Basic Research

• From Lab to Field: Developing Genomic Tools to Determine Pathogenicity in the Cucumber Downy Mildew Pathogen Pseudoperonospora cubensis, Bradley Day
• Genetic Control of Crop Load and Fruit Abscission, Steven van Nocker
• Genetic Manipulation of Venturia inaequalis for Control of Forcible Ascospore Discharge, Frances Trail
• Genetic Tools for Regulating Flowering and Enhancing Production for the Michigan Apple Industry, Steven van Nocker
• Host Range of Ascochyta spp. from Pea and Description of the Sexual State and Mating System of A. pinodella, Martin Chilvers

Applied Research

• An Economically Promising Plum Curculio Control Strategy in Michigan Tree Fruit with a Reduced-risk Insect Growth Regulator, Mark Whalon
• Biofumigation and Cover Crop Mixtures for Optimizing the Performance of Cover Crops in Commercial Vegetable Production, Mathieu Ngouajio
• Constructed Wetlands for Treatment of Food Processing Wastewater, Dawn Reinhold
• Control of Plant Parasitic Nematodes Without Fumigants in Strawberry Plantings and its Impact on Black Root Rot, Annemiek Schilder
• Current Status of Virus and Phytoplasma Infection of Blueberry in Michigan and Improvement of Diagnostic Methods, Annemiek Schilder
• Detecting and Assessing Potential Causes of Internal Chestnut Deterioration, Daniel Guyer
• Developing Soybean Germ Plasm with Resistance to Japanese Beetles and Aphids, Dechun Wang
• Developing a Comprehensive Fruitworm Management Program for Michigan Blueberries, Rufus Isaacs
• Development and Delivery of an Effective Organic Pest Management Tactic for Michigan Organic Apples using Entomophagous Nematodes, Matthew Grieshop
• Development and Implementation of Mating Disruption for Environmentally Sound Management of Sesiid Borer Pests in Cherry and Apple Orchards, David Epstein
• Development of a Forecasting System for Soybean White Mold, Jianjun Hao
• Development of Attract-and-kill Technologies for Control of Fruit Crop Moth Pests, Larry Gut
• Development of Web-based Operational Guidance for Irrigation of Tree Fruit and Grapes in Michigan, William Northcott
• Establishment of Perennial Warm-season Grasses for Biofuels, Kurt Thelen
• Evaluating Western Bean Cutworm Numbers, Damage and Control Options in Dry Beans, Michael R. Jewett
• Evaluation of Strategies to Achieve Sustainable Production of Concord Grapes in Michigan, Paolo Sabbatini
• Host/Pathogen Interactions of Invasive and Established Genotypes of Phytophthora infestans on Foliage and Tubers, William Kirk
• Improvement of Fruit Pest Mating Disruption and Attract-and-kill Techniques: Elucidation of Key Insect Behaviors, Matthew Grieshop
• Improving Water Management in Container Nurseries by Scheduling Irrigation Based on Real-time Sensor-derived Plant Water Use, R. Thomas Fernandez
• Integrating Novel Mechanical, Genetic and Horticultural Technologies into an Early-yielding, High Efficiency, Globally Competitive Tart Cherry Production System, Ronald Perry
• Investigating Hop Varieties for Michigan Production, J. Robert Sirrine
• Light-emitting Diodes as a New Supplemental Lighting Source for Greenhouse Crops, Erik Runkle
• Management Plans for Emerging Blueberry Insect Pests: Putnam Scale and Blueberry Gall Midge, Rufus Isaacs
• Optimizing the Efficacy and Environmental Fitness of a Commercial Pseudomonas Bacterial Biocontrol Product for the Control of Turfgrass Disease, Joseph M. Vargas, Jr.
• Reducing the Cost of Codling Moth Mating Disruption by Optimizing Dispenser Release Rate, James R. Miller
• Storage of Honeycrisp Apple Fruit, Randolph Beaudry
• Strip Tillage and Planting Density Strategies for Improving Carrot Quality and Soil Health, Daniel Brainard
• Sustainable Irrigation and Water Management in Fraser Fir Christmas Tree Production, Pascal Nzoukou
• Targeted Tillage of Manure-enriched Planting Zones for Priming Manure Nitrogen Release in Low-disturbance Cropping Systems, Timothy Harrigan
• The Effect of Leaf Wetness Duration Sensor Canopy Position on the Cherry Leaf Spot Infection Model, Erin Lizotte
• Timing of Powdery Mildew Cleistothecium Production in the Fall and Ascospore Release in the Spring Under Michigan Conditions, Annemiek Schilder
• Understanding and Managing Imidacloprid and Thiamethoxam Resistance in the Colorado Potato Beetle, Edward Grafius

Extension/Demonstration

• Best Management Practices for Weed Control in Blueberries, Paul Jenkins
• Business Plan Development for Hoop Houses, David Conner
• Enology Education Outreach: On-site Demonstrations for Improving Michigan Wine Quality, Paul Jenkins
• Impacts of the Pilot Project to Introduce Planting Flexibility to Farm Programs in Michigan, David Schweikhardt
• Michigan Cropland Data Layer Collaborative, Adesoji Adelaja
• Planting Techniques: Procedures for the Handling and Planting of Woody and Herbaceous Plants, Robert Schutzki
• Reducing Economic Limitations from Maximum Residue Limit Regulations Faced by Michigan Fruit Industries, Suzanne Thornsbury
• Synoptic Weather Forecasting and Web-based Information Delivery Systems for Managing Potato Late Blight in Michigan, William Kirk

2009 Continued Project Funding

• A Digital Camera- and Computer-guided, Shielded Flame Weeder/Sprayer for Postemergence Weed Control, Bernard Zandstra
• Alternative Ground Cover Management for Fraser Fir Production, Pascal Nzokou
• Apple Rootstock Evaluation Trials, Gregory Lang
• Best Management Practices for Stover Harvest in Continuous and Rotated Corn Cropping Systems, Lowell Gentry
• Built-up Sand-capped Soil System for High Traffic Areas, John Rogers
• Characterization and Management of Cucurbit Downy Mildew, Mary Hausbeck
• China Produce Supply Chains, Suzanne Thornsbury
• Clarksville Horticultural Experiment Station Organic Orchard, James Flore
• Delivery of Effective Entomopathogenic Fungi and Nematodes for Managing Plum Curculio in Orchards, Mark Whalon
• Determining the Utility of Managed Bumblebees for the Pollination of Commercial Highbush Blueberries, Rufus Isaacs
• Development of Damage Thresholds for Foliar Diseases in Juice Grapes, Annemiek Schilder
• Effects of Irrigation and Rye Living Mulch on Weeds, Soil Health and Asparagus Yields, Daniel Brainard
• Energy Efficiency and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Michigan Greenhouse Operations, Zhengfei Guan
• GREEEN Pesticide Policy Program, Mark Whalon
• Identification of Michigan Vectors and Hosts of Tobacco Rattle Virus, George Bird
• Improving Codling Moth Management by Maximizing the Utility of Pheromone-baited Monitoring Traps, Larry Gut
• Improving Irrigation Management for Pot-in-pot Nursery Production Systems, Bert Cregg
• Influence of the Root-lesion Nematode on Soybean Cyst Nematode, George Bird 
• Integrated Approach to Managing Replant Suppression Problems in Asparagus, Mathieu Ngouajio
• Interactions Between Weed and Disease Management Practices in Glyphosate-resistant Sugar Beets, Christy Sprague
• Introgression of Aphid Resistance from Exotic Germ Plasm to Elite Michigan Soybean Germ Plasm, Dechun Wang
• Linking Agri-food by Developing Michigan MarketMaker, H. Christopher Peterson
• Management Approaches for Treatment of Leaf Scorch and Decline in Landscape Trees, Gerard Adams
• Mechanization of Juice Grape Production Under Michigan Growing Conditions, Thomas Zabadal
• Michigan Farm to School: Realizing the Opportunity, Colleen Matts
• Michigan State University Conducted and Coordinated Industry Wheat Evaluations for Wheat Quality Testing of Advanced Lines, Perry Ng
• Minimizing Soil-borne Pest Risk in a High Tunnel System Through Soil Rotation, Ronald Goldy
• Mummy Berry and Pollinator Interactions in Michigan Organic Blueberries, Matthew Grieshop
• New Tools for Identifying Resistance to Potato Common Scab and Improving Disease Management, David Douches
• Pasture Renovation Using Improved Forage Species and Varieties, Doo-Hong Min
• Photoperiodic Lighting Strategies to Accelerate Development of Floriculture Crops, Erik Runkle
• Predicting Occurrence of Key Insect Vegetable Pests, Beth Ann Bishop
• Refining the Water Balance in Michigan's Agricultural Landscape from a Spatial and Temporal Perspective, Jon Bartholic
• Regulation of Return Bloom in Honeycrisp by Fruit Position, Fruit Growth Rate, Seed Number and GA, James Flore
• Rescue of High Value Michigan Peach Breeding Lines from Plum Pox Virus, William Shane
• Revitalizing the Michigan Onion Industry Through Cost-effective and Sound Weed Control Practices, Bernard Zandstra
• Screening Selected Michigan Vegetable Crops for Resistance to Root-knot and Root-lesion Nematodes, Haddish Melakeberhan
• Sustainable Management Strategies for Potato Leafhopper in Michigan Wine Grapes, Rufus Isaacs
• Upper Peninsula Corn Hybrid Trials, Kurt Thelen
• Use of Ground Covers in Conjunction with Chemical Mowing for Weed Management in Michigan Christmas Tree Plantations, Bernard Zandstra
• Validation of a Degree-day Model for Pest Prediction and Optimizing Spray Decisions in Michigan Vineyards, Rufus Isaacs
• Wine Grape Canopy Management: Effect on Carbon Assimilation, Partitioning and Fruit Quality, Paolo Sabbatini