The Michigan Legislature created the Horticulture Fund within the State Treasury on October 31, 2003, through a revision to The Insect Pests and Plant Diseases Act, Act 189 of 1931, as revised. Up to $70,000 of funds will be generated each year through increases in nursery license fees. MNLA worked with the MI Dept of Agriculture & Rural Development to create this Fund for Michigan’s Green Industry and with this mission: “to provide for research projects, to develop and improve training programs, and to develop outreach materials for the purposes of safeguarding plants and plant products from unwanted plant pests.” This is a competitive grant program. Currently, Horticulture Fund grants will be awarded up to a maximum annual amount of $20,000 per approved proposal.
| Biocontrol of Spruce Decline |
| Nursery Run-off: Understanding Plant Sensitivity to Residual Pesticides |
| Root Knot Nematode in Ornamental Hemerocallis spp. (Daylillies) Bare Root Production |
| Nutrient Remediation Organophosphate Chlorpyrifos |
| Physiological Response of Nursery Crops to Reduced Phosphorus Fertilization |
| Root Knot Nematode Management in Ornamental Hemerocallis spp. (Daylillies) Bare Root Production |
| Systems Approach to Management of Pests and Pathogens in Nursery Crops |
| Systems Approach to Management of Pests and Pathogens in Nursery Crops |
| Fate of De-icing Sodium Chloride Applications in Roadside Raingardens and its Implications on Vegetation |
| Efficiency of Bioreactor Nutrient Remediation in the Presence of the Organophosphate Chlorpyrifos |
| Alternative Nutrient Management Strategies for Christmas Tree & Conifer Nursery Production |
| 2015 Pest ID & Scouting Guidelines for the Hop Greenhouse & Nursery Industry |
| 2015 Producing Nursery & Greenhouse Plants that are Safer for Pollinators in the Yard & Garden |
| 2015 Spruce Decline in MI: Disease Incidence, Causal Organism and Epidemiology |
| 2015 Think Envrionmentally - Plant Responsibly |
| 2014 Evaluation of Compost Type for the Development of Green Roof Substrates |
| 2014 Evaluation of Species Susceptibility and Chemical Management of Phomopsis Decline |
| 2014 Spruce Decline in Michigan |