COMMERCIAL PROPAGATION OF RASPBERRIES HAS BEEN HAMPERED BY HARMFUL VIRUSES WHICH SEVERELY REDUCE PRODUCTION.

Award Information

Agency: Department of Agriculture

Branch: N/A

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 1324

Amount: $28,087.00

Phase: Phase I

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1984

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

Congdon & Weller Nursery Inc

Mile Block Road

North Collins, NY 14111

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: CATHERINE KLEIN-COX
Phone: () -

Business Contact

Phone: (716) 759-2223

Research Institution

N/A

Abstract

COMMERCIAL PROPAGATION OF RASPBERRIES HAS BEEN HAMPERED BY HARMFUL VIRUSES WHICH SEVERELY REDUCE PRODUCTION. NURSERYMEN ARE FORCED TO PROTECT HEALTHY STOCK BY MEANS OF EXPENSIVE SCREENHOUSES, CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF SOIL AND INTENSIVE PESTICIDE PROGRAMS. LABORATORY TISSUE CULTURE, USING A STERILE, ARTIFICIAL CHEMICAL MEDIUM, COULD PROVIDE MASSIVE NUMBERS OF HIGH-QUALITY PLANTS. PUBLICLY-SUPPORTED RESEARCH HAS NOT YET PROVIDED ENOUGH DATA TO MAKE THIS TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALLY FEASIBLE. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DETERMINE THE CHEMICAL AND CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS OF 12 RASPBERRY VARIETIES OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE. WE HAVE DEVELOPED COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH NEW YORK STATE REGULATORY AND RESEARCH AGENCIES IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.

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COMMERCIAL PROPAGATION OF RASPBERRIES HAS BEEN HAMPERED BY HARMFUL VIRUSES WHICH SEVERELY REDUCE PRODUCTION.