JARS v44n4 - Research Grant Awards - 1990

Research Grant Awards - 1990

The Research Foundation of the American Rhododendron Society has funded the seven research projects recommended this year by the ARS Research Committee. These projects were selected from those proposals submitted to the committee that were considered most relevant to the purposes of the society. The projects selected and funded are listed below:

The Research Foundation of the American Rhododendron Society has funded the seven research projects recommended this year by the ARS Research Committee. These projects were selected from those proposals submitted to the committee that were considered most relevant to the purposes of the society. The projects selected and funded are listed below:

1.  Powdery Mildew of Rhododendrons — Dr. Heifer, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland.

2.  Journals in Libraries — Great Lakes Chapter, ARS, Dana Lewis, Research Representative, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

3.  Suppression of Phytophthora Root Rot on Bed Grown Azalea and Rhododendron — Dr. Ken Tilt, Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, Auburn University, Alabama.

4.  Identification and Control of a New Azalea Flower Blight Disease — Dr. Gordon Holcomb, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

5.  Development of a Possible Ice Barrier in Flower Buds of Rhododendron and Azalea — Linda Chalker-Scott, The Research Foundation of SUNY, Albany, New York.

6.  Determine the Effect of Growth Retardants and Fertility Control on Flowering and Growth of Young Rhododendrons — Willard D. Witte, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee.

7.  Evaluation, Selection and Physiological Study of Heat Tolerance of Rhododendron — Dr. Thomas G. Ranney, North Carolina State University, Fletcher, North Carolina.

Research proposals may be made by individual society members or by researchers at universities and colleges.