RESEARCH PROJECTS
FNGLA and NHF's goal is to provide sustainable funding to benefit the nursery and landscape industry. Florida's nursery and landscape industry support this primarily through endowments within two Foundations:
University of Florida's Foundation and the National Horticulture Foundation.
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category, project ID, or date, making it easy to find relevant studies quickly.

Evaluating the Effect of Plant Species on Water Usage to Improve Container Nursery Irrigation BMPs
Project ID:
1270
Year:
2012
Funding Amount:
5000
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UF | FNGLA FUNDED
Category:
Water Management - Production
Place of Research:
University of Florida
Researcher 01:
Thomas Yeager
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New Crapemrytle Cultivars for the Southeastern U.S. An Extensive Evaluation of Field Resistances to Fungal, Bacterial and Abiotic Disorders and Plant and Flower Characteristics
Project ID:
1272
Year:
2012
Funding Amount:
5000
Funding Source:
UF | FNGLA FUNDED
Category:
Production Systems (General)
Place of Research:
University of Florida
Researcher 01:
Gary W. Knox
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Implementation and Field Testing of a Rapid and Sensitive Diagnostic Kit for Ornamental Plant Pathogens using Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Integrated with Lateral Flow Devices
Project ID:
1274
Year:
2012
Funding Amount:
5000
Funding Source:
UF | FNGLA FUNDED
Category:
Disease Management (General)
Place of Research:
University of Florida
Researcher 01:
Gul Shad Ali
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Mass Rearing of the South American Psyllid Calophya terebinthifolii (Hemiptera: Calophyidae), a Candidate Biological Control Agent for Brazilian peppertree
Project ID:
1271
Year:
2012
Funding Amount:
5000
Funding Source:
UF | FNGLA FUNDED
Category:
Production Systems (General)
Place of Research:
University of Florida
Researcher 01:
James Cuda
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Development of a New Molecular Method to Detect Major Root-Knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) occurring in Florida Nurseries
Project ID:
1273
Year:
2012
Funding Amount:
5000
Funding Source:
UF | FNGLA FUNDED
Category:
Pest Management
Place of Research:
University of Florida
Researcher 01:
Tesfamariam Mengistu
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Fungicide Movement, Distribution and Persistence in Palms
Project ID:
1275
Year:
2012
Funding Amount:
5000
Funding Source:
UF | FNGLA FUNDED
Category:
Disease Management (General)
Place of Research:
University of Florida
Researcher 01:
Monica L. Elliott
Researcher 02:
Timothy K. Broschat
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