SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: SERA11 : Review and Coordination of Oilseed Rape Research Programs in the Southern Region (IEG-55)
- Period Covered: 01/01/2000 to 12/01/2000
- Date of Report: 04/05/2000
- Annual Meeting Dates: 03/29/2000 to 03/30/2000
Participants
Current chair: William Hair, Crops and Soils, Clemson University whair@clemson.edu; Current Vice-Chair: Roscoe Ivy, Agronomy, Mississippi State University rli2@ra.msstate.edu; Current Secretary-Treasurer: Harbans Bhardwaj, Soil Science, Virginia State University hbhardwj@vsu.edu; Immediate Past Chair: Dan Phillips, Plant Pathology, University of Georgia dphilli@gaes.griffin.peachnet.edu;
(See Minutes)
[Minutes]
Accomplishments
A major accomplishment of this group in the past eight years has been to generate interest in the development of the crop in most states in the South. However, the loss of industry support and the absence of contracted acres have resulted in a reduction in planted acres in most states in the South.
The canola list server set up in 1997 by Clemson University is still managed by Clemson and updated as clientele change. The information exchanged within this SERA-IEG 11 group has resulted in the expertise that is necessary to assist in the production of canola in the Southern States.
The canola list server set up in 1997 by Clemson University is still managed by Clemson and updated as clientele change. The information exchanged within this SERA-IEG 11 group has resulted in the expertise that is necessary to assist in the production of canola in the Southern States.