2022- Your Commission At Work

Research

2022-2023 Approved NC State University Research Projects

Renovation of Method Road Nematology Laboratory and Greenhouse Range facilities for work with the GRKN. 2022-2023 Approved Year 1 GRKN Research Projects

MPRU Sweetpotato Research Activities: Implementation of an IPM Program in the Production of Clean Stock. Christie Almeyda Consumer Risk Analyses and Perceptions of Sweetpotato Products and Processes. Jon Allen Development of Weed Management Strategies in Sweetpotato. Katie Jennings Sweetpotato Planter Sleeve Adapter and Horizontal Planter Evaluation for Potential Yield Improvement. Jonathan Schultheis

Acquisition of a Tractor for the GRKN Field Research Site at the Border Belt Tobacco Research Station in Whiteville.

Research Towards a Rapid, Species specific, Field Deployable Test for GRKN and Advancement of Molecular Diagnostics for Soil and Sweetpotato Samples.

On-Farm Crop Rotation and Cover Crop Evaluations, and Sweetpotato Clone Evaluations to Manage Guava Root-Knot Nematode.

Additionally, the committee approved the following project renewals:

Optimizing Foliar Insecticide Applications with Corn Wireworm Pheromones. Anders Huseth Sweetpotato Variety Evaluations – Production, Quality and Storage. Jonathan Schultheis

GRKN – A County Operations Action Plan: extension agents to assist the researchers with field trials as well as communicating and educating growers / packers / shippers with any relevant findings of the research team.

NCSU Project Funding FY22-23= $133,078

Total GRKN funding Year 1= $2,311,332

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