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.
Explore a curated directory of research projects. Use the filters to narrow your results by
category, project ID, or date, making it easy to find relevant studies quickly.

Place it and forget it - Super absorbent medium for long-term weed suppression and plant-safe herbicide placement in nursery production
Project ID:
1355
Year:
2022
Funding Amount:
4800
Funding Source:
UF | FNGLA FUNDED
Category:
Improve Environmental and Resource Management
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Report Date:
September 22, 2024 at 4:00:00 AM
Completion Date:
9/22/2024
Viburnum Foliar Disease Management: Disease mitigation during plant propagation
Project ID:
1357
Year:
2022
Funding Amount:
4989
Funding Source:
UF | FNGLA FUNDED
Category:
Disease Management (General)
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Report Date:
September 22, 2024 at 4:00:00 AM
Completion Date:
9/22/2024
How does plant diversity, vegetation structure, and management contribute to ecosystem services in residential landscaping
Project ID:
1359
Year:
2022
Funding Amount:
5000
Funding Source:
UF | FNGLA FUNDED
Category:
Enhance Floridian's Quality of Life
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Report Date:
September 22, 2024 at 4:00:00 AM
Completion Date:
9/22/2024
Detecting overlap of pathogen presence and trunk rot in palms
Project ID:
1356
Year:
2022
Funding Amount:
5000
Funding Source:
UF | FNGLA FUNDED
Category:
Disease Management (General)
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Report Date:
September 22, 2024 at 4:00:00 AM
Completion Date:
9/22/2024
Developing a rapid molecular method to assess sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) load in turfgrass breeding materials
Project ID:
1358
Year:
2022
Funding Amount:
5000
Funding Source:
UF | FNGLA FUNDED
Category:
Disease Management (General)
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Report Date:
September 22, 2024 at 4:00:00 AM
Completion Date:
9/22/2024
Chemical control of the invasive pest Thrips parvispinus
Project ID:
1360
Year:
2023
Funding Amount:
39264
Funding Source:
NHF
Category:
Improve Pest Management Practices and Strategies
Place of Research:
Tropical REC
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Completion Date:
4/25/2024
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