Friends of Long Island Horticulture announce 2006 Grant…

       Friends of Long Island Horticulture announce 2006 Grant Recipients
                                   Dr. Mark Bridgen
                                Professor and Director
      Cornell University's Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center
                                  mpb27@cornell.edu

The Friends of Long Island Horticulture are pleased to announce the recipients of the
2006 research grant competition. This year, $28,530 in grants was awarded for 12
different projects. Last year, $26,740 in grants was awarded for 12 different research
projects. The generosity from the contributors to the Friend's fund-raising campaign has
allowed these research projects to be funded.

The Friends of Long Island Horticulture was organized in 1993 by individuals in the New
York horticulture industry to raise funds that are greatly needed to support the research
and educational efforts of Cornell University's Long Island Horticultural Research and
Extension Center (LIHREC) and the Cornell Cooperative Extension. To date, through
the generosity of many `Friends', more than $331,000 has been awarded through the
competitive grant process.

The goals of the program continue to be:

·    To identify current and future educational needs of the horticulture industry.
·    To conduct applied horticultural research in high-priority areas.
·    To maintain the environmental quality of Long Island through research and
     educational programs.
·    To enhance the skills of horticultural employees by delivering current research-
     based information through publications, workshops, seminars, field demonstrations
     and tours.

Research funding from the Friends of Long Island Horticulture benefits ALL
horticultural commodities through:

<    Consultations by telephone, office visits, and site visits.
<    Educational meetings including the annual LIHREC Plant Science Day, the Long
     Island Agriculture Forum, the annual chrysanthemum field day, twilight meetings,
     open houses, and training schools.
<    Diagnosis and control recommendations for diseases, insects, weeds, and
     nutritional problems.
<    Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Best Management Programs (BMP):
     up-to-date information is always available.
<    Publications: Cornell recommends publications, Horticulture News, Suffolk
     County Agriculture News, Long Island Fruit and Vegetable Update, Regional
     Greenhouse IPM notes, fact sheets, and more.
<    Issues such as farmland preservation and improving environmental quality are high
     priorities.
<     Experience! The Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center has
      been in existence for 84 years. It is a unique combination of cooperation between
      Cornell University, Cornell Cooperative Extension and the horticulture industry.
<     A complete team of nationally renowned professionals from Cornell in all
      horticultural commodity areas.
<     Industry-driven research: Each commodity group has an Advisory Board who
      reviews the program and advises the staff.

Cornell University has always been at the forefront to provide the industry with
information that is learned through research and experience. Private funding through
groups such as the Friends of Long Island Horticulture has helped to guarantee that the
mission of Cornell University continues.

                             2006 List of Funded Proposals
                       by the Friends of Long Island Horticulture

Botrytis management through plant self-defense in organic sweet corn. Margery
Daughtrey, Nora Catlin, Maria Tobiasz.

Evaluation of seed treatment for control of cabbage root maggot. Dan Gilrein and Lucille
Siracusano.

A test of pheromone disruption for suppression or management of oriental beetle in
container nurseries. Dan Gilrein and Lucille Siracusano.

Evaluation of clover living mulch between plastic for pumpkins. Sandra Menasha,
Margaret T. McGrath, Andrew Senesac, Jane Davey.

Evaluation of undersowing cover crops into fall broccoli determining baseline sensitivity.
Sandra Menasha.

Trial and display garden at the Long Island Horticultural and Extension Center. Nora
Catlin and Mark Bridgen.

First step in fungicide resistance management ­ determining baseline sensitivity.
Margaret T. McGrath and Jane Davey.

Evaluating powdery mildew resistant pumpkin and squash varieties. Margaret T.
McGrath, Sandra Menasha, Jane Davey.

Investigating the benefits of commercial root dips containing mycorrhizal fungi for
vegetable production. Margaret T. McGrath, Teresa Pawlowska, Jane Davey, Sandra
Menasha.

Evaluation of controlled release fertilizers in potato production. Dale Moyer, Sandra
Menasha, Joseph Sieczka.
Educational display and test gardens. Ralph Tuthill, CCE Environmental Horticulture
Staff, Nassau County Master Gardeners.

Evaluation of potato cultivars commonly grown in New York state for response to
Colletotrichum coccodes, the casual agent of black dot. Thomas Zitter, Helen Griffiths,
Sandra Menasha.