CALL FOR PROPOSALS: View the RFP for the Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium Research and Extension Grants for the 2020-2021 funding cycle. Please share this information with research and extension faculty at your university who are involved in small fruit production. Deadline for submissions is Oct 1, 2019.
PROGRESS REPORTS: For all who received funding in 2019, progress reports are due December 1, 2019. Each progress report needs to include a public abstract.
Current Sponsored Projects – 2019
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Research
| Title | P.I.(s) | Lead State(s) | Crop(s) | Amount | Project# | Report(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Plasticulture Variety Trial | Smith, Eric, Brannen, Phil, Dawson, Josh, Cook, Jeff | GA | Strawberry | $5,000 | 2019 R-01 | |
| Screening Strawberries for resistance to Anthracnose crown (Colletrotrichum gloesporiodes) fruit rot (C. acutatum) | Fernandez, Gina, Louws, Frank and Adhikari, Tika | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | 2019 R-02 | |
| Integrated Systems for managing soil-borne diseases in strawberry production in North Carolina | Louws, Frank and Adhikari, Tika | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | 2019 R-03 | |
| 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 | 2019 R-04 | |
| Managing vigor of Blackberry with prohexadione calcium: Effects on primocane and floricane development | Kon, Thomas et al. | NC | Blackberry | $5,000 | 2019 R-05 | |
| Identifying Consumer Sensory Attributes of Arkansas Fresh-Market Blackberries that Impact Marketability | Threlfall, Renee, Clark, John, and Worthington, Margaret | AR | Blackberry | $5,000 | 2019 R-06 | |
| 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 | 2019 R-07 | |
| Optimizing texture assessment for muscadine grape breeding | Worthington, Margaret, Threlfall, Renee, Clark, John and Conner, Patrick | AR | Grape | $4,400 | 2019 R-08 | |
| 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 | 2019 R-09 | |
| 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 | 2019 R-10 | |
| Evaluation of cane and spur pruning effect on Traminette crop yield and fruit composition | Hickey, Cain et al. | GA | Grape | $5,000 | 2019 R-11 | |
| Fruitzone rain-shields for high-value winegrapes: A test of concept | Wolf,Tony and Nita, Mizuho | VA | Grape | $5,000 | 2019 R-12 | |
| Evaluation of Advanced Selections, Southern and Northern Highbush Blueberries for Self- and Cross-Fertility | Aryal, Rishi et al | NC | Blueberry | $5,000 | 2019 R-13 | |
| 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 | 2019 R-14 | |
| Efficacy studies of major fungicides for management of downy and powdery mildews of grape | Brannen, Phil | GA | Grape | $5,000 | 2019 R-15 | |
| 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 | 2019 R-16 | |
| 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 | 2019 R-17 | |
| Establishment of the Critical Weed-Free Period for Newly Planted Vineyards. | Basinger, Nick and Hickey, Cain | GA | Grape | $5,000 | 2019 R-18 | |
| Tolerance of strawberry to indaziflam herbicide applied to preplant or postemergence over the top | Chaudhari, Sushila and Jennings, Katie | NC | Strawberry | $5,000 | 2019 R-19 | |
| Determining nitrogen-source preference in blueberry using a split-root system | Malladi, Anish and Cabrera, Miguel | GA | Blueberry | $5,000 | 2019 R-20 | |
| Development of a regional fungicide resistance testing service for DMI's and QoI's using both conventional and molecular methods | Ali, E., Brannen, J. | GA | Service | $5,000 | 2019 R-21 |
Extension
| Title | P.I.(s) | Lead State(s) | Crop | Amount | Project# | Report(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development of a Grape Disease Identification Guide and contributions to the MyIPM App. | Hoffman, Mark et al. | NC | Grape | $5,000 | 2019 E-01 | |
| Virtual Blueberry School 2019 | McWhirt, Amanda & Cline, bill | AR | Blueberry | $5,000 | 2019 E-02 | |
| Development of a cultivar selection smartphone app for southeastern US bunch grape and muscadine vineyards. | Hickey, Cain et al. | GA | Grape | $5,000 | 2019 E-03 | |
| Vinedresser Educational Symposiums | Radford, Joanna et al. | NC | Grape | $5,000 | 2019 E-04 | |
| 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 | 2019 E-05 | |
| 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 | 2019 E-06 | |
| Evaluating Primocane and Floricane Blackberry Varieties for Hardiness in Louisiana and Mississippi | Fontenot, Kathryn, Sexton, Mary, Coker, Christine | LA | Blackberry | $5,000 | 2019 E-07 | |
| Development of a regional pollinator protection and management guide | Blauuw, Brett | GA | Small Fruit | $5,000 | 2019 E-08 |