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Record of the Year 2015-2016 THE CONNECTICUT AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION Record of the Year 2015-2016 The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, founded in 1875, was the first state agricultural experiment station in the United States. The Station has laboratories, offices, and greenhouses at 123 Huntington Street, New Haven 06511, Lockwood Farm for experiments on Evergreen Avenue in Hamden 06518, the Valley Laboratory and farm on Cook Hill Road, Windsor 06095, and a research center in Griswold and Voluntown. Station Research is conducted by members of the following departments: Analytical Chemistry, Entomology, Environmental Sciences, Forestry and Horticulture, Plant Pathology and Ecology, and the Valley Laboratory. The Station is chartered by the Connecticut General Statutes to experiment with plants and their pests, insects, soil and water and to perform analyses. 2 The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station – Record of the Year 2015-2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS BOARD OF CONTROL 5 STATION STAFF 6 New Scientific Staff 9 Retirements 9 PLANT SCIENCE DAY 12 EVENTS HELD AT THE STATION Conference on Successfully Establishing Plants for Pollinators 24 Forest Health Workshop 24 EVENTS HELD AT LOCKWOOD FARM Ribbon-cutting Ceremony for The Pavilion at Lockwood Farm 25 Connecticut-FFA Forestry Career Development Event 28 EVENTS HELD AT THE VALLEY LABORATORY Hops Research Meeting in 2015 29 US Forest Service Durham Field Office Forest Health Cooperators Annual Meeting 29 Annual Tobacco Research Meeting 29 Hops Research Meeting in 2016 29 THE STATION IN THE COMMUNITY Two Bedding Plant Meetings Held 30 New Haven Public Schools Science Fair at Yale University 30 DONATIONS MADE TO THE COMMUNITY Lockwood Farm 31 Valley Laboratory 31 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION RECEIVED BY STATION STAFF 32 THE PUBLIC SPEAKS 33 SCIENTIFIC OFFICERSHIPS AND MEMBERSHIPS ON STATE, NATIONAL, OR REGIONAL COMMITTEES Administration 35 Department of Analytical Chemistry 35 Department of Entomology 36 Department of Environmental Sciences 37 Department of Forestry and Horticulture 38 Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology 39 Valley Laboratory 40 The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station – Record of the Year 2015-2016 3 LECTURES, SEMINARS, AND INTERVIEWS 41 ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE Department of Analytical Chemistry 96 Department of Entomology 106 Department of Environmental Sciences 124 Department of Forestry and Horticulture 150 Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology 165 Valley Laboratory 185 SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED BY STAFF DURING 2015-2016 210 BULLETINS AND FACT SHEETS OF THE CONNECTICUT AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLISHED DURING 2015-2016 219 4 The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station – Record of the Year 2015-2016 BOARD OF CONTROL The management of The Station is vested in a Board of Control as specified in section 22-79 of the General Statutes of Connecticut. The members of the Board of Control as of June 30, 2016 were: Governor Dannel P. Malloy, President Ms. Joan Nichols Terry Jones, Vice President Commissioner Steven K. Reviczky Paul C. Larson, Secretary Dr. Dana Royer Ms. Patti J. Maroney Dr. Theodore G. Andreadis, Director The Board of Control met on August 5, 2015, October 21, 2015, January 20, 2016, and April 13, 2016. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station – Record of the Year 2015-2016 5 STATION STAFF The Experiment Station exists to advance scientific knowledge, and that advance depends completely upon the quality and dedication of its staff. The following was the staff of The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station as of June 30, 2016. ADMINISTRATION Dr. Theodore G. Andreadis, Director Michael P. Last, Chief of Services Dianne F. Albertini Vickie Bomba-Lewandoski Sandra E. Carney Lisa L. Kaczenski Kathryn K. Soleski Jennifer L. Stevens ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Dr. Jason C. White, Vice Director, Department Head Terri Arsenault Michael J. Cavadini Dr. Roberto De La Torre Roche Dr. Brian D. Eitzer Dr. Lester Hankin, Emeritus Joseph R. Hawthorne Dr. Walter J. Krol Dr. MaryJane Incorvia Mattina, Emeritus Dr. Sanghamitra Majumdar Craig L. Musante Kitty Prapayotin-Riveros John F. Ranciato Dr. Christina S. Robb ENTOMOLOGY Dr. Kirby C. Stafford III, Department Head Dr. John F. Anderson, Emeritus Tia Blevins Mark H. Creighton Dr. Douglas W. Dingman Katherine Dugas Jeffrey M. Fengler Megan A. Linske Morgan F. Lowry Dr. Chris T. Maier Dr. Gale E. Ridge Dr. Claire E. Rutledge Dr. Victoria L. Smith Dr. Kimberly A. Stoner Heidi R. Stuber Tracy A. Zarrillo 6 The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station – Record of the Year 2015-2016 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Dr. Joseph J. Pignatello, Department Head Dr. Philip M. Armstrong Dr. Douglas E. Brackney Angela B. Bransfield Gregory J. Bugbee Dr. Maria A. Correa Jennifer M. Fanzutti Dr. Hsin-se Hsieh Michael J. Misencik Dr. Goudarz Molaei Dr. Brij L. Sawhney, Emeritus John J. Shepard Dr. John S. Soghigian Dr. Blaire T. Steven Michael Thomas Michael Vasil Dr. Charles R. Vossbrinck FORESTRY AND HORTICULTURE Dr. Jeffrey S. Ward, Department Head Dr. Adriana L. Arango-Velez Joseph P. Barsky Joan L. Bravo Dr. Martin P. N. Gent, Emeritus Dr. David E. Hill, Emeritus Dr. Abigail A. Maynard Michael R. Short Dr. Paul E. Waggoner, Emeritus Dr. Scott C. Williams GRISWOLD RESEARCH CENTER Robert J. Durgy, Research Farm Manager LOCKWOOD FARM Richard M. Cecarelli, Research Farm Manager Rollin J. Hannan Michael M. McHill MAINTENANCE Bancroft C. Nicholson, Lead Maintainer Isaac Buabeng Eric J. Flores Brian Hart Miguel Roman Ronald A. LaFrazier Michael A. Scott PLANT PATHOLOGY AND ECOLOGY Dr. Wade H. Elmer, Department Head Michael A. Ammirata The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station – Record of the Year 2015-2016 7 Dr. Sandra L. Anagnostakis, Emeritus Dr. Donald E. Aylor, Emeritus Dr. Sharon M. Douglas, Emeritus Dr. Francis J. Ferrandino Regan B. Huntley Dr. Yonghao Li Dr. Robert E. Marra Dr. Neil A. McHale, Emeritus Lindsay A. Patrick Dr. Richard B. Peterson, Emeritus Dr. Neil P. Schultes Dr. Teja S. Shidore Pamela Sletten Peter W. Thiel Dr. Lindsay R. Triplett Dr. Israel Zelitch, Emeritus Dr. Quan Zeng VALLEY LABORATORY Dr. James A. LaMondia, Department Head Dr. Jatinder S. Aulakh Jane Canepa-Morrison Dr. Carole A. Cheah Nathaniel R. Child Dr. Richard S. Cowles Jeffrey M. Fengler Rose T. Hiskes Dr. DeWei Li Dr. Katja Maurer James J. Preste, Research Farm Manager Thomas M. Rathier, Emeritus Diane Riddle Michelle R. Salvas 8 The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station – Record of the Year 2015-2016 NEW SCIENTIFIC STAFF Dr. Jatinder Aulakh Dr. Jatinder Aulakh is a weed scientist who joined the Valley Laboratory in Windsor in August 2015 as an Assistant Scientist II. He holds a BS degree in agriculture and MS degree in agronomy from Punjab Agricultural University in India and a PhD degree in weed science from Auburn University in Alabama. He additionally completed postdoctoral research at the University of Nebraska. Dr. Aulakh plans to focus his research on management of weeds in ornamental nursery crops species using biological, chemical, and non- chemical practices. RETIREMENTS Dr. Sharon Douglas Dr. Sharon Douglas joined the staff of The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in 1982 as an Assistant Scientist in the Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology. She rose through the ranks of Associate Scientist, Full Scientist, and in 2007 was appointed Head of the Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology. She came to the Station with expertise in the physiological and genetic bases of host-pathogen interactions and the biology and epidemiology of phytoplasma-associated diseases, particularly X-disease of stone fruits. She continued to develop detection and diagnostic skills in the Plant Disease Information Office (PDIO) where she painstakingly transformed the office into a leading full-service diagnostic office that identifies plant health problems for the many different stakeholders of our state. She also ushered in the use of molecular diagnostics and co- directed the Molecular Plant Diagnostics Laboratory designed to develop rapid, accurate methods to detect new or re-emerging plant pathogens. As a direct result of her efforts, the PDIO has become the flagship for the Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology and for The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. As the Head of the Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology, Dr. Douglas fostered a department devoted to cutting edge research and outreach programs. Although her administrative duties were extensive, she still found time to author fact sheets and give presentations for growers, arborists, horticultural clubs, special interest groups, and students. She maintained close cooperation with state regulatory personnel and USDA-APHIS-PPQ for monitoring of select pathogens of national concern and oversaw and authored the Seed Testing reports. Dr. Douglas provided exemplary leadership in overseeing department needs during the move out of and back into the newly renovated Jenkins-Waggoner Laboratory. Her meticulous attention to detail and insistence that all members of the department participate in laboratory design resulted in a smooth transition. For thirty-three years, Dr. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station – Record of the Year 2015-2016 9 Douglas energetically and ably served the citizens and the green industries of Connecticut. She was awarded honors by The Connecticut Pomological Society, Connecticut Tree Protective Association, The Connecticut Nursery and Landscape Association, and The Connecticut Urban Forest Council. Her leadership
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