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Updated 01/14/09

Nursery Research

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The nursery advisory committee was established to advise the director regarding the administration of the nursery inspection program. A surcharge of 20% is assessed on fees collected by nursery retailer licenses for the purpose of creating a nursery research fund. These fees are used solely to support research projects which are of general benefit to the nursery industry and are recommended by the nursery advisory committee. The committee consists of nine members representing the interests of licensed nursery dealers and the nursery industry.

Each year the nursery advisory committee awards funding to support research that benefits the Washington State nursery industry. In 2007, ten projects were granted funding for the 2008 fiscal year for the total amount of $131,639. These projects are listed below. Click on the project number or title to access each project's proposal.

#98-012

Genetic Disease Resistance in Ornamental Tree Fruit
Gary A. Moulton  $9,715

#07-003

Natural Organic Lawn Fertilizers May Impact Weed Growth in Turfgrass
Eric Miltner and Gwen Stahnke - WSU $7,690

#07-010

Development of New Technologies for the Detection of Phytophthora in Ornamental Nurseries in Washington State
Dr. Michael D. Coffey $33,000

#08-004

Evaluation of Alternative Fruit Crops of the Puget Sound Region
Gary A. Moulton - WSU $15,507

#08-005

Robust Sampling Strategies and High Throughput Methods for the Detection of Grapevine Viruses
Naidu A. Payapati - WSU $10,974

#08-006

Improving Budbreak on Nursery Apple Trees Budded on M.9 and M.26 Rootstocks Don C. Elfving - WSU $5,050

#08-007

Variation in the Sporulation of Phytophthora ramorum on Rhododendron
Gary Chastagner and Norm Dart - WSU $11,000

#08-008

Understanding the Mechanism(s) Behind Repeat Detections of Phytophthora ramorum at Washington Retail Nurseries
Gary Chastagner and Norm Dart - WSU $20,000

#08-009

Evaluating Grevillea for Landscape Use in the Pacific Northwest
Neil Bell and James Altland - OSU $4,200

#08-013

Science-based Strategies for Mitigating the Impact of Viruses in Perennial Nursery Crops
Naidu A. Rayapati - WSU $14,503

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