This call is for: Faculty and Staff
Submission deadline: September 9, 2024 (CLOSED)
2022 FNGLA Report
Awards: Up to 10 awards of up to $6,500 each
Eligibility: Any UF/IFAS faculty member assigned to a UF/IFAS department or research and education center is eligible to participate. Team size is limited to up to three people as investigators per project.
Scope and Criteria: The projects should supplement existing Experiment Station research and address problems and questions important to the Florida nursery or landscaping industry. Priority topics are described in the attached FNGLA Research Priorities flyer but proposals on any topic that would benefit the industry are encouraged.
Reporting: All awardees will be required to submit a four-slide PowerPoint summarizing progress and a brief report in August 2025.
How to Apply: Please submit the requested materials at https://ufresearch.infoready4.com/#ifas by September 9, 2024. The information requested includes:
· Cover sheet: project title, PI/co-PI information, and non-technical executive summary (200 words max)
· Project budget and priority area: budgeted items in three categories, including salary & fringe, materials & supplies, and other; and priority area(s) addressed by the proposal
· Project description: narrative that includes the following items (maximum 300 words per item):
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- Justification,
- Methods,
- Potential benefits to the industry,
- Description of how this work complements the investigators’ programs and is augmented with other funding,
- (If relevant) an update – mini progress report – if the proposal builds on previously funded work by FNGLA.
Upon submission, all PIs should receive an immediate email confirmation. Please contact Brian Gray with any IT/website issues at seven7@ufl.edu or at 352-392-1784.
Proposal Evaluation: Proposals that are not complete or not submitted by September 9, 2024 will not be considered. The selection process includes review by an FNGLA committee in September, and FNGLA is responsible for final award decisions. PIs of projects selected for funding will be notified shortly after selection.
If you have any questions about this call for proposals, please do not hesitate to email Dr. Damian Adams (dcadams@ufl.edu).
Congratulations to the 2024- 2025 awardees!
FNGLA Objective 1: Improve Environmental and Resource Management
Envisioning a water-efficient green industry through stakeholder engagement
PI: Yilin Zhuang, Agricultural and Biological Engineering / Mid-Florida REC
Co-PI: Ondine Wells, Marion County Extension
Award total: $6,500
FNGLA Objective 2: Improve Pest Management Practices and Strategies
Development of a diagnostic test for quantification of oxytetracylcine in palm tissue
PI: Brian Bahder, Entomology and Nematology / Ft. Lauderdale REC
Award total: $6,500
Improving the prevention and management of phantasma scale on landscape palms
PI: Adam Dale, Entomology and Nematology
Co-PIs: Henry Mayer, Miami-Dade County Extension; Michael Orfanedes, Broward County Extension
Award total: $6,500
A novel biological control agent for pest snails in Florida
PI: Abolfazl Hajihassani, Entomology and Nematology / Ft. Lauderdale REC
Award total: $6,500
Optimizing preemergence doveweed [Murdannia nudiflora (L.) Brenan] control strategies in Florida turfgrass
PI: Pawel Petelewicz, Agronomy
Award total: $6,500
FNGLA Objective 3: Improve Production Systems Practices and Strategies
Demand assessment for tree species utilized in Florida landscapes
PI: Andrew Koeser, Environmental Horticulture / Gulf Coast REC
Co-PIs: Ryan Klein, Environmental Horticulture; John Roberts, Palm Beach County Extension
Award total: $6,500
FNGLA Objective 4: Genetics & Breeding to Enhance Quantities & Diversity of Plant Material
Screening of novel Begonia genotypes for non-invasiveness
PI: Heqiang Huo, Environmental Horticulture / Mid-Florida REC
Co-PIs: Sandra Wilson, Environmental Horticulture; Zhanao Deng, Environmental Horticulture / Gulf Coast REC
Award total: $6,500
Breeding industry-suitable tropical Hibiscus cultivars in Florida
PI: Xingbo Wu, Environmental Horticulture / Tropical REC
Co-PI: Alexandra Revynthi, Entomology and Nematology / Tropical REC
Award total: $6,500
FNGLA Objective 5: Developing and Implementing Emerging Technology
Developing artificial intelligence-based framework for optimal site selection to scale up urban food production
PI: Jiangxiao Qiu, School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics Sciences / Ft. Lauderdale REC
Award total: $6,500
FNGLA Objective 6: Enhance Floridians’ Quality of Life
Can we provide plants that best stabilize the coast? Seeking smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) traits to support ecosystem services provided by coastal plantings and Living Shorelines
PI: Carrie Adams, Environmental Horticulture
Co-PI: Laura Reynolds, Soil Water and Ecosystem Sciences
Award total: $6,497
