SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report

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Status: Approved

Basic Information

Project No. and Title: NCDC216 : Water Management and Quality for Ornamental Crop Production and Health
Period Covered: 10/01/2008 to 09/01/2009
Date of Report: 08/28/2009
Annual Meeting Dates: 07/26/2009 to 07/27/2009

Fernandez, Tom (fernan15@msu.edu), Chair - Michigan State University; Lea-Cox, John (jlc@umd.edu), Secretary - University of Maryland; Buhler, Doug (buhler@anr.msu.edu), Administrative Advisor - Michigan State University; Zinati, Gladis (zinati@AESOP.Rutgers.edu), Steering Committee Member - Rutgers University; Cabrera, Raul (r-cabrera@tamu.edu), Steering Committee Member - Texas A&M University; van Iersel, Marc (mvanier@uga.edu), Steering Committee Member - University of Georgia; Merhaut, Don (donald.merhaut@ucr.edu), Steering Committee Member - University of California, Riverside; Albano, Joe (Joseph.Albano@ars.usda.gov), Steering Committee Member - USDA-ARS, Ft. Pierce, FL; Yeager, Tom (yeagert@ufl.edu), Steering Committee Member - University of Florida; White, Sarah A. (swhite4@CLEMSON.EDU) - Clemson University; Dunwell, Win (winston.dunwell@uky.edu) - University of Kentucky; Beeson, Richard (rcbeeson@ufl.edu) - University of Florida; Wright, Amy Noelle (WRIGHAM@auburn.edu) - Auburn University; Owen, Jim (Jim.Owen@oregonstate.edu) - Oregon State University; Fulcher, Amy (afulcher@uky.edu) - University of Kentucky; Olczyk, Teresa (twol@UFL.EDU) - University of Florida; Cregg, Bert (cregg@msu.edu) - Michigan State University; Niu, Genhua (GNiu@ag.tamu.edu) - Texas A&M University; Starman, Terri (tstarman@tamu.edu) - Texas A&M University; Ruter, John (ruter@uga.edu) - University of Georgia; Chen, Yan (yachen@agcenter.lsu.edu) - Louisiana State University; Boyer, Cheryl (crboyer@ksu.edu) - Kansas State University; Altland, James (james.altland@ars.usda.gov) - USDA-ARS; Wooster, OH; Warsaw, Aaron (warsaw@msu.edu) - Michigan State University graduate student; Pershey, Nick (persheyn@msu.edu) - Michigan State University graduate student

Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

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[Minutes]

Accomplishments

Short-term Outcomes: This is a development committee, the only outcome is the establishment of a multi-state research project. The proposal for establishing the project is expected to be completed and submitted well before the deadline. The majority of the narrative is complete. The main task remaining is to edit and review the proposal. Outputs: The output will be the establishment of the multi-state project. Activities: A colloquim has been develop for the 2010 Land Grant and Sea Grant National Water Conference, Hilton Head, SC. Milestones: To have the proposal for the multi-state project submitted before December 1, 2009.

Impacts

This is a development committee. The only expected impact is to develop a multi-state project.

Publications

Fernandez, R.T., J. Lea-Cox, G. Zinati, C. Hong, R. Cabrera, D. Merhaut, J. Albano, M. van Iersel, T. Yeager, D. Buhler. 2009. NCDC216: A new multistate group for water management and quality for ornamental crop production and health. HortScience 44:962. Fernandez, R.T., J. Lea-Cox, G. Zinati, C. Hong, R. Cabrera, D. Merhaut, J. Albano, M. van Iersel, T. Yeager and D. Buhler. 2009. NCDC216: A new multistate group for water management and quality for ornamental crop production and health. In: Proc. Southern Nursery Association Research Conference. 54:35-38. Lea-Cox, J., R.T. Fernandez, G. Zinati, C. Hong, R. Cabrera, D. Merhaut, J. Albano, M. van Iersel, T. Yeager and D. Buhler. 2009. NCDC216: A new multistate group for water management and quality for ornamental crop production and health. In: Proc. 2009 USDA-CSREES NATIONAL WATER QUALITY CONFERENCE, http://www.usawaterquality.org/conferences/2009/abstract_index.html

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