2009 Workshop Posters (alphabetical by PI’s Last Name)

Title		Authors		Principal Investigator
Greenhouse disinfectants – ensuring clean tools for propagation		Dennis J. Lewandowski, Amanda Hayes, and Scott Adkins		Adkins
Comprehensive Nursery Production Technologies for Water Quality Protection and Conservation		Joseph Albano, Jim Owen, Sarah White, Bill Bauerle, Tom Yeager, Ted Bilderbak, and Chris Wilson		Albano
Understanding the “cool-temperate” epidemiology of Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 biovar 2 on geraniums and other hosts		Annett Milling, Jacob M. Scherf, Fanhong Meng and Caitilyn Allen		Allen
Phenotypic characterization of Phytophthora from North Carolina greenhouse ornamentals		Heather A. Olson and D. Michael Benson		Benson
Development of Biologically-Based Strategies of Managing Insect Pests of Horticultural Crops		Denny J. Bruck, Rob W.H.M. van Tol, Frans Griepink and Willem Jan De Kogel		Bruck
Foundational Tools for Genetic Improvement of Floriculture Crops		David G. Clark and Thomas A. Colquhoun		Clark
Reducing Root Rot, Bulb Rot and Vascular Wilt Disease Losses By Improvements in Pathogen Tracking and Management		Margery Daughtrey, Bill Miller, Gary Moorman, Steve Jeffers, Gary Chastagner, and Steve Wraight		Daughtrey
Improving Crop Protection and Production Strategies for Horticultural Crops		Richard C. Derksen		Derksen
Floriculture Research Alliance:  Developing a shared vision for the future through Collaboration		John Dole, John Erwin, Jim Faust, Paul Fisher, Jonathan Frantz, Erik Runkle, Ryan Warner, Brian Whipker		Erwin
Irrigation Timing and Emitter Selection Affects Irrigation Efficiency and Plant Growth		Donna Fare		Fare
Detection, Identification and Characterization of New and Emerging Viral and Bacterial Diseases of Ornamental Plants		Ramon Jordan, John Hammond, and Qi Huang		Hammond
Optimizing Inputs To Increase Profitability, Improve Integrated Pest Management and Retain Marketability		Kevin Heinz, Charlie Hall, Fred Davies Jr., Carlos Bográn, Andrew Chow, Scott Ludwig, John Goolsby, and Patrick Moran		Heinz
Characterization of Variation and Mechanisms of Resistance of Ash to Emerald Ash Borer		Daniel A. Herms, Justin G.A. Whitehill, David Smitley, Don Cipollini, Jennifer Koch, Om Mittapalli, and Pierluigi Bonello		Herms
Postharvest biology and technology of ornamentals		Michael Reid and Cai-Zhong Jiang		Jiang
Floriculture Germplasm Enhancement Using Genetic Engineering to Improve Postproduction Quality		Michelle L. Jones, Shuangyi Bai, Laura J. Chapin, and Charles Krause		Jones
Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center:  Saving, Assessing, Using Herbaceous Plants		Bill Randle and Susan Stieve		Jourdan
Sensitive Detection of Single and Mixed Viral Infections in Ornamental Plants at All Stages of the Propagation Cycle		Deborah Matthews		Matthews
Host Preference of Emerald Ash Borer:  Evaluation of Adult Feeding and Larval Development		Chenin K. Limback, Andrea C. Anulewicz, Deborah G. McCullough, Sara R. Tanis, Richard Hoffstetter, Albert Mayfield, Steve Munson		McCullough
Management of Root-Knot Nematodes and other Soilborne Pests in Floriculture Production Systems		Robert McSorley, Nancy Kokalis-Burelle, and Harsimran K. Gill		McSorley
Bacterial Wilt Host Relations		David J. Norman		Norman
Control of Plant Parasitic Root Diseases and Nematodes In Ornamental Production Systems		Michael Harris, Eric Lee, Harold Leverenz, Lorence Oki		Oki
Development of Imported Fire Ant Quarantine Treatments for Field-Grown Nursery Stock		Jason Oliver, Sam Ochieng, Nick Gawel, Nadeer Youssef, Frank Mrema, Karen Vail, Mark Halcomb, Anne-Marie Callcott, Xikui Wei, Lee McAnally, Walker G. Haun, Steve Powell		Oliver
Breeding Urban Trees for Pest and Disease Resistance at the US National Arboretum		Richard T. Olsen		Olsen
Management of Whitefly Biotypes on Floral and Nursery Crops		Lance S. Osborne and Cindy McKenzie		Osborne
A Systems Approach for Managing Phytophthora Diseases in Horticultural Nurseries		J. L. Parke, N. J. Grünwald, C. Lewis, and V. Fieland		Parke
Implementation of Integrated Pest Management in California Bedding and Container Color Plant Production		Christine Casey and Michael Parrella		Parrella
Activities of the National Arboretum's Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit		Margaret Pooler		Pooler
Strategies for Carbon Sequestration and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Nursery Production Systems		S.A. Prior, S.C. Marble, G.B. Runion, H.A. Torbert, and C.H. Gilliam		Prior
Research Highlights from the Ambrosia Beetle Working Group		Christopher M. Ranger, Michael E. Reding, Jason B. Oliver, Peter B. Schultz, and Charles Krause		Ranger
Developing New Non-Invasive Nursery Crops		Thomas G. Ranney, Darren H. Touchell, Richard Olsen, Tom Eaker, Jeremy Smith, Nathan Lynch, Joel Mowrey, Jeff Jones, Clara Englert		Ranney
Integrated Management of Arthropod Pests and Root Rot Diseases of Greenhouse Floriculture		John Sanderson, Margery Daughtrey, Stephen Wraight, Louela Castrillo, Sarah Braun, Melanie Filotas, Doo Hyung Lee, Sarah Jandricic, Todd Ugine		Sanderson
Biodegradable Nursery Pots from Poultry Feathers		Masud S. Huda, Walter F. Schmidt, Marc Teffeau		Schmidt
Biology and Control of Soil-borne Pathogens in Greenhouse Production		Michael Stanghellini, Iraj Misaghi, Deborah Pagliaccia, and Naveen Hyder		Stranghellini
Genetic engineering approaches to breeding sterility and reduce invasiveness		Steven H. Strauss, Cathleen Ma, Olga Shevchenko, and Liz Etherington		Strauss
What's Going to Invade?  Regional Risk-Assessment Models for Non-native Woody Plants		Emily Kapler, Mark Widrlechner, Jan Thompson		Thompson