10 | Research | Evaluation of aroma volatiles in muscadine cultivars and breeding selections | Patrick Conner, Angelos Deltsidis, Margaret Worthington | GA | Muscadine | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2022 R-11 | Research | Evaluation of Alternative Atmosphere Treatments to Extend Shelf-life of Georgia-grown Blackberries | Angelos Deltsidis, Zilfina Rubio-Ames, Emran Ali | GA | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2022 R-12 | Research | Testing a rapid screening method for blueberry postharvest quality | Penelope Perkins-Veazie, Massimo Iorizzo, Mike Mainland | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Report |
| 2022 R-13 | Research | Interaction between pH and form of Nitrogen (N) on blueberry growth and N uptake | Anish Malladi, Miguel Cabrera | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Abstract | Progress |
| 2022 R-14 | Research | Characterizing Marketable Attributes of Juice from Noble and a Potential New Processing Muscadine Cultivar | Renee Threlfall, Margaret Worthington | AR | Muscadine | $5,000 | Progress | Final 2023 |
| 2022 R-15 | Research | Enabling high-throughput yield prediction for efficient blueberry production | Sushan Ru, Yin Bao, James Spiers, Elina Coneva, Patricio Munoz, Hamid Ashrafi, Paul Bartley | AL | Blueberry | $5,000 | Abstract | Final |
| 2022 R-16 | Research | Techniques to improve and expand efficacy of fungicides against powdery mildew of grape | Phillip Brannen | GA | Grape | $5,000 | Final |
| 2022 R-17 | Research | Determination of ethylene regulated changes in anthocyanin composition during ripening in blueberry | Savithri Nambeesan, Anish Malladi, Renée Holland | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Abstract | Final |
| 2022 R-18 | Research | The Effect of Methyl Jasmonate Treatment on Fruit Quality During Postharvest Storage in Blueberries | Savithri Nambeesan, Zilfina Rubio Ames, Harald Scherm | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Abstract | Final |
| 2022 R-19 | Research | Improving Soil Health for Strawberry Production in North Carolina | Tika B. Adhikari, Frank J. Louws | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2022 R-20 | Research | Evaluating non-destructive spectral imaging techniques for predicting wine grape attributes | Dongyi Wang, Renee Threlfall | AR | Grape | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2022 R-21 | Research | Color Stability of Extracts from Muscadine Grapes High in Malvidin 3,5-diglucoside | Penelope Perkins-Veazie, Renee Threlfall | NC | Muscadine | $5,000 | Final |
| 2022 R-22 | Research | Evaluation of Advanced Southern Highbush Selections for Splitting, Self-Fertility, and Fruit Quality Traits | Jessica A. Spencer, Hamid Ashrafi | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2022 R-23 | Research | Evaluation of Blueberry Production using Containers | Melba Salazar-Gutierrez, Kathy Lawrence | AL | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2022 R-24 | Research | Blueberry Soil Amendments (Comprised of Woodland Waste Products) – A Comparison to the Industry Standard Pine Bark | Bruce McLean, Juan Carlos Melgar | SC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Abstract |
| 2022 E-01 | Extension | 2022 Virtual Southeastern Muscadine School | Mark Hoffmann, Penelope Perkins-Veazie, Phillip Brannen, Margaret Leigh Worthington, Amanda McWhirt, Renee Threlfall, Bill Cline, Patrick Conner, Lynette Johnston, Daniel Tregeagle, Brett Blaauw | NC | Muscadine | $5,000 | Final |
| 2022 E-02 | Extension | Evaluating and Updating Raspberry Cultivars Suitable for North Carolina Markets | Karen E. Blaedow, Courtney Webber, Gina Fernandez, Penelope Perkins-Veazie | NC | Raspberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2022 E-03 | Extension | Extension Education on Newly Released Blueberry Cultivars with Improved Fruit Quality Characteristics | Elina Coneva, Ebrahiem Babiker, Sushan Ru, Eric Stafne, Melba Salazar-Gutierrez, Camila Rodrigues, Edgar Vinson, Harli Willis | AL | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2022 E-04 | Extension | Development of a Herbicide Injury Guide for Brambles, Blueberries, Grape and Strawberries to Assist Growers, Extension Agents and Technical Advisors in Identifying and Diagnosing Herbicide Injury | Katherine M. Jennings | NC | Brambles, Blueberry, Grape, Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2022 E-05 | Extension | Vineyard Pruning Practices for Growers and Agents in Mississippi and Louisiana | Christine Coker, Eric Stafne, Kathryn Fonte, Heather Kirk-Ballard | MS | Grape and Muscadine | $4,315 | Final |
| 2022 E-06 | Extension | Long Cane Raspberry Plant Production in the Deep South | David Picha, Kathryn Fontenot, Christine Coker | LA | Raspberry | $5,000 | |
| 2021 R-01 | Research | Evaluation of Preemergent Herbicides for Newly Planted Blackberry | Bertucci, Burgos, Cato, Jennings, McWhirt | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2021 R-02 | Research | Weed and Pathogen Control Efficacy of Allyl-Isothiocyanate (AITC) and heat-releasing substances (CaO) Co-Applied with Steam as potential Soil Fumigant Alternative | Hoffmann, Samtani, Brannen, Jennings, Volk | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2021 R-03 | Research | Assessing the impact of Xylella fastidiosa in southern highbush blueberry plants in North Carolina and Georgia | Oliver, Cline, Ali | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2021 R-04 | Research | Assessing blackberry fruit quality as influenced by foliar sprays of calcium and salicylic acid | Samtani, McWhirt, Yin | VA | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2021 R-05 | Research | Evaluation of Gibberellic Acid and Prohexadione Calcium for Cane Management in Novel and Standard Height blackberry | Worthignton, Kon, Johns | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2021 R-06 | Research | Entomopathogenic Nematodes as an Alternative Management Strategy for Grape Root Borer | Blaauw, Shapiro-Ilan | GA | Grape | $4,970 | Final |
| 2021 R-07 | Research | Comparison of Phenolics in Seedless and Seeded Muscadines after Storage | Perkins-Veazie, Threlfall, Worthington, Ma | NC | Muscadine | $5,000 | Final |
| 2021 R-08 | Research | Strawberry dose response to preplant nitrogen rates in annual hill plasticulture production | Samtani, Hoffmann | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2021 R-09 | Research | Improving soil health for strawberry production in the southeast:3 providing tools for growers | Adhikari, Louws | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2021 R-10 | Research | Evaluating Shipping Potential and Standards for Fresh-market Muscadine Grapes | Threlfall, Worthington, Howard, Perkins-Veazie | AR | Muscadine | $5,000 | Final |
| 2021 R-11 | Research | Evaluation of a Rooting Protocol for Hardwood Cuttings of Muscadine Grapes | Worthington, Buck, Conner | AL | Muscadine | $5,000 | Final |
| 2021 R-12 | Research | Identification of Aromas Unique to Muscadine Grapes | Threlfall, Worthington, Howard | AL | Muscadine | $5,000 | Progress | Final |
| 2021 R-13 | Research | Identifying post-harvest rots of Georgia blueberries and assessing pre-harvest fungicide applications for prevention of post-harvest diseases | Oliver, Ali | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2021 R-14 | Research | Alternative Atmosphere Treatments to Extend Shelf Life and Control Postharvest Decay in Muscadine Grapes | Deltsidis, Ali, Conner, Paulk | GA | Muscadine | $5,000 | Progress 2021 | Progress 2022 |
| 2021 R-15 | Research | Pre-harvest Chitosan Application for Postharvest Disease Control and Shelf Life Extension of ‘Camarosa’ Strawberry | Vinson, Wang, Perkins-Veazie | AL | Strawberry | $4,505 | Progress |
| 2021 R-16 | Research | Assessing Pest Management Strategies in Blackberries Produced on a Rotating Cross Arm Trellis | Cato, McWhirt | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress 2021 | Progress 2022 | Progress 2023 |
| 2021 R-17 | Research | Evaluating Sugar, Acid, and Antioxidant Profiles of Northern Highbush, Southern Highbush, and Rabbiteye Blueberry Fruit Over Postharvest Storage | Itle, Davila, Deltsidis, Nambeesan | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2021 R-18 | Research | Expanding Capacity for Evaluation of Promising Grape Genotypes in Mississippi | Stafne, Williams, Coker, Carroll | MS | Grape | $5,000 | Final |
| 2021 R-19 | Research | Changes in flavor-related compounds, sugars and acids, after application of Ethephon and 1-aminocycloproponae carboxylic acid | Nambeesan, Malladi, Holland | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Abstract | Progress |
| 2021 R-20 | Research | Interactive effects of volatile fatty acids and Fe2+ and Mn2+ in suppressing Fusarium oxysporum implicated in black root rot complex of strawberry | Butler, Ownley, Littrell | UT | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2021 R-21 | Research | Optimization and Production of Tissue Cultured Advanced Blueberry Selections for Multi-State Trialing | Spencer, Ashrafi | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2021 R-22 | Research | Analysis of uptake of nitrate and ammonium in blueberry using the 15N stable isotope | Malladi, Cabrera | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Abstract | Progress |
| 2021 R-23 | Research | Evaluation of Advanced Southern Highbush Selections for Splitting, Self-Fertility, and Fruit Quality Traits | Spencer, Ashrafi | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2021 R-24 | Research | The Effect of Cuticular Wax Bloom of Blueberry on Fruit Quality and Shelf life of Cultivars and Advance Selections in the NC State Blueberry Program | Ashrafi, Kargar | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | |
| 2021 R-25 | Research | Effects of multiyear applications of 2,4-D choline on Muscadine Grape | Jennings | NC | Muscadine | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2021 R-26 | Research | Investigation of anthocyanin production in rabbiteye cultivars for commercial market and ornamental pink-fruited varieties | Nambeesan, Wilde | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Abstract | Final |
| 2021 R-27 | Research | Evaluation of Southern Highbush Blueberry Varieties for Yield and Fruit Quality throughout the Louisiana Harvest Season | Fontenot, Picha | LA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2021 E-01 | Extension | Update of the Southeast Regional Strawberry Plasticulture Production Guide | Hoffmann, Samtani, Brannen, Jennings, McWhirt, Melanson, Schnabel, Cline, Tregeagle, Burrack | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2021 E-02 | Extension | 2021 Virtual Southeastern Strawberry School | McWhirt, Cato, Schnabel, Hoffman, Samtani, Brannan | AR | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2021 E-03 | Extension | Creation of a Web-based Pierce’s Disease Index to Improve Cultivar Recommendations | Stafne, Fidelibus, Scheiner, Brannen, McCourty, Coneva | MS | Grape | $4,998 | Progress | Final |
| 2021 E-04 | Extension | Online Training Series in Postharvest Handling and Food Safety of Small Fruits | Deltsidis, Dunn, Loayza | GA | Small Fruit | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2021 E-05 | Extension | Regional fungicide resistance testing service for Botrytis spp and Colletotrichum spp on small fruits | Ali, Brannen | GA | Small Fruit | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2021 E-06 | Extension | Evaluating Cultivar Selection and Trellis Types to Support Blackberry Growers in the Mid-South | Bumgarner, Hansen, Lockwood, Velandia | UT | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2021 E-07 | Extension | Grape Sour Rot Biology and Management Digital Media Educational Series | Blaedow, Hoffmann, Brannen, Hall, Burrack, Hatch, Villani, Nita | NC | Grape | $5,000 | Progress | Final |
| 2021 E-08 | Extension | On farm trials of USDA eastern adapted blackberry cultivars in NC, VA and SC | Fernandez, Rollins, Samtani | NC | Blackberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2021 E-09 | Extension | Cover cropping outreach tools and trainings for North Carolina vineyards | Lepsch, Snyder, Hoffmann, Giese, Hatch, Brannen, Mauney, Radford | NC | Grape | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2021 E-10 | Extension | Development of fact sheets and comparative critical disease information for Vitis vinifera, traditional hybrids, and Pierce’s disease tolerant grapevine hybrids | Brannen, Breeden | GA | Grape | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2021 E-11 | Extension | Evaluation of Floricane-fruiting and Primocane-fruiting Raspberry Varieties for Establishment and Fruit Production in Hot, Humid Conditions | Fontenot, Coker, Picha, Heafner, Pinnell-Alison, Lee, Matthews | LA | Raspberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2021 E-12 | Extension | Protected Structure Production of Primocane Fruiting Raspberries and Blackberries in the Deep South | Picha, Fontenot, Coker | LA | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2021 E-13 | Extension | Evaluating and Promoting Low-Input Strawberry Cultivars for the Residential Market | Polozola, Shields, Lee | LA | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2021 E-14 | Extension | Weed Control Strategies in Strawberry Production | Strahan, Gauthier | LA | Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2020 R-01 | Research | Determining the impact of early and late summer broad mite infestations and evaluating new products for potential registration | Cato, Aaron | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress 2020 | Progress 2021 | Progress 2022 | Final 2023 |
| 2020 R-02 | Research | Entomopathogenic nematodes as an alternative management strategy for grape root borer | Blaauw, Brett; Shapiro-Ilan, David | GA | Grape | $5,000 | Report |
| 2020 R-03 | Research | Evaluation of HydroShield to manage sour rot in wine grapes | Hickey; Villani; Kaiser; Brannen; Wolf; Hoffman; Nita | GA | Grape | $5,000 | Report |
| 2020 R-04a/b | Research | Efficacy and crop safety of untested fungicides for diseases of muscadine grape | Brannen, Phillip / Cline, Bill | GA / NC | Muscadine | $2,500/$2,500 | Final |
| 2020 R-05 | Research | Identifying flavor and aroma attributes of Arkansas fresh-market blackberries that impact marketability | Threfall, Renee; Clark, John; Worthington, Margaret; Howard, Luke | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2020 R-06 | Research | Investigating the prevalence of QoI-resistant anthracnose fruit rot on blueberry in Georgia and evaluating fungicides for disease management | Oliver, Jonathan | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2020 R-07 | Research | Determining the distribution of broad mite infestations in the southeast and evaluating biological control options | Burrack, Hannah | NC | Blackberry | $5,000 | Report |
| 2020 R-08 | Research | Strawberry crop performance following anaerobic soil disinfestation using brewer’s spent grain and yeast inoculation | Samtani, Jayesh; Butler, David | VA | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress | Final |
| 2020 R-09 | Research | Rotating Cross Arm Trellis for Southeastern Blackberry | McWhirt, Threfall, Cato | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress | Final 2024 |
| 2020 R-10 | Research | Optimizing texture assessment for muscadine grape breeding | Worthington, Margaret; Chizk, Mason; Threfall, Renee; Clark, John | AR | Muscadine | $5,000 | Report |
| 2020 R-11 | Research | Investigating the potential of disease resistant Vitis vinifera (European Grape) progeny for the southeast | Coneva, Elina; Hickey, Cain; Conner, Kassie | AL | Grape | $5,000 | Progress | Final |
| 2020 R-12 | Research | Grape trunk disease survey in North Carolina and Georgia | Mark Hoffmann; Hickey, Cain; Villani, Sara; Brannen, Phil; Johnson, Mack | NC | Grape | $5,000 | Final |
| 2020 R-13 | Research | Determining uptake of nitrate vs ammonium nitrogen in blueberry | Malladi, Anish; Cabrera, Miguel | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Abstract | Progress |
| 2020 R-14 | Research | Metabolite anaylsis to identify markers for higher fruit firmness and longer shelf-life in southern highbush and rabbiteye blueberry | Nambeesan, Savithri; Scherm, Harald | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Abstract | Report |
| 2020 R-15 | Research | Efficacy and crop safety of minimal-input disease management of Pierce’s disease tolerant hybrids | Brannen, Phillip; Hickey, Cain | GA | Grape | $5,000 | Report |
| 2020 R-16 | Research | Evaluation of a rooting protocol for hardwood cuttings of muscadine grapes | Worthington, Margaret; Buck, Kenneth; Conner, Patrick; Bloodworth, Jeff | AR | Muscadine | $5,000 | Report |
| 2020 R-17 | Research | Evaluate ethephon and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) as ripening aid for blueberry | Nambeesan, Savithri; Malladi, Anish; Allen, Renee | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Abstract | Progress |
| 2020 R-18 | Research | Comparing soil moisture sensors and their effectiveness in blueberry soils | Liakos, Vasileios; Porter, Wesley; Smith, Erick | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2020 R-19 | Research | Evaluation of Chilling Hour Requirements of 16 blueberry Accessions collected from Florida | Ashrafi, Hamid; Aryal, Rishi | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | |
| 2020 R-20 | Research | Evaluation of Advanced Selections, Southern and Northern Highbush Blueberries for Self- and Cross-Fertility | Rishi Aryal; Ashrafi, Hamid | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final |
| 2020 R-21 | Research | Increasing lateral branching of primocane-fruiting blackberry with 6-benzyladenine & GA3 | Kon, Thomas; Fernandez, Gina | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress | Final |
| 2020 R-22 | Research | Assessing limitations for use of fludioxonil for anthracnose disease control in small fruits | Schnabel, Guido | SC | Small Fruit | $5,000 | |
| 2020 R-23 | Research | Effect of bacterial endophyte treatments on strawberry growth and yield | Samtani, Jayesh; Mei, Chuansheng | VA | Strawberry | $5,000 | Abstract | Final |
| 2020 E-01 | Extension | Development of a phenology-based muscadine management poster for extension agents and muscadine industry stakeholders in the SE US | Hickey, Cain; Hoffman, Mark; Cline, Bill; Threlfall, Renee; Worthington, Margaret; Brannen, Phil; Lockwood, David; Conner; McWhirt; Blaauw; Burrack; Coneva; Cato | GA | Muscadine | $5,000 | |
| 2020 E-02 | Extension | Poster Calendar of Annual Plasiticulture Strawberry Production for the Southeast | McWhirt, Cato, Hoffman, Schnabel, Samtani, Fontenot | AR | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2020 E-03 | Extension | Developing a southern small fruit podcast | Cato, Aaron | AR | Small Fruit | $5,000 | Progress 2020 | Progress 2021 | Final 2022 |
| 2020 E-04 | Extension | Development of consumer education resources for muscadine products and health benefits for Extension programming | Deborah McGiffin | NC | Muscadine | $5,000 | Report |
| 2020 E-05 | Extension | Improving extension capacity to assist southern regional small fruit growers with marketing | Woods; Kristin, Dunn, Laurel; Burkett, Kevin | AL | Small Fruit | $5,000 | Progress | Final |
| 2020 E-06 | Extension | Distributing printed copies of the 2019 Southeastern Muscadine production guide in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia | Mark Hoffmann; Hickey, Cain; Cline, Bill; Burrack, Hannah; Rollins, Andy; Brannen, Phil | NC | Muscadine | $3,500 | Final |
| 2020 E-07 | Extension | Demonstrating the impact of Brassica cover crops on soil management and poant health and quality in small fruit plantings in the Mid-South | Hansen, Zach; Butler, David; Bumgarner, Natalie; Lockwood, David; Rose, Melody; Sykes, Virginia | TN | Small Fruit | $5,000 | Progress | Final |
| 2020 E-08 | Extension | Development of a regional fungicide resistance testing service for DMIs and QoI’s using both conventional and molecular methods | Ali, Emran; Brannen, Phillip | GA | Small Fruit | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2020 E-09 | Extension | Creating images and a diagnostic guide for southeastern strawberry production, and updating MyIPM strawberry galleries | Dowling, Madeline | SC | Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2020 E-10 | Extension | Weed control strategies in blackberry production | Strahan, Ron; Gauthier, Stuart | LA | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2020 E-11 | Extension | Development of weed identification, herbicide injury, and herbicide recommendations for the MyIPM app decision aid for growers of small fruit and tree and vine crops | Katie Jennings; Sims, Kira | NC | Small Fruit | $5,000 | Progress |
| 2019 R-01 | Research | Strawberry Plasticulture Variety Trial | Smith, Eric; Brannen, Phil; Dawson, Josh; Cook, Jeff | GA | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress 1/10/20 |
| 2019 R-02 | Research | Screening Strawberries for resistance to Anthracnose crown (Colletrotrichum gloesporiodes) fruit rot (C. acutatum) | Fernandez, Gina; Louws, Frank; and Adhikari, Tika | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/6/19 |
| 2019 R-03 | Research | Integrated Systems for managing soil-borne diseases in strawberry production in North Carolina | Louws, Frank and Adhikari, Tika | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/11/19 | Final |
| 2019 R-04 | Research | Disease and weed control efficacy of anaerobic soil disinfestation using brewer’s spent grain and yeast inoculation | Samtani, Jayesh; Johnson, Charles; and Butler, David | VA | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/9/19 | Final |
| 2019 R-05 | Research | Managing vigor of Blackberry with prohexadione calcium: Effects on primocane and floricane development | Kon, Thomas et al. | NC | Blackberry | $5,000 | Abstract 12/16/19 |
| 2019 R-06 | Research | Identifying Consumer Sensory Attributes of Arkansas Fresh-Market Blackberries that Impact Marketability | Threlfall, Renee; Clark, John; and Worthington, Margaret | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Final 11/30/19 |
| 2019 R-07 | Research | Investigation of mechanized fruit zone leaf removal on crop yield and fruit composition in Vitis vinifera cv. ‘Chardonnay’ and ‘Merlot’ | Hoffmann, Mark et al. | GA | Grape | $5,000 | Final 12/9/19 |
| 2019 R-08 | Research | Optimizing texture assessment for muscadine grape breeding | Worthington, Margaret; Threlfall, Renee; Clark, John; and Conner, Patrick | AR | Grape | $4,400 | Final 12/11/19 |
| 2019 R-09 | Research | Multi user testing of a pocket acidity refractometer (PAM) as a rapid means to determine titratable acidity in small fruits | Perkins-Veazie, Penelope et al. | NC | Grape | $5,000 | Progress 12/9/19 |
| 2019 R-10 | Research | Comparison of a Rotating Cross Arm (RCA) and T-Trellis for Impacts on Southeastern Blackberry Production | McWhirt, Amanda; Lee, Jackie; Threlfall, Renee | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Final 12/11/19 |
| 2019 R-11 | Research | Evaluation of cane and spur pruning effect on Traminette crop yield and fruit composition | Hickey, Cain et al. | GA | Grape | $5,000 | Progress 11/25/19 | Final |
| 2019 R-12 | Research | Fruitzone rainshields for high-value winegrapes: A test of concept | Wolf, Tony and Nita, Mizuho | VA | Grape | $5,000 | Progress 12/11/19 |
| 2019 R-13 | Research | Evaluation of Advanced Selections, Southern and Northern Highbush Blueberries for Self- and Cross-Fertility | Aryal, Rishi et al. | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final 12/3/19 |
| 2019 R-14 | Research | Evaluation of Rate-Reducing Resistance and Defense Responses in Strawberry Genotypes to Colletotrichum gloeosporiodes and C. acutatum | Adhikari, Tika and Louws, Frank | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/11/19 | Final |
| 2019 R-15 | Research | Efficacy studies of major fungicides for management of downy and powdery mildews of grape | Brannen, Phil | GA | Grape | $5,000 | Progress 11/25/19 |
| 2019 R-16 | Research | Pre-harvest Chitosan Application for Postharvest Disease Control and Shelf Life Extension of ‘Camarosa’ Strawberry | Vinson, Edgar, Woods, Floyd, and Wang, Yifen | AL | Strawberry | $4,750 | Progress 12/11/19 |
| 2019 R-17 | Research | Evaluation of late-dormant applications for control of Exobasidium fruit and leaf spot of Blueberry in Georgia | Oliver, Jonathan and Allen, Renee | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/9/19 |
| 2019 R-18 | Research | Establishment of the Critical Weed-Free Period for Newly Planted Vineyards | Basinger, Nick and Hickey, Cain | GA | Grape | $5,000 | Progress 12/11/19 |
| 2019 R-19 | Research | Tolerance of strawberry to indaziflam herbicide applied to preplant or postemergence over the top | Chaudhari, Sushila and Jennings, Katie | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/18/19 |
| 2019 R-20 | Research | Determining nitrogen-source preference in blueberry using a split-root system | Malladi, Anish and Cabrera, Miguel | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/11/19 |
| 2019 R-21 | Research | Development of a regional fungicide resistance testing service for DMI’s and QoI’s using both conventional and molecular methods | Ali, E. and Brannen, J. | GA | Service | $5,000 | Progress 12/5/19 |
| 2019 E-01 | Extension | Development of a Grape Disease Identification Guide and contributions to the MyIPM App. | Hoffman, Mark et al. | NC | Grape | $5,000 | Progress 12/9/19 |
| 2019 E-02 | Extension | Virtual Blueberry School 2019 | McWhirt, Amanda and Cline, Bill | AR | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final 12/11/19 |
| 2019 E-03 | Extension | Development of a cultivar selection smartphone app for southeastern US bunch grape and muscadine vineyards | Hickey, Cain et al. | GA | Grape | $5,000 | Progress 12/3/19 |
| 2019 E-04 | Extension | Vinedresser Educational Symposiums | Radford, Joanna et al. | NC | Grape | $5,000 | |
| 2019 E-05 | Extension | Seasonal Variation in blackberry nutrient concentration of primocane and floricane leaves in Prime-Ark 45 and Traveler in double and single cropping systems | Fernandez, Gina et al. | NC | Blackberry | $5,000 | Final 12/11/19 |
| 2019 E-06 | Extension | Evaluating cultivar selection and integrated pest management practices economically to support Blueberry growers in the Mid-South | Hansen, Zach et al. | TN | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/10/19 | Final 12/18/20 |
| 2019 E-07 | Extension | Evaluating Primocane and Floricane Blackberry Varieties for Hardiness in Louisiana and Mississippi | Fontenot, Kathryn; Sexton, Mary; Coker, Christine | LA | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress 1/10/20 | Final 10/15/20 |
| 2019 E-08 | Extension | Development of a regional pollinator protection and management guide | Blauuw, Brett | GA | Small Fruit | $5,000 | Progress 01/23/20 | Report 12/02/20 |
| 2018 R-01 | Research | Determining the status of twospotted spider mite acaricide resistance in southeast strawberries | Schmidt-Jeffris, Burrack | SC, NC | Strawberry | $4,967 | Progress 1/04/19 |
| 2018 R-02 | Research | Optimizing texture assessment for muscadine grape breeding | Worthington, Threlfall, Clark, Conner | AR, GA | Muscadine | $5,000 | Final 1/07/19 |
| 2018 R-03 | Research | Nutrient Use Efficiency Assessments of Recently Released Strawberry Cultivars in Both Field and High-tunnel Production | McWhirt, Lee | AR | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/03/18 |
| 2018 R-04 | Research | Over the Top Herbicide Trials in Strawberry | Lee, McWhirt | AR | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress 1/09/19 |
| 2018 R-05 | Research | Investigating the effects of gypsum soil amendments on Phytophthora root rot in southern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum interspecific hybrids) | Oliver, Smith | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/03/18 Progress 12/11/2019 |
| 2018 R-06 | Research | Development of Simple Sequence Repeat DNA markers for Muscadine Grape Cultivar Identification | Conner, Worthington | GA, AR | Muscadine | $4,800 | Progress 11/27/18 |
| 2018 R-07 | Research | Initial Survey and Development of an Integrated Pest Management Approach to control grape phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae Fitch) in the Appalachian Mountains. | Hoffmann, Hickey, Lockwood, Burrack, Johnson, et. al. | NC, GA, AR, TN | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Status 12/03/18 Final 12/10/19 |
| 2018 R-08 | Research | Toward identification of genes that are involved in blueberry firmness or softness | Aryal, Ashrafi, Li | NC, GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/03/18 |
| 2018 R-09 | Research | Response of Floral Buds to Frost and Recovery Treatments in Southern Highbush Blueberry CV. ‘O’Neal’ | Ashrafi, Itle | NC, GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final 12/03/18 |
| 2018 R-10 | Research | Metabolic evaluation of sugars and acids as predictor of fruit quality in southern highbush and rabbiteye blueberry during postharvest storage | Nambeesan, NeSmith | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/03/18 Public Abstract |
| 2018 R-11 | Research | Seasonal evaluation of muscadine leaf tissue across growing regions to identify nutrient levels for the development of phenology-based recommendations | Smith, Hoffmann, Hickey | GA, NC | Muscadine | $5,000 | Progress 12/03/18 |
| 2018 R-12 | Research | Occurrence and distribution of plant-parasitic nematodes on muscadine grapes in Georgia and North Carolina | Brannen, Jagdale, Cline | GA, NC | Muscadine | $5,000 | Progress 12/03/18 |
| 2018 R-13 | Research | Finding the genes that control white and red drupelet disorders in blackberry | Fernandez, Ashrafi, Worthington, Clark, | NC, AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress 11/30/2018 |
| 2018 R-14 | Research | Development of IPM Strategies to Improve Sour Rot Management in Bunch Grapes | Blaauw, Hickey, Brannen | GA | Wine Grape | $4,972 | Progress 12/03/18 Final 12/09/2019 |
| 2018 R-15 | Research | Effects of ethylene-related plant growth regulators on blueberry ripening and postharvest storage | Nambeesan, NeSmith, Malladi | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress 1/04/19 Public Abstract |
| 2018 R-16 | Research | Evaluating Winemaking Potential for University of Arkansas Wine Grape Cultivars and Selections | Threlfall, Howard, Clark | AR | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Final 12/03/18 |
| 2018 E-01 | Extension | Development of a phenology-based vineyard management poster for extension agents and vineyard industry stakeholders in the southeastern US. | Hickey, Wolf, Brannen, Blaauw, Nita, Hatch, Pfeiffer, Derr, Burrack, Hoffman | GA | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Final 11/14/18 Poster |
| 2018 E-02 | Extension | Bi-Lingual Demonstration Videos for Strawberry and Blackberry Production in the SE United States | McWhirt, Fernandez, Lee, Garcia | AR, NC | Strawberry, Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/03/18 |
| 2018 E-03 | Extension | MyIPM: An Innovative Resource for Pest Identification, Pest and Resistance Management, and Pesticide Risk Assessment | Schnabel, Blaauw | SC, GA | Muscadine, Wine Grape | $5,000 | Final 1/04/19 |
| 2018 E-04 | Extension | Development of a regional Muscadine production guide | Hoffmann, Hickey, Brannen, Smith, Conner, Cline, Mauney, Burrack | NC, GA | Muscadine | $5,000 | Progress 1/04/19 |
| 2017 R-01 | Research | Trialing advanced strawberry selections in the Southern Region. Final year. | Fernandez, Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Samtani, Rollins | NC, VA, SC | Strawberry | $5,000 | 11/29/17 |
| 2017 R-02 | Research | Evaluation of Red Drupelet Reversion in Blackberries using High-Throughput Digital Image Analysis | Worthington, Clark, Threlfall, Sebesta | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Final 12/04/17 |
| 2017 R-03 | Research | Determining Marketable Attributes of University of Arkansas Fresh-market Muscadine Grapes | Threlfall, Clark, Worthington | AR | Muscadine | $5,000 | |
| 2017 R-04 | Research | Over the Top Herbicide Trials in Strawberry | Lee, McWhirt | AR | Strawberry | $5,000 | 01/04/18 |
| 2017 R-05 | Research | Examining effects of three potential mode of action group fungicides among Colletotrichum acutatum and C. gloeosporioides isolates found in VA vineyards. | Nita, Oliver | VA | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Progress 12/05/17 |
| 2017 R-06 | Research | Foliar Nitrogen Application in Wine Grapes to Enhance Wine Quality | Havlin, Heitman, Austin | NC | Wine Grape | $5,000 | |
| 2017 R-07 | Research | Effects of postharvest blue light treatment on ripening, fruit quality and disease incidence in blueberries | Nambeesan, van Iersel, Scherm | GA | Blueberry | $4,999 | Progress 12/04/17 |
| 2017 R-08 | Research | Nutrient Use Efficiency Assessments of Recently Released Strawberry Cultivars in Both Field and High-tunnel Production | McWhirt, Lee | AR | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/05/17 |
| 2017 R-09 | Research | Chlorine dioxide gas to prevent hepatitis A virus contamination of strawberries | D’Souza, Morgan, Lockwood | TN | Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2017 R-10 | Research | Evaluation of the Nitrogen Use Capacities of Emerging Southern Highbush and Rabbiteye Blueberry Varieties | Malladi, NeSmith | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/01/17 |
| 2017 R-11 | Research | Evaluation of Old and New Varieties of Southern Highbush and Rabbiteye Blueberry for Postharvest Fruit Quality and Shelf-life | Nambeesan, NeSmith | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/04/17 |
| 2017 R-12 | Research | Affecting Fruit Set with Gibberellic Acid and Coconut Oil Soap Emulsifier in Rabbiteye Blueberry ‘Premier’ and ‘Brightwell’ under Field Conditions | Smith, Malladi | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress 11/30/17 |
| 2017 R-13 | Research | Molecular tracking of predation on SWD in blueberry orchards: implications of alternative hosts for biocontrol | Schmidt, Ahmad | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | |
| 2017 R-14 | Research | Delaying Browning of Bronze Muscadine Grapes During Storage | Perkins-Veazie | NC | Muscadine | $5,000 | Progress 12/04/17 |
| 2017 E-01 | Extension | MyIPM: An Innovative Application for Identification and Management of Small Fruit Diseases and Pests | Schnabel, Brannen, Sial, Cline, Smith | SC, GA, NC | Blackberry, Blueberry, Strawberry | $5,000 | Final 1/16/17 |
| 2017 E-02 | Extension | Cane vs. Spur Pruning; Considerations for New and Mature Vineyards | Lockwood, Shelby, Brannen, Eason, MacAllister | TN, GA | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Final 12/03/18 No-cost extension approved; report due in 2018 |
| 2017 E-03 | Extension | Bi-Lingual Demonstration Videos for Strawberry and Blackberry Production in the SE United States | McWhirt, Fernandez, Lee, Garcia | AR, NC | Strawberry, Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/03/18 Progress 12/05/17 |
| 2017 E-04 | Extension | Blackberry School: Blackberry establishment and beyond! | Lee, McWhirt | AR | Blackberry | $10,000 | Final 12/12/17 |
| 2016 R-01 | Research | Trialing advanced strawberry selections in the Southern Region | Fernandez, Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Samtani, Smith | NC, VA, SC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/05/16 |
| 2016 R-02 | Research | Viability and efficacy of Pierce’s disease resistant Vitis vinifera vines in Georgia | Brannen, Itle, Eason, Lockwood | GA, TN | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Progress 1/03/16 |
| 2016 R-03 | Research | Rapid Screening of Muscadine Grapes for Browning and Pigment Profile and Identification of Key Anthocyanins in Selections for Breeding for Stable Juice Color | Perkins-Veazie, Conner, Clark, Ballington, Bland, Ma | NC, GA, AR | Muscadine | $5,000 | Final 12/05/16 |
| 2016 R-04 | Research | Identification of differentially expressed genes for mummy berry (Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi) resistance in blueberry* | Ashrafi, Cubeta, Ehlenfeldt | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/01/17 |
| 2016 R-05 | Research | Evaluation of Rate-Reducing Resistance and Defense Responses in Strawberry Genotypes to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and C. acutatum. | Adhikari, Louws | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress 10/27/17 |
| 2016 R-06 | Research | How different is the epidemiology of grape downy mildew in the Deep South compared with what we think we know from temperate and Mediterranean regions? | Scherm, Brannen, Hong | GA | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Progress 12/05/16 |
| 2016 R-07 | Research | Broad mite biology and management on blackberry | Johnson | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/05/16 |
| 2016 R-08 | Research | Physiochemical and Post-Harvest Attributes of Blackberries from University of Arkansas Primocane Genotypes | Threlfall, Clark, Howard | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | |
| 2016 R-09 | Research | Separation of Sugars and Organic Acid Components in Blackberries for Further Characterization of Flavor and Quality | Clark, Yin | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/05/16 |
| 2016 R-10 | Research | Comparison of all registered demethylation inhibitor fungicides for efficacy against mummy berry disease of blueberry | Brannen | GA | Blueberry | $2,500 | Progress 12/13/16 |
| 2016 R-11 | Research | Using molecular techniques to determine source-sink dynamics of spotted wing drosophila to target management programs | Diepenbrock, Burrack | NC | Raspberry, Blackberry, Blueberry, Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress 1/27/17 |
| 2016 R-12 | Research | Comparison of all registered demethylation inhibitor fungicides for efficacy against mummy berry disease of blueberry | Cline | NC | Blueberry | $2,500 | Final 12/05/16 |
| 2016 R-14 | Research | Consumer Sensory Perception of Quality Attributes of Fresh Southern Highbush and Rabbiteye Blueberries | Adhikari, NeSmith, Itle | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/05/16 |
| 2016 R-15 | Research | Evaluation of Advanced Southern Highbush and Rabbiteye Blueberry Breeding Selections for Fruit Quality Traits | Itle, NeSmith | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/05/16 |
| 2016 R-16 | Research | Examining effects of three potential mode of action group fungicides among Colletotrichum acutatum and C. gloeosporioides isolates found in VA vineyards. | Nita | VA | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Progress 12/05/16 |
| 2016 R-17 | Research | Developing strategies to use polyoxin D for gray mold control of strawberry | Schnabel | SC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final 12/05/16 |
| 2016 R-18 | Research | Effect of Berry Closure Sprays Using Alternative Modes of Action Against Spotted Wing Drosophila in Virginia Vineyards | Pfeiffer | VA | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Progress 1/03/16 |
| 2016 R-19 | Research | Effects of abscisic acid and methyl jasmonate on blueberry ripening, postharvest storage and fruit disease incidence | Nambeesan, Malladi, Scherm | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress 1/03/16 |
| 2016 R-20 | Research | Foliar Nitrogen Application in Wine Grapes to Enhance Wine Quality | Havlin, Heitman, Austin | NC | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Final 12/12/16 |
| 2016 E-01 | Extension | Helping southern strawberry growers control gray mold in light of widespread fungicide resistance | Schnabel | SC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress 11/15/18 Final 12/05/16 |
| 2016 E-02 | Extension | Cordon and Trunk Renewal; Practices for Maintaining Productivity in Mature Vineyards | Lockwood, Brannen | TN, GA | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Final 12/01/16 |
| 2016 E-03 | Extension | Extension of State-Wide Disease Forecasting Models for Anthracnose Ripe Fruit Rot and Botrytis Fruit Rot | Louws | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress 12/03/18 |
| 2016 E-04 | Extension | Blueberry Pruning Video | Smith | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress 1/06/16 |
| 2015-01 | Research | Assessing the impact of strawberry clipper in annual strawberry production | Burrack, Samtani | NC, VA | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final 12/01/17 |
| 2015-02 | Research | Trialing advanced strawberry selections in the Southern Region | Fernandez, Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Samtani, Rollins, Smith | NC, VA, SC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/04/15 |
| 2015-03 | Research | Methods for Rapid Screening of Muscadine Grapes for Browning and Pigment Profile | Perkins-Veazie, Conner, Clark, Ballington, Ma | NC, GA, AR | Muscadine | $4,980 | Progress – 12/01/15 |
| 2015-04 | Research | Evaluation of Harvest Time/Temperature and Storage Temperature on Postharvest Incidence of Red Drupelet Reversion Development and Firmness of Blackberries | Clark, Salgado | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/02/15 |
| 2015-05 | Research | Post-plant nematicidal treatment of blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) for management of replant disease caused by Mesocriconema ornatum | Noe, Brannen, Jagdale | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final – 12/01/15 |
| 2015-06 | Research | Broad mite biology and management on blackberry | Johnson, Garcia | AR | Blackberry | $4,999 | Progress – 12/02/15 |
| 2015-07 | Research | Development of practical disease management recommendations for Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot of blueberry based on late-dormant and post-bloom practices | Brannen, Scherm | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final – 11/230/15 |
| 2015-08 | Research | Examining Postharvest Attributes of Fresh and Frozen Southern Highbush and Rabbiteye Blueberries in Georgia | NeSmith, Itle | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/02/15 |
| 2015-09 | Research | Foliar Nitrogen Application in Wine Grapes to Enhance Wine Quality | Havlin, Heitman, Austin | NC | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Progress – 12/01/15 |
| 2015-10 | Research | How different is the epidemiology of grape downy mildew in the Deep South compared with what we think we know from temperate and Mediterranean regions? | Scherm, Brannen Hong | GA | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Progress -12/02/15 |
| 2015-11 | Research | Species identification and examining QoI and Captan resistance among Colletotrichum acutatum and C. gloeosporioides isolates found in VA vineyards. | Nita | VA | Wine Grape | $4,970 | Progress – 12/02/15 |
| 2015-12 | Research | Planting and Establishment of Wine Grape Variety Trials for Long-Term Benefit to the Georgia and Southeastern US Wine Industry | Itle, NeSmith, Coneva, Brannen | GA | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Progress – 12/02/15 |
| 2015-13 | Research | Screening Blueberry Seedling Progenies for Pollen Transmission of Blueberry latent virus | Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Cline, Ballington | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final – 12/03/15 |
| 2015-14 | Research | Prebiotic Carbohydrates in Strawberry and Raspberry as a Food Source to Reduce Obesity | Thavarajah, Smith, Fernandez, Thavarajah | SC, NC | Strawberry, Raspberry | $5,000 | Progress – 11/04/15 |
| 2015-15 | Research | Use of Surround (Kaolin) against Spotted Wing Drosophila in Virginia Vineyards | Pfeiffer | VA | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Final – 12/02/15 |
| 2015-16 | Research | Establishment and growth of blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) affected by pine bark and irrigation. | Smith | GA | Blueberry | $3,000 | Progress – 12/01/15 |
| 2015-17 | Research | Evaluation of the effects of photo-selective shading nets on vegetative growth, and fruit growth and quality in southern highbush blueberry | Malladi, Smith | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/13/16 Progress – 12/01/15 |
| 2015-18 | Research | Development of a DNA marker for seedlessness in Euvitis Muscadinia hybrids | Conner | GA | Muscadine | $4,806 | Final -10/26/15 |
| 2015 E-01 | Extension | Developing an E-Book Caneberry Production Guide | Fernandez, Garcia, Lockwood | NC, AR, TN | Blackberry, Raspberry | $5,000 | |
| 2015 E-02 | Extension | Helping Southern Strawberry Growers Control Gray Mold in Light of Widespread Fungicide Resistance | Schnabel, Hu | SC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final – 11/16/15 |
| 2015 E-03 | Extension | Development of a Smartphone Application (app) to Facilitate Implementation of IPM Practices in Strawberry Production | Hu, Schnabel | SC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final – 11/16/15 |
| 2014-01 | Research | A proactive approach to understanding insecticide resistance as a strategy for sustainable management of spotted wing drosophila | Sial, Burrack, Horton | GA, NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final – 12/02/14 |
| 2014-02 | Research | Assessing the impact of strawberry clipper in annual strawberry production | Burrack, Samtani | NC, VA | Strawberry | $4,921 | Interim – 12/02/14 |
| 2014-03 | Research | On-farm testing of new fungicide spray regimes for managing Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot of blueberry | Cline, Brannen | NC, GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final – 12/02/14 |
| 2014-04 | Research | Evaluation of algicides for management of orange felt and fungicides for control of cane blight diseases of blackberry | Brannen, Taylor, Shealey | GA | Blackberry | $5,000 | Final – 11/21/14 |
| 2014-05 | Research | Clarifying the disease cycle of Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot of blueberry, with implications for practical disease management | Scherm | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/02/14 |
| 2014-06 | Research | Vegetation-free Strip Width in Blackberry | Jennings, Mitchem, Monks | NC | Blackberry | $4,500 | Progress – 12/15/14 |
| 2014-08 | Research | Management of blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) replant disease with pine bark soil amendment and pre-plant fumigation. | Noe, Brannen, Jagdale | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final – 12/02/14 |
| 2014-09 | Research | Determination and inheritance of firmness and texture of the Ã’crispyÓ trait in the Arkansas blackberry breeding program | Clark, Salgado-Rojas | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Final – 12/01/14 |
| 2014-10 | Research | Evaluation of lime sulfur and sulforix for control of Exobasidium and Phomopsis diseases of blueberry and vinifera wine grapes, respectively | Brannen, Holland, MacAllister | GA | Blueberry, Wine Grape | $5,000 | Final – 11/21/14 |
| 2014-11 | Research | Screening Blueberry Seedling Progenies for Pollen Transmission of Bleberry latent virus | Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Cline, Ballington | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/09/14 |
| 2014-12 | Research | Herbicide Weed Control in Annual Plasticulture Strawberries | Straw | VA | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 1/12/14 |
| 2014-13 | Research | Evaluation of Cultivars and Trellis Systems for Advanced Season and Low Pesticide Input Table Grape Production under High Tunnels for the Southeast U.S. | Garcia, Johnson | AR | Table Grape | $5,000 | Final – 12/03/15 Progress – 12/15/14 |
| 2014-14 | Research | Identifying Marketable Attributes in Arkansas Fresh-Market Blackberries | Threlfall, Clark, Howard | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Final 12/17/18 Progress – 12/02/14 |
| 2014-15 | Research | Spatio-temporal distribution and overwintering biology of spotted wing drosophila in Georgia | Sial, Horton | GA | Blueberry, Blackberry, Raspberry, Strawberry, Grape | $5,000 | Progress – 12/02/14 Final – 1/04/16 |
| 2014-16 | Research | Identifying symptoms of micronutrient toxicity under low pH rhizosphere in blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) through high quality imaging | Pitchay, Smith | TN, GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/08/14 |
| 2014-17 | Research | Species identification and examining QoI and Captan resistance among Colletotrichum acutatum and C. gloeosporioides isolates found in VA vineyards | Nita | VA | Wine Grape | $4,930 | Progress – 12/02/14 |
| 2014-18 | Research | Establishment and growth of blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) affected by pine bark and irrigation | Smith, E. | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/02/14 |
| 2014 E-01 | Extension | Helping Southern Strawberry Growers Control Gray Mold in Light of Widespread Fungicide Resistance | Schanbel, Hu, Ortuno | SC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final – 11/21/14 |
| 2014 E-02 | Extension | Double Pruning in Grapevines | Lockwood, Brannen | TN, GA | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Final – 12/09/15 Progress – 12/02/14 |
| 2014 E-03 | Extension | Pack N Cool Portable Cooling System for Small Acreage Growers | Perkins, Pattision, Moore | NC | Product Test | $5,000 | Final – 12/02/14 List of Materials and Cost – 12/02/14 |
| 2014 E-04 | Extension | Preparing and maintaining field trials for the XIth International Rubus and Ribes Symposium | Fernandez et. al. | NC | Blackberry, Raspberry | $5,000 | Report – 11/21/14 |
| 2013-01 | Research | Southern Region Strawberry Variety Testing Program | Pattison, Poling, Johnson, Smith, Rollins | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress –12/16/13 |
| 2013-02 | Research | Influence of fruit coating on Drosophila suzukii oviposition and development and implications for field use | Burrack, Swoboda | NC | Strawberry, Blueberry, Blackberry, Raspberry | $5,000 | Final – 12/03/13 |
| 2013-03 | Research | Epidemiological Applications to Manage Anthracnose Crown Rot of Strawberry in the Southeast | Louws, Adhikari | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 11/30/15 |
| 2013-04 | Research | Postharvest Evaluation of Small Fruit after Application of Fruit Coatings | Perkins-Veazie, Fernandez, Burrack | NC | Blackberry, Blueberry, Muscadine, Strawberry | $5,000 | Final –12/16/13 |
| 2013-05 | Research | Evaluation of blueberry (Actinium spp.) cultivars for susceptibility to replant disease associated with ring nematodes (Mesocriconema ornatum). | Noe, Brannen, Jagdale | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final – 12/16/13 |
| 2013-06 | Research | Determining Optimum Nitrogen Nutrition Management for Off-season High Tunnel Plasticulture Strawberry Production for Arkansas and the Southeast | Garcia, Johnson, Kirkpatrick | AR | Strawberry | $4,972 | Final – 1/03/14 |
| 2013-07 | Research | Identification of Blueberry mosaic virus vector(s) and analysis of virus distribution and population structure in the United States | Thekke-Veetil, Tzanetakis, Garcia, Schilder, Martin, Polashock | AR | Blueberry | $5,000 | Report – 12/09/13 |
| 2013-08 | Research | Determination and inheritance of firmness and texture of the ‘crispy’ trait in the Arkansas blackberry breeding program | Clark,Salgado-Rojas | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress –12/09/13 |
| 2013-09 | Research | Effects of co-infection with Blueberry red ringspot virus and Phytophthora root rot on symptom severity, plant vigor, and yield in southern highbush blueberry | Scherm, Williford | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final –12/16/13 |
| 2013-10 | Research | Eriophyid Mite Management for Suppression of Blueberry Necrotic Ring Blotch Disorder: An Emerging and Significant Disease of Southern Highbush Blueberries | Brannen, Horton | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final –11/05/13 |
| 2013-11 | Research | Vegetation-free Strip Width in Blackberry | Jennings, Mitchem, Monks | NC | Blackberry | $4,500 | Progress –12/18/13 |
| 2013-12 | Research | Assessment of Ochratoxin A Contamination in Wines Produced from Vitis vinifera Grapes in the Southeastern U.S. | Glenn, Brannen, Lockwood, Nita, Bolton | GA, TN | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Progress –12/03/13 |
| 2013-13 | Research | Evaluation of Preemergence Herbicides for Annual Weed Control in Young Blueberry Fields | Czarnota | GA | Blueberry | $4,000 | Final –1/17/14 |
| 2013-14 | Research | Can we use long cane raspberries to advance the season of raspberry production in the southern United States? Phase II. Harvest and post harvest evaluation. | Fernandez, Perkins-Veazie | NC | Raspberry | $5,000 | Report11/14/13 |
| 2013-15 | Research | In vitro anti/inflammatory potential of phenolics from digested and absorbed Georgia/grown blackberries | Pegg | GA | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/16/13 |
| 2013 E-01 | Extension | Helping southern strawberry growers control gray mold in light of widespread fungicide resistance | Schanbel, Fernandez-Ortuno | SC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 11/25/13 |
| 2013 E-02 | Extension | Regional Coordination of Strawberry Plasticulture Extension Activities | Poling, Pattison, Chester-Davis | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 1-7-13 |
| 2013 E-03 | Extension | Determining the Optimum Time for Leaf Sample Southeastern Blueberries | Lockwood, Joines, Cline, Brannen | TN | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/16/13 Final – 12/02/14 |
| 2013 E-04 | Extension | Development of a web-interface for grape and apple regional risk assessment system | Nita, Yoder, Sforza, Peery, Knight, De Wolf | VA | Wine Grape | $4,934 | Progress – 12/16/13 Final – 1/19/16 |
| 2013 E-05 | Extension | Balanced Pruning in Muscadine Grapes | Spayd, Poling | NC | Muscadine | $5,000 | Final – 12/18/13 |
| 2013 E-06 | Extension | Herbicide Weed Control in Annual Plasticulture Strawberries | Straw | VA | Strawberry | $3,500 | Progress – 12/18/13 |
| 2012-01 | Research | Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot development in southeastern environments and development of initial management strategies with fungicides | Brannen, Scherm, Cline | GA,NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final –11/27/12 |
| 2012-02 | Research | Determination of Flower Type and Other Traits in Muscadine Grape Using Molecular Markers | Clark, Owens | AR, NY | Muscadine | $5,000 | Progress –11/26/12 Final –12/16/13 |
| 2012-03 | Research | Occurrence and distribution of resistance to Elevate and Switch in populations of Botrytis cincerea from strawberries in the Carolinas | Schnabel, Fernandez-Ortuno | SC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final – 10/04/12 |
| 2012-04 | Research | Integrated management of blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) replant disease associated with ring nematodes (Mesocriconema spp.). | Noe, Brannen, Jagdale | GA | Blueberry | $4,000 | Progress –12/04/2012 |
| 2012-05 | Research | Refining the use of fruit abscission agents in muscadine grapes | Malladi, Conner | GA | Muscadine | $5,000 | Progress – 12/04/12 |
| 2012-06 | Research | Potential impacts of within- and among-species genetic diversity of blueberry pollinators | Tarpy, Burrack | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Fianal – 12/04/12 |
| 2012-07 | Research | How Far has Xylella fastidiosa Advanced in Field-Grown Southern Highbush Blueberry Plants with Different Levels of Bacterial Leaf Scorch Severity? | Scherm | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Fianal – 12/04/12 |
| 2012-08 | Research | Determining Optimum Date for Foliar Sampling of Primocane-Fruiting Blackberry in the Mid-South- Year 2 | Garcia | AR | Blackberry | $4,969 | Progress – 12/17/12 Final – 12/23/13 |
| 2012-09 | Research | Visual and chemical cues attracting rednecked cane borer to primocanes | Johnson | AR | Blackberry | $4,996 | Final – 12/04/12 |
| 2012-10 | Research | Color Reversion in Fresh Market Blackberries | Perkin-Veazie, Fernandez | NC | Blackberry | $4,980 | Progress – 12/04/12 |
| 2012-11 | Research | Understanding blueberry mosaic disease | Tzanetakis, Garcia | AR | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/17/12 |
| 2012-12 | Research | Vegetation-free Strip Width in Young Blackberry | Meyers, Mitchem, Jennings, Monks | NC | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress – 10/25/12 |
| 2012-13 | Research | Evaluation of Fusarium crown rot of strawberry | Louws | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress –1/10/13 |
| 2012-14 | Research | Can we use long cane raspberries to advance the season of raspberry production in the southern United States? | Fernandez, Perkins-Veazie | NC | Raspberry | $5,000 | Progress – 11/26/12 |
| 2012 E-01 | Extension | Balanced Pruning in Muscadine Grapes | Poling, Spayd | NC | Muscadine | $5,000 | |
| 2012 E-02 | Extension | Development of a web-based grape and apple disease risk assessment system | Nita, Yoder, Sforza, Knight | VA, PA | Grape | $5,000 | Progress – 12/17/12 |
| 2012 E-03 | Extension | Fresh Market Muscadine Guide | Spayd, Perkins-Veazie, Cline | NC | Muscadine | $2,948 | Progress – 12/04/12 |
| 2012 E-04 | Extension | Nitrogen Fertilization Strategies for Blackberry | Lockwood | TN | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/17/12 Final – 12/16/13 |
| 2011-01 | Research | Predictive model verification and review of utility for initiation of downy mildew fungicide programs for Georgia and North Carolina wine grape vineyards | Brannen, Boudreau, Suttun | GA, NC | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Progress – 11-28-2011 |
| 2011-02 | Research | Determination of Flower Type in Muscadine Grape Using Molecular Marker | Clark, Owens | AR | Muscadine | $5,000 | Progress – 1-03-2011 |
| 2011-03 | Research | Management of anthracnose fruit and crown rot of strawberry in the Southeast | Rahman, Louws | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/02/11 |
| 2011-04 | Research | Identification and management of blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) replant disease associated with ring nematodes (Mesocriconema spp.). | Noe, Brannen, Jagdale, Cline | GA, NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 11-29-2011 |
| 2011-05 | Research | Impacts and control of the stink bug complex on caneberries, with emphasis on brown marmorated stink bug, a new invasive species | Pfeiffer | VA | Raspberry, Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress – 1-03-2011 |
| 2011-06 | Research | Determining optimum date for foliar sampling of primocane fruiting blackberry in the Mid-South | Garcia, Beam | AR | Blackberry | $4,950 | Progress – 12/02/11 |
| 2011-07 | Research | Increasing High Tunnel Strawberry Productivity in the Late Fall and Early Winter with Day Neutral Strawberries and the New Florida Short Day Cv. Radiance | Poling, Pattison | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/20/2011 |
| 2011-08 | Research | Pollinator diversity and efficiency in southeastern blueberries | Tarpley, Burrack, Rogers | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/01/11 |
| 2011-09 | Research | Blueberry necrotic ring blotch disorder: A new disease of southern highbush blueberries | Deom, Brannen, Robinson | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 11/30/11 |
| 2011-10 | Research | Evaluating the effect of Apogee for Control of Runner Growth in Annual Plasticulture Strawberries on Cover Crop and Weed Growth | Straw, Jennings | NC, VA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/08/11 |
| 2011-11 | Research | Evaluation of postharvest storage potential of muscadine cultivars and advanced breeding lines and development of new muscadine cultivars | Conner, MacLean | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final – 11/30/11 |
| 2011-12 | Research | Identification of Viruses in Blackberry Yellow Vein Disease Complex | Pesic, Tzanetakis | NC, AR | Muscadine | $5,000 | Progress – 11/18/13 |
| 2011-13 | Research | Understanding blueberry mosaic disease | Tzanetakis and Garcia | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress – 11-14-2011 |
| 2011-14 | Research | Investigating the Transmission of Systemic Southern Highbush Blueberry Diseases Via Softwood Cuttings | Scherm, Holland | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/08/11 |
| 2011-15 | Research | Targeting postharvest treatments and storage practices for extended marketing of fresh muscadines | Perkins-Veazie, McArtney, Fisk | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final – 12/01/11 |
| 2011-16 | Research | The correlation of firmness loss with flavonoid gene expression and pigment synthesis in rabbiteye blueberries (Vaccinium asheiReade) | MacLean, NeSmith | GA | Muscadine | $5,000 | Progress – 12/01/11 |
| 2011-17 | Research | Development and evaluation of a portable mechanical shaker for blueberry | Malladi, NeSmith | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/072011 |
| 2011 E-01 | Extension | Developing a volunteer monitoring network for a new insect pest of small fruits | Burrack, Pfeiffer, Smith | NC, VA, SC | Small Fruit | $5,000 | Final – 12/01/11 |
| 2011 E-02 | Extension | Update the blackberry diagnostic tool | Fernandez | NC | Blackberry | $1,800 | Progress – 12/20/11 |
| 2011 E-03 | Extension | Evaluation of novel chemical mowing mixtures for suppression of fescue groundcovers and weed control in southeastern small fruits | Armel, Lockwood, Vargas | TN | Wine Grape | $4,000 | Final – 12/17/12 |
| 2011 E-04 | Extension | Heading height for primocanes and timing of floricane removal in Apache blackberry | Lockwood, Deyton, Hitch, Smith | TN | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/06/11 Final –12/04/2012 |
| 2011 E-05 | Extension | Development of a web-based grape disease risk assessment system | Nita, Yoder, Sforza, Peery, Knight, De Wolf | VA | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Progress – 12/02/11 |
| 2010-01 | Research | Postharvest Evaluation of Raspberry and Blackberry Selections for Use in Tunnels in Warm Production Areas | Perkins-Veazie, Fernandez, Ballington, Clark | NC, AR | Raspberry, Blackberry | $5,000 | Final – 12/06/10 |
| 2010-02 | Research | Survey for grapevine leaf roll-associated viruses in Vitis vinifera in Georgia and North Carolina | Deom, Brannen, Sutton | GA, NC | Grape | $5,000 | Progress – 11/29/10 |
| 2010-03 | Research | Identification of Viruses in Blackberry Yellow Vein Disease Complex | Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Tzanetakis | NC, AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/13/10 |
| 2010-04 | Research | Characterization and detection of Blueberry necrotic ring blotch associated virus, a new pathogen threatening the blueberry production in the Southeast | Tzanetakis, Martin | AR | Blueberry | $5,000 | Final – 12/06/10 |
| 2010-05 | Research | Effect of soil amendments and solarization on plasticulture strawberry growth and yield and soil borne pathogen communities in Arkansas | Kirkpatrick, Garcia, Johnson, Cox | AR | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/21/10 |
| 2010-06 | Research | Survey for grapevine leafroll-associated viruses (GLRaVs) and mealy bugs (Pseudococcus spp.) in Vitis vinifera in North Carolina | Sutton, Burrack | NC | Grape | $4,996 | Progress – 11/02/10 |
| 2010-07 | Research | Evaluation of Cultivars and Plug Date for Greenhouse Strawberry Production | Deyton, Kopsell, Sams | TN | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/06/10 |
| 2010-08 | Research | Developing Herbicide Programs for Weed Management in Commercial Blackberry Plantings | Mitchem, Jennings | NC | Blackberry | $5,000 | Final – 12/09/10 |
| 2010-09 | Research | Identification of molecular markers as a means to expedite raspberry breeding for the Southern Region | Fernandez, Ballington, Sosinski | NC | Raspberry | $5,000 | Final – 11/12/10 |
| 2010-10 | Research | Pollinator diversity and efficiency in southeastern blueberries | Tarpy, Burrack | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 11/30/10 |
| 2010-11 | Research | Alternative management tactics for green June beetles in grape | Johnson | AR | Grape | $4,938 | Final – 12/09/10 |
| 2010-12 | Research | Examination of an integrated approach of using composts, summer cover crops, beneficial mycorrhizal fungi and vermicompost for organic and conventional strawberry production in the Southeast. | Schroeder‐Moreno, Fernandez | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/06/10 |
| 2010-13 | Research | Evaluation of Apogee for Control of Runner Growth in Annual Plasticulture Strawberries | Straw | VA | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/06/10 |
| 2010-14 | Research | Evaluation of ethylene emission and fruit detachment characteristics in rabbiteye blueberry varieties | Malladi, NeSmith | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/06/10 |
| 2010-15 | Research | Reducing microbiological safety risk on blueberry through innovative washing technologies | Hung | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 11/02/10 |
| NA | Program | Fostering Strawberry Gardens in Schoolyards | Driscoll, Fernandez | NC | Strawberry | $1,000 | Progress – 12/09/10 |
| 2010 E-01 | Extension | Developing a volunteer monitoring network for a new insect pest of small fruits | Burrack, Pfeiffer, Smith | NC, VA, SC | Blueberry, Blackberry, Raspberry, Strawberry, Grape | $5,000 | Progress – 12/06/10 |
| 2010 E-02 | Extension | Petiole analysis for bunch grapes in the southeast | Lockwood, Joines, Kissel, Havlin, Spade | TN, GA, NC | Grape | $5,000 | Progress – 12/06/10 Final – 12/09/11 |
| 2010 E-03 | Extension | Use of internet and DVDs to deliver blueberry updates and production information to producers | Brannen, McGriff | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 11/29/10 |
| 2009-01 | Research | Pathogenicity of ring nematodes: an emerging pest of blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) | Brannen, Jagdale, Noe, Cline | GA, NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/01/09 Update – 01/26/10 |
| 2009-02 | Research | Management of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides crown rot of strawberry in the nursery and fruiting field in the Southeast | Rahman, Louws | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Final – 01/26/10 |
| 2009-03 | Research | Thrips prevalence and management in southeastern blackberries | Burrack, Fernandez | NC | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/05/10 |
| 2009-04 | Research | Postharvest evaluation of raspberry and blackberry selections for use in tunnels in warm production areas | Perkins-Veazie, Fernandez, Ballington, Clark | NC, AR | Raspberry, Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/26/10 |
| 2009-05 | Research | Raspberry breeding for the southern region | Fernandez, Ballington, Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Sosinski | NC | Raspberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/01/09 |
| 2009-06 | Research | Utilizing diverse strawberry germplasm for developing genetic improvement strategies for the southeastern United States | Pattison, Ballington, Brown, Poling | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2009-07 | Research | Virus elimination from Arkansas blackberry breeding lines | Clark, Tzanetakis, Martin | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/26/10 |
| 2009-08 | Research | Alternative management tactics for green June beetles in grape | Johnson | AR | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Progress – 01/26/10 |
| 2009-09 | Research | Enhancement of bramble production in the southeastern U.S. through micropropagation, virus-indexing, and field evaluation for trueness-to-type | Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Ballington, Fernandez, Tzanetakis | NC, AR | Raspberry, Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/01/09 |
| 2009-10 | Research | Estimated costs and returns of producing, harvesting and marketing strawberries produced in high tunnels in the southeastern United States | Safley, Ballington, Poling, Pattison | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2009-11 | Research | Photoperiod manipulations to optimize early season fruit production with a short day strawberry cultivar in high tunnels | Poling | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/26/10 |
| 2009-12 | Research | Postharvest control of decay organisms in muscadine grapes | MacLean, Conner | GA | Muscadine | $4,250 | Progress – 01/26/10 |
| 2009-13 | Research | Characterization of the anti-inflammatory properties of Georgia-grown blackberries (Rubus spp.) | Pegg | GA | Blackberry | $4,999 | Progress – 01/05/10 |
| 2009-14 | Research | Antifeedants, repellants, organic controls and clarified injury status for plant-feeding bugs, scarab beetles and thrips on caneberries | Pfeiffer | VA | Raspberry, Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/05/10 |
| 2009-15 | Research | The likelihood and rate of human norovirus transfer to small fruits during handling | Cannon | GA | Strawberry, Raspberry, Wine Grape, Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/05/10 |
| 2009-16 | Research | High resolution geographical information system for assessing vineyard site suitability | Wolf, Boyer | VA | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Progress – 01/05/10 |
| 2009-17 | Research | Evaluation of rabbiteye blueberry cultivars and selections for fruit abscission characteristics | Malladi, NeSmith | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/01/09 Final – 9/01/10 |
| 2009-18 | Research | Effect of biofumigation and solarization on strawberry plant growth and yield under three different climatic conditions in Arkansas | Garcia, Kirkpatrick, Johnson | AR | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/26/10 Final – 01/26/10 |
| 2009-19 | Research | Evaluation of apogee for control of runner growth in annual plasticulture strawberries | Straw | VA | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/26/10 |
| 2009-20 | Research | Evaluation of Vitis vinifera grape cultivars and clones for the Southern region | Spayd, Phister | NC | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Progress – 01/26/10 |
| 2009 E-01 | Extension | Web-based in-service agent training modules in disease management and diagnosis | Louws | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/06/10 |
| 2009 E-02 | Extension | Educating, testing and evaluating an online decision support system for strawberry frost/freeze protection | Brooks, Poling | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/18/10 |
| 2009 E-03 | Extension | Evaluation and cost benefit analysis of chemical mowing strategies for fescue grass groundcovers in Southeast small fruits | Armel, Lockwood | TN | Blueberry, Wine Grape | $5,000 | Final 01/05/10 Chemical Mowing(Tables)- 01/05/10 |
| 2009 E-04 | Extension | Revised enterprise cost analysis of rabbiteye blueberries and southern highbush blueberries in soil in Georgia | Fonsah, Krewer | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/05/10 Final – 11/02/11 |
| 2008-01A | Research | Raspberry breeding for the southern region | Fernandez, Ballington, Pesic-VanEsbroeckk Sosinski, Lockwood, Deyton, Pattison | Raspberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/23/08 | |
| 2008-02 | Research | Evaluation of advanced blueberry selections for regional adaptation and mechanical harvest potential | NeSmith, Cline | Blueberry | $2,500 | Progress – 12/23/08 | |
| 2008-03 | Research | Evaluation of self- and cross-fertility and increased heat tolerance of primocane-fruiting blackberry genotypes | Clark, Garcia | Blackberry | $4,312 | Progress – 12/23/08 | |
| 2008-04 | Research | Blueberry red ringspot virus: prevalence in Georgia and North Carolina and yield losses associated with the disease | Scherm, Brannen, Cline | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/23/08 | |
| 2008-05 | Research | Epidemiological significance of Colletotrichum gloesporioides infestation of nursery plants on crown rot of strawberry in the Southeast | Rahman, Louws | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/23/08 Finial – 01/26/10 |
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| 2008-06 | Research | Enhancement of bramble production in the southeastern U.S. through micropropagation, virus-indexing, and field evaluation for trueness-to-type | Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Ballington, Fernandez | Blackberry, Raspberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/23/08 | |
| 2008-07 | Research | Utilizing diverse strawberry germplasm for developing genetic improvement strategies for the southeastern United States | Pattison, Poling, Ballington | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/23/08 | |
| 2008-08 | Research | Evaluation of cultivars, plug establishment date, and plant spacing for greenhouse strawberry production | Deyton, Sams, Takeda | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/23/08 | |
| 2008-09 | Research | Vector and transmission investigations for blueberry red ringspot virus in the Southeast | Cline, Burrack, Kennedy | Blueberry | $4,923 | Progress – 12/23/08 | |
| 2008-10 | Research | Alternative management tactics for green June beetles in grape | Johnson | Wine Grape | $4,998 | Progress – 12/23/08 | |
| 2008-11 | Research | Thrips prevalence and management in southeastern blackberries | Burrack, Fernandez | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/23/08 | |
| 2008-12 | Research | Enhancing the productivity and fruit quality of forced strawberries through manipulation oflight quality in high tunnels in the 2nd year | Dufault | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/23/08 | |
| 2008-13 | Research | Antifeedants, repellants, and organic controls for plant-feeding bugs, Japanese beetle and green June beetle on caneberries | Pfeiffer | Blackberry, Raspberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/23/08 | |
| 2008-14 | Research | Development of methods to reduce ground drops during mechanicablueberry harvest | Krewer, Takeda, Andrews | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/05/09 | |
| 2008-15 | Research | Agricultural water quality and transfer of foodborne pathogens in grapes and strawberries | Phister, Fisk | Strawberry, Muscadine | $5,000 | Progress – 12/23/08 | |
| 2008-16 | Research | A preliminary survey of bacterial leaf corch of blueberry in Georgia | Brannen, Chang | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/23/08 | |
| 2008-17 | Research | Evaluation of potential synergistic combinations of synthetic herbicides and/or biofumigants for weed control in small fruits | Armel, Sams, Deyton, Stribling | Blackberry, Blueberry, Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/23/08 Appendix |
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| 2008-18 | Research | Blueberry shelf life prediction and postharvest diseases detection using the electronic nose | Li, Krewer | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/23/08 | |
| 2008-19 | Research | Exploring banker plant systems for IPM of off-season greenhouse strawberry production | Sams, Deyton, Hayden | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/23/08 | |
| 2008-20 | Research | Estimated costs and returns of producing, harvesting and marketing raspberries in the southeastern United States | Safley, Fernandez | Raspberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/23/08 | |
| 2008-21 | Research | Pruning management for primocane-fruiting blackberry production in hightunnels in Arkansas | Rom, Garcia | Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress – 05/19/09 | |
| 2008 E-01 | Extension | Use of Dura-Line monofilament as a replacement for high-tensile wire in trellis construction and netting support with small fruit crops (Running Tally: $5,000) | Lockwood, Wills, Honea, Stribling | TN | Blackberry, Raspberry, Wine Grape | $5,000 | Progress – 12/23/08 Progress – 12/15/09 Final – 12/05/10 |
| 2008 E-02 | Extension | Development and publishing of IPM-based management of the major plant pathogens of strawberry: an extension project. (Running Tally: $10,000) | Louws | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 12/23/08 |
| 2008 E-03 | Extension | Frost/freeze advisories for southern region strawberry growers (Running Tally: $13,000) | Poling | NC | Strawberry | $3,000 | Progress – 12/23/08 |
| 2008 E-04 | Extension | Weed management practices used in blueberry production: a survey of blueberry growers in North Carolina (Running Tally: $15,500) | Coneybeer, Jennings, Monks | NC | Blueberry | $2,500 | Progress – 12/23/08 |
| 2007-01 | Research | Inactivation of Pathogens by Dense Phase Carbon Dioxide to Enhance the Safety of Small Fruits | Zhong, Golden, Sandeep | TN, NC | Strawberry, Blueberry, Vegetables | $5,000 | Progress – 01/03/08 |
| 2007-02 | Research | Raspberry Breeding for the southern region | Fernandez, Ballington, Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Sosinski | NC | Raspberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/03/08 |
| 2007-03 | Research | Identifying critical temperature ranges of strawberry flower buds and blossoms for different types of cold conditions and seasonal growth stages | Poling | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/03/08 Progress – 12/23/08 |
| 2007-04 | Research | Enhancement of bramble production in the southeastern US through micropropagation, virus-indexing, and field evaluation for trueness-to-type | Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Ballington, Fernandez | NC | Blackberry, Raspberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/03/08 |
| 2007-05 | Research | Detection and management of anthracnose in strawberry production in the southeast | Louws | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/03/08 |
| 2007-06 | Research | Evaluation of frozen fruit of rabbiteye blueberries and interspecific rabbiteye hybrids for consumer acceptance | Ballington, Boyd | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/03/08 Final – 12/23/08 |
| 2007-07 | Research | Enhancing the Productivity and Fruit Quality of Forced Strawberries Through Manipulation of Light Quality in High Tunnels | Dufault | SC | Strawberry | $4,795 | Progress – 01/03/08 |
| 2007-08 | Research | Biodegradable films as an alternative to plastic mulch in strawberry production | Smith, Deyton, Sams | TN | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/03/08 |
| 2007-09 | Research | Evaluating protected culture of season extension of strawberries | Pattison, Wolf | VA | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/03/08 |
| 2007-10 | Research | Evaluation of Southern Highbush Blueberry Advanced Selections for Mechanical Harvesting for Fresh Market Sales | NeSmith | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/03/08 |
| 2007-11 | Research | Evaluation of cultivars, plug establishment, and plant spacing for greenhouse strawberry production | Deyton, Sams, Takeda | TN | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/03/08 |
| 2007-12 | Research | Antifeedants, repellants, and organic controls for plant-feeding bugs, Japanese beetle and green June beetle on caneberries | Pfeiffer | VA | Blackberry, Raspberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/03/08 |
| 2007-13 | Research | Use of soil fumigants and foliar-applied phosphites to overcome replant disorders of blueberry | Brannen, NeSmith | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/03/08 |
| 2007-14 | Research | Evaluation of V-10142 herbicide in strawberry | Jennings, Monks | NC | Strawberry | $2,500 | Progress – 01/03/08 |
| 2007-15 | Research | Evaluation of herbicides for yellow and purple nutsedge control in blackberry fields | Czarnota | GA | Blackberry | $1,000 | Progress – 01/03/08 |
| 2007-16 | Extension | Multi-disciplinary expansion of an online insecticide/acaricide label reference site for southeastern crops | Horton | GA | Blueberry, Strawberry, Blackberry, Raspberry, Grape | $4,000 | Progress – 01/3/08 |
| 2007-17 | Extension | Assistance for small fruit extension programs in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia | Hassell, Smith | SC | All | $2,500 | |
| 2007-18 | Extension | Methods of Soil Acidification in Blueberries | Lockwood, Wills, Honea | TN | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/03/08 Progress – 12/15/09 Final – 12/06/10 |
| 2006-01 | Research | Raspberry Breeding for the Southern Region | Fernandez, Ballington, Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Sosinski | NC | Raspberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/16/07 |
| 2006-02 | Research | Antifeedants, Repellants, and Organic Controls for Tarnished Plant Bug and Japanese Beetle on Caneberries | Pfeiffer | VA | Raspberry, Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/16/07 |
| 2006-03 | Research | Enhancement of Bramble Production in the Southeastern U.S. Through Micropropagation, Virus-Indexing, and Field Evaluation for Trueness-to-Type | Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Ballington, Fernandez | NC | Raspberry, Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/22/07 |
| 2006-04 | Research | The Effect of Increased Nitrogen and Potassium Levels within the Sap of Strawberry Leaf Petioles on Overall Yield and Quality of Strawberry Fruit as Affected by Cultivar | Hassell, Poling | SC, NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/16/07 |
| 2006-05 | Research | Paraphlepsius irroratus: A Potential Vector of Xylella fastidiosa, the Cause of Pierce’s Disease of Grapes? | Sutton, Abad | NC | Wine Grape | $4,981 | Progress – 01/16/07 |
| 2006-06 | Research | Use of Phosphite Materials for Control of Pythium Species in High-Density Blueberry Production Systems | Brannen, NeSmith | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/16/07 |
| 2006-07 | Research | Mummy Berry Control in Organic Blueberries | Scherm | GA | Blueberry | $4,500 | Progress – 01/16/07 |
| 2006-08 | Research | Pomace: Waste or Valuable Resource? | Gwinn, Ownley | TN | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Progress – 01/22/07 |
| 2006-09 | Research | Eastern Piedmont Wine Grape Cultivar Evlaution | Wolf, Pattison | VA | Wine Grape | $5,000 | Progress – 01/22/07 |
| 2006-10 | Research | Evaluation of Herbicides for Yellow and Purple Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus and C. rotundus) and Annual Sedge (Cyperus spp.) Control in Young Blackberry Fields | Czarnota | GA | Blackberry | $2,000 | Progress – 01/16/07 |
| 2006-11 | Research | Evaluating Protected Culture for Season Extension of Small Fruits | Pattison, Wolf | VA | Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/16/07 |
| 2006-12 | Research | Detection and Management of Anthracnose in Strawberry Production in the Southeast | Louws | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/16/07 |
| 2006-13 | Research | Horizontal Wells for Irrigation Supply for Blueberries | Hawkins, Krewer | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/16/07 Progress – 04/08/08 Final – 1-12-11 |
| 2006-14 | Research | Horticulture and Economic Evaluation of Early Ripening Rabbiteyes for Local Sales and Distant Shipping | Krewer, Fonsah | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | Progress – 01/16/07 |
| 2006-15 | Research | Evaluation of Fruit Cracking and Berry Firmness in Rabbiteye Blueberry Germplasm | NeSmith | GA | Blueberry | $4,500 | Progress – 01/16/07 |
| 2006-16 | Research | Dendrometers to Measure Water Status and Schedule Irrigation for Small Fruit Crops | Rieger | GA | Blueberry, Muscadine | $4,850 | Progress – 01/16/07 |
| 2005 | Research | Pierce’s disease risk zones in the southeast | Sutton, Brannen | NC, GA | Grape | $4,951 | |
| 2005 | Research | The effect of increased nitrogen and potassium levels within the sap of strawberry leaf petioles on overall yield and quality of strawberry fruit as affected by cultivar | Hassell, Poling | SC, NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2005 | Research | Development of a raspberry program for the southern region | Fernandez, Ballington, Pesic-VanEsbroeck | NC | Raspberry | $5,000 | |
| 2005 | Research | Irrigation scheduling for small fruit crops | Rieger | GA | Blueberry, Blackberry, Muscadine, Wine Grape | $5,000 | |
| 2005 | Research | Evaluation of herbicides for yellow and purple nutsedge and annual sedges control in young blueberry fields | Czarnota, Monks | GA, NC | Blueberry | $4,000 | |
| 2005 | Research | Evaluation of floating row covers containing micro-encapsulated phase-change chemicals for frost protection of strawberries | Sams, Deyton | TN | Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2005 | Research | Comparison of runner-tip production among classes of certified nursery stocks of strawberry cultivars | Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Ballingtton, Fernandez | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2005 | Research | Developmnet of improved methods of replanting blueberries in established fields | Krewer, Fonsah | GA | Blueberry | $4,379 | |
| 2005 | Research | Evaluation of wintertime sprays of soybean oil to delay flower bud phenology and thin fruit of rabbiteye and southern highbush blueberries | Deyton, Sams, Lockwood, Ballington | TN, NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | |
| 2005 | Research | Evaluation of stinger herbicide carryover potential in spring planted vegetable crops | Jennings, Culpepper | GA, NC | Strawberry, Vegetables | $5,000 | |
| 2005 | Research | Evaluation of fruit cracking in rabbiteye blueberry germplasm | NeSmith | GA | Blueberry | $4,000 | |
| 2005 | Research | Management methods for escaped climbing annual and perennial broadleaf weeds in commercial grape production | Robinson, Lockwood | TN | Grape | $5,000 | |
| 2005 | Research | Source of mites and mite management in plant production and grower training for strawberry plant and fruit producers in the southern region | Sorensen | NC | Strawberry | $4,952 | |
| 2005 | Research | Measuring sub-lethal effects of honey bee parasites on rabbiteye blueberry pollination | Delaplane | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | |
| 2005 | Extension | Estimated costs and returns of producing, harvesting and marketing blackberries in the south region of the United States | Fernandez, Safley | NC | Blackberry | $3,000 | |
| 2005 | Extension | Wildlife damage control in small fruit plantings | Lockwood, Straw, Wills, Honea | TN | Blueberry, Grape | $5,000 | Progress – 12/01/06 Progress – 01/03/08 Final – 12/23/08 |
| 2005 | Extension | Strawberry Weed Control | Straw | TN | Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2004 | Research | Irrigation scheduling for small fruit crops | Rieger | GA | Blackberry, Blueberry, Muscadine, Wine Grape | $3,800 | |
| 2004 | Research | Comparison of runner-tip production among classes of certified nursery stocks of strawberry cultivars | Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Ballington, Fernandez | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2004 | Research | Virus study in blackberry | Fernandez, Pesic-VanEsbroeck | NC | Blackberry | $5,000 | |
| 2004 | Research | The effect of increased nitrogen and potassium levels within the sap of strawberry leaf petioles on overall yield and quality of strawberry fruit as affected by cultivar | Hassell, Poling | SC | Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2004 | Research | Biology and management of anthracnose in strawberry production in the southeast | Louws | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2004 | Research | Off-season strawberry production | Straw | TN | Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2004 | Research | Enterprise cost analysis for rabbiteye blueberries, southern highbush blueberries in soil and southern highbush blueberries high density in pine bark beds | Fonsah, Krewer | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | 2nd Year – 11/15/2005 |
| 2004 | Research | Identifying the limiting factor for effective pollination period and fruit set of rabbiteye blueberries | NeSmith | GA | Blueberry | $3,800 | |
| 2004 | Research | Evaluation of herbicides for yellow and purple nutsedge and annual sedges in young blueberry fields | Czarnota | GA | Blueberry | $4,000 | |
| 2004 | Research | Evaluation of winterrtime sprays of soybean oil to delay flower bud phenology and thin fruit of rabbiteye and southern highbush blueberries | Deyton, Sams | TN | Blueberry | $5,000 | |
| 2004 | Research | Evaluation of floating row covers containing micro-encapsulated phase-change chemicals for frost protection of strawberries. Figure 1 Figure 2 | Sams, Deyton | TN | Strawberry | $5,000 | |
| 2004 | Research | Optimization of chitosan coatings to extend shelf life of fresh fruits | Zivanoic, Mount, Draughton, Sams | TN | $5,000 | ||
| 2004 | Extension | Small fruit extension programs in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee | Monks, Schultheis | NC | 2,000 | ||
| 2004 | Extension | Strawberry tip production | Straw | TN | Strawberry | 5,000 | |
| 2004 | Extension | Diagnostic tool for eastern U.S. blackberries | Fernandez, Pesic-VanEsbroeck | NC | Blackberry | 3,000 | |
| 2003 | Research | Validating grape disease forecast models for the southeast | Bost/Hale | TN | Grape | $1,691 | |
| 2003 | Research | Production of a comprehensive pest mamnagement guide for small fruits | Brannen | GA | $5,000 | Progress – 12/02/05 | |
| 2003 | Research | Alternative frost/freeze protection systems for strawberry production | Buchanan et al. | TN | Strawberry | $4,500 | |
| 2003 | Research | Evaluation of wintertime sprays of soybean oil to bloom and thin rabbiteye and southern highbush blueberries | Deyton et al. | TN | Blueberry | $5,000 | |
| 2003 | Research | The abatement of an emerging epidemic in cultivated blackberry; Phase 2 | Fernandez | NC | Blackberry | $5,000 | |
| 2003 | Research | An alternative systems approach to blackberry production | Lockwood et al. | TN | Blackberry | $5,000 | Update – 12/05/05 Update – 12/01/06 Update – 01/03/08 |
| 2003 | Research | Effective pollination period of rabbiteye blueberry | NeSmith | GA | Blueberry | $4,800 | |
| 2003 | Research | Estimating costs of producing, harvesting and blackberries in the southeastern US | Safley/Fernandez | NC | Blackberry | $5,000 | |
| 2003 | Research | Effects of the plant defense activators actigard and messenger on phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity of blueberry fruit | Scherm/Riley | GA/SC | Blueberry | $4,000 | |
| 2003 | Research | Evaluation of reduced sensitivity of Phytophthora cactorum isolates from the southeast to mefenoxam | Schnabel et al. | SC | $5,000 | ||
| 2003 | Research | Biological control of spider mites and armyworms of strawberries grown under row covers for fall and winter production | Shepard et al. | SC | Strawberry | $4,875 | |
| 2003 | Research | Cross-pathogenicity to wine grape of Xylella fastidiosa cultures isolated from native vegetation | Sutton | NC | Wine Grape | $4,782 | |
| 2003 | Research | Edible chitosan coatings as novel effective biopesticides | Zivanovic et al. | TN | $5,000 | ||
| 2002 | Research | A progress repoort – Importance of Pathogens Associated with Roots of Strawberry Transplants 12-15-03 Research funded in 2002 but completed in 2003 | Louws | Strawberry | |||
| 2002 | Research | Progress Report for Research Funding | Scherm, Boozer | ||||