2001
Research Project Funding
The following research projects were funded by the IDFTA Rootstock Research Committee for 2001.
Project Leader |
Project Title |
Funding Awarded |
|
Renewal—Pome Fruit Barritt, B. and T. Robinson |
Early intermediate level testing of new CG. apple rootstocks in the Pacific Northwest |
$6,000 |
| Marini, R.(for NC-140 committee) | NC-140 data summarization | $10,800 |
| Robinson, T. and NC-140 Technical Committee | National evaluation of the new Cornell-Geneva rootstocks and other promising rootstocks from around the world | $8,000 |
| Robinson, T., H.T. Holleran and H.S. Aldwinckle | Differential susceptibility of apple rootstocks to four strains of fire blight and three latent viruses |
$6,000
|
|
Renewal—Stone Fruit Kappel, F. |
Sweet cherry rootstock evaluation |
$4,500 |
| Neilsen, D. and G.H. Neilsen | Nutrient and water management in high-density sweet cherry | $4,500 |
| Robinson, T.L., R. Andersen and S. Hoying | High-density planting systems for sweet cherries in the Northeast | $5,500 |
|
New—Stone Fruit Lang, G.A. and R.L. Perry |
Fundamental rootstock influence on flowering affects training and management decisions for cherry crop load and fruit quality |
$5,500 |
|
Total
|
$50,800 |