TABLE OF CONTENTS Save the Dates.…………………………………………………………. 2 Message from the Director…………….………………..……………… 3 2016 Staff at the LIHREC………….....……………………..……....…. 4-5 Advisory Committees……….…………………………..……………… 6-7 List of Contributors for 2016……..……….……………………………. 8 Friends of Long Island Horticulture Contributors for 2016………......... 9 Professional Staff Summaries……….………………….……………… 10-29 Floriculture and Greenhouse Crops……….…………..……………..… 30-45 Grapes and Other Fruit……………………………….………………... 45-51 Nursery, Landscape, Ornamentals..………..…………………………... 51-64 Vegetables…..……………….………………………….……………… 65-102 Diagnoses for 2016……………………………………….…………….. 102-107 Weather Summary for 2016……….………….………………………… 108-110 1 2016 Program Leaders From left to right: Daniel Gilrein, Sandra Menasha, Margaret McGrath, Andrew Senesac, Dale Moyer, Margery Daughtrey, Nora Catlin, Alice Wise, Faruque Zaman, Mark Brigden, and Mina Vescera. SAVE THESE DATES: March 9, 2017: Digger O’Dell’s Restaurant annual fundraiser July 8, 2017: Open House July 11, 2017: Plant Science Day & BBQ 2 Message from the Director 2016 This year has been one of reflection for me, on both personal and professional levels. When my mother passed away in the summer, she was the last of an entire generation for both my wife and me. All of our parents, our aunts and uncles are gone. Now we are the ‘older generation’, and that’s a little scary. This situation is common to many of us here at the LIHREC and to our many Baby Boomer stakeholders. This kind of change made me contemplate our “family” here at the Center and ask the questions: What is going to happen to the LIHREC in the future? Who will be our next generation? What will the future bring for us and how are we going to adapt? As we approach our 100th anniversary in 2022, we continue to develop a Strategic Plan. Next year’s ‘Message from the Director’ will announce that our Strategic Plan for the LIHRC is finished. And, hopefully, this Strategic Plan will be able to define a clear and successful path for our Center’s future. I am extremely proud of all of our staff members here at the LIHREC. Everyone from both Cornell University and from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County is professional, hard-working, and well-trained, with an impressive dedication to their many responsibilities. As we think about the future of the Center, it will depend on the individuals who work here. They will need to be as talented, or if possible, even more talented than our current team. They will be faced with the challenges of less resources and more responsibilities. If they share the determination of our current team, I’m sure that they will be up for the challenge! We had some personnel changes at the LIHREC in 2016, and we are fortunate because our new staff members are impressive individuals. This year, research support specialist Maria Figueroa retired, and Diane Noto filled her position in the plant tissue culture laboratory. We were also fortunate to have Zack Sexton join our team as a research support specialist in the vegetable plant pathology program. The date for our annual Plant Science Day has been set for Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 4:00 p.m., with the popular barbecue and Long Island Wine Council’s wine tasting to begin at 6:00 p.m. I hope that you can join us for education and networking! Other events are listed on our website: www.LongIslandHort.cornell.edu. Please feel free to contact me if I can ever be of assistance. Mark Mark Bridgen Professor and Director [email protected] Like us on Facebook! 3 2016 Staff at the LIHREC Cornell University Program Leaders Commodity Responsibility Dr. Mark Bridgen Horticulture Section Plant Breeding/Tissue Culture Margery Daughtrey Plant Pathology & PMB Section Ornamentals/Greenhouse Crops Dr. Margaret McGrath Plant Pathology & PMB Section Vegetables Joseph B. Sieczka Professor Emeritus Potatoes Cooperative Extension Program Leaders Commodity Responsibility Dr. Nora Catlin Floriculture Daniel Gilrein IPM/Entomology Sandra Menasha Vegetables/Potatoes Dale Moyer Agriculture Program Director Dr. Andrew Senesac Weed Science Mina Vescera Nursery/Landscape Alice Wise Viticulture Dr. Faruque Zaman IPM/Entomology Support Staff Affiliation Position Maria Figueroa Horticulture Section Research Associate Specialist Amanda Gardner Cooperative Extension Program Educator Diane Hanwick LIHREC Administrator Andrew Hoil Cooperative Extension Program Assistant Lynn Hyatt Plant Pathology & PMB Section Research Support Specialist Wayne Lindsay LIHREC Field Assistant Sandra Mulvaney LIHREC Administrative Assistant Christina Nalty Horticulture Section Research Associate Specialist Diane Noto Horticulture Section Research Associate Specialist Paulina Rychlik Plant Pathology & PMB Section Research Support Specialist Zackary Sexton Plant Pathology & PMB Section Research Support Specialist Lucille Siracusano Cooperative Extension Research Technician Mark Sisson LIHREC Farm Supervisor Irene Tsontakis-Bradley Cooperative Extension Program Educator Anastasia Yakaboski Cooperative Extension Program Educator Gerard 'Rod' Zeltmann LIHREC Field Assistant Seasonal Support Staff Affiliation Seasonal Support Staff Affiliation Yuqi Chen Horticulture Bill McGrath Viticulture Mollie Cohen Plant Pathology Kelly Navarro Entomology Collin Downing Plant Pathology Leah Santacroce Vegetables Sharon Graziano Vegetables Anna Saum Plant Pathology Rachel Grumm Vegetables Kyle Smith Floriculture Sean Halliwell Horticulture Hans Spielmann Plant Pathology Stephanie Hayes Plant Pathology Rex Spielmann LIHREC Ana Martin Viticulture Cheyenne Voigt Plant Pathology Xia Martinez Plant Pathology Samuel Williams Horticulture 4 2016 LIHREC Staff First Row (L to R): Rachel GrumM, Sharon Graziano, Leah Santacroce, Anastasia Yakaboski, Nora Catlin and Melissa Elkins. Second Row (L to R): Mark Bridgen, Sandi Mulvaney, Anna Saum, Xia Martinez, Margary Daughtrey, Paulina Rychlik and Mina Vescera. Third Row (L to R): Andrew Hoil, Amanda Gardner, Margaret McGrath, Diane Hanwick, Shannon Moran, Laurie McBride, Rex Spielmann, Hans Spielmann, Mark Sisson, Faruque Zaman, Yuqi Chen and Andrew Senesac. Last Row (L to R): Wayne Lindsey, Zack Sexton, Kyle SMith, SaMuel WilliaMs, Rod Zeltmann and Joe Sieczka. 2016 Cornell Gardeners’ Membership List Accurso, Christine Egitto, Frank McNamara, Robert Runyan, Trudy Baldari, Anita Emma, Lillian Micheels, Jim Sande, Ann Bowen, Gayle Figuesoa, Maria Mohring, Ken SantaMaria, MaryEllen Bridgen, Mark Foerster, Valerie Monahan, Michael Schildt, Patrick Brown, Denise Foster, Jane Ninan, Remani Schiller, Lyn Brown, Lillie Gangone, Thomas Novellano, James Schlyer, Lin Bryant, Mike Gleason, Nancy Olenick, Lorretta Schwartz, Victor Bulter, Sandra Goldstein, Barbara Ott, Sharon Shea, Kevin Canzoneri, John Gross, Margaret Paccione, Phyllis Slade, Michael Canzoneri, Millie Henry-Vansko, Diane Pagnotta, George Spielmann, Liam Clemente, Frank Killorin, Christine Pagnotta, Marsha Vlcek, Beverly Cunningham, Delia Kurchey, Andrew Pasaric, Dan Weresnick, Bill D'Emilia, Vincent Lange, Doug Pirrotta, Annette Wolkoff, Bill Dechert, Lorraine Leonard, Lois Polashock, Eleanore Wolstoff, Jay Dechert, Rudolf Lesica, Mirjana Quinn, Margaret Young, Sharon DeMott, Bob Lewis, Judy Redlefsen, Frieda Ziino, Nancy DeSomma, Carole Lo Cascio, Ann Redlefsen, Nahmen DiGano, Joann Massimino, Phil Reitz, Barbara 5 2016 Funding from Grant Programs & Government Agencies American Floral Endowment USDA ARS Floriculture & Nursery Research Cornell University – Ag. Experiment Station Initiative Cornell University – CALS USDA IR-4 Biopesticide and Organic Support Cornell University – Horticulture Section Program Cornell University – Plant Breeding-Genetics USDA IR-4 Project Section USDA NIFA Agriculture and Food Research Friends of Long Island Horticulture Initiative Gloeckner Foundation USDA NIFA Hatch Act Funds New York Farm Viability Institute USDA NIFA Smith-Lever Funds New York State DAM Specialty Crop Block USDA NIFA Specialty Crops Research Initiative Grant Program USDA APHIS Farm Bill Funds New York State Dept. of Ag & Markets USDA Northeast SARE New York State IPM Program USDA Organic Agriculture Research & Extension New York Wine & Grape Foundation Initiative 2016 Advisory Committees LIHREC Advisory Council Friends of Long Island Steve Bate Greg Sandor Horticulture Committee John Condzella David Scheer Jack Van de Wetering John Graeb Rebekah Schulz Bob Van Bourgondien Ed Harbes, III Paul TeNyenhuis Lyle Wells Juan Miceli-Martinez Ray Bell Long Island Organic Vegetable Vegetable Advisory Committee Advisory Committee Ed Harbes Jeff Rottkamp Phil Barbato Chris Kaplan-Walbrecht Hank Kraszewski Philip Schmitt, III Scott Chaskey Matthew Kurek Peter Meyer Lyle Wells Rex Farr Fred Lee Robert Nolan Mark Zaweski Larry Halsey Jim Pike Grape Research Advisory Committee Floriculture and Greenhouse Ursula Massoud, Chair Advisory Committee Richard Olsen-Harbich Maryann Anderson Henry Martinez Larry Perrine Amy Halsey Cristina Sheehan Dave Thompson Jeff Keil Mark Van Bourgondien Boxwood Blight Advisory Committee Nursery & Landscape Advisory Committee Mike Gaines Karl Novak TJ Star Carlos Vargas Matt Daly Rich Gibney Carol Saporito Rebekah Schulz Gary Vogel Chris McHugh Fred Hyatt David Scheer Tom Volk Joyann Cirigliano Michael Michell Brendon Prado Joe Shipman Frances Reidy Tom Volk Tamson Yeh Sandra Vultaggio 6 2016 Advisory Council Members March 2, 2016 Meeting Left side: Left to Right: Steve Bate, Ed Harbes, III, John Conzdella, Sr. and David Scheer Right side: Left to Right: