$2,000 Use of Aquatic Plants for Phytoremediation
- Dr. Laurie Fox, HRAREC(2)
$500 Evaluation of Flowering Annuals and Perennials for Virginia Landscapes
- Dr. Peter Schultz, HRAREC(2)
$2,000 Biorational Pest Management Strategies for Mite Pests of Nursery and Landscape Plants & Predicting and Suppressing Attacks of the Asian Ambrosia Beetle in Nursery and Landscape Plants,
- Dr. Peter Schultz, HRAREC(2)
$7,000 Settling of Infective Phytophthora Propagules in Runoff Retention Ponds & Identification of Pythium Isolates Recovered from Nursery Irrigation Water
- Drs. C. Hong & P. Kong, HRAREC(2)
$2,000 Propagation and Evaluation of Astible biternata
- Dr. Holly Scoggins, Virginia Tech(1)
$4,100 Amending Container Substrate with Clay
- Drs Ted Bilderback/Stuart Warren, NCSU(3)
$4,500 Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Plant Introduction Program
- John Wise, LGBG, Richmond, VA(4)
$22,100 Total 2002 research funded to date
(1) Department of Horticulture, Saunders Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0327, 540-231-5451
(2) Hampton Roads Agricultural Research & Extension Center, 1444 Diamond Springs Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23455‑3363,
757-363-3900
(3) Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, PO Box 7609, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609, 919-515-1201, ted.Bilderback@ncsu.edu
(4) Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave, Richmond, VA 23228‑4700<
For additional information, contact
Jim Bruce, Chairman
VNA Horticulture Research Foundation
C/o Hanover Farms
13262 Spring Rd
Rockville, VA 23146-1502
804-749-4304 - Fax: 804-749-4350
email: jgbruce@erols.com