Nursery Research Grant Program

Nursery Research Grant Program is sponsored by Oregon Department of Agriculture (with Oregon Association of Nurseries). This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

ODA : Nursery Research Grant Program : Nursery and Christmas Tree : State of Oregon Translate this site into other Languages tag, as divs are not allowed in 's --> Nursery Research Grant Program The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), in cooperation with the Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN), annually award financial grants to support research that would benefit the Oregon nursery industry.

These grants are funded primarily through the Nursery Research Assessment Fee, paid to the ODA through Oregon nursery license fees. In 2025, ten projects were supported . Grants are awarded for research projects and investigations directed toward: Prevention and elimination of plant diseases and insect pests, both common and emergent.

Development and improvement of cultural methods, technologies, or cultivars that are beneficial to the Oregon nursery industry.

Request for proposals (RFP) Submission deadline: September 1st, 2026 at 5:00 pm Click the link below for information on the upcoming grant cycle: 2026-2027 Nursery Research Grant Timeline To be added to our contact list If you would like to receive program announcements, please contact the Nursery Main Office at Proposals should be emailed as a . pdf to nursery@oda. oregon.

gov Proposals should succinctly outline the project and describe how the work directly benefits the Oregon nursery industry. Please keep proposals to 2 pages or less. The workplan for projects must be for activities spanning one-calendar year.

Proposals must include the following information to be considered in full: Contacts: Name of principal investigator and collaborators, name of institution, contact information (address, telephone and email). Please identify the point of contact for the project. This is person whom the ODA will be in contact with about grant administration.

Background: Please clearly connect how this research benefits the entire Oregon nursery industry. Project objectives and outcomes: What are the expected deliverables? Methods: How will the project achieve the stated objectives?

Timeline: Outline how the project will be carried out over the course of the calendar year to meet proposed objectives. Budget: Include personnel hours/rates, cost of travel, supplies, and any other costs associated with the work. * Indirect costs are unallowable under the Nursery Research Grant Program.

Indirect costs, also known as Facilities and Administrative Costs, are those costs incurred for a common or joint purpose benefitting more than one (1) cost objective, and not readily assignable to the cost objective specifically benefitted, without effort disproportionate to the results achieved. Submissions are reviewed and prioritized by representatives from the nursery industry.

A submitter may be asked to modify & re-submit a proposal if the committee decides it warrants further review. The committee makes the final selection of awardees. Grant awards are issued by the ODA.

Please note that projects from outside of Oregon may not funded if an interstate contract cannot be established to meet the interests of ODA. For questions about the funding process, please contact the ODA ( nursery@oda. oregon.

gov ). For additional information about the grant program, visit the research page hosted by the Oregon Association of Nurseries Authors of projects approved for funding will be expected to do produce a brief written mid-year progress report and a final report, detailing the research results are required as part of the grant process. Reports must be submitted to the ODA for invoices/awards to be approved.

Please refer to grant calendar posted here: 2025-26 Grant Cycle Timeline Final award letters will be delivered via e-mail by the ODA.

Funding for all approved projects is provided in the following allotments: 50% paid upon project approval and full execution of the award agreement with the ODA 25% paid upon receipt and approval of mid-year report 25% payment paid upon receipt and approval of a final report If you have any questions about the program or the application process, please email Detalles de la solicitud vinculados aquí Accepted proposals are linked within Liverwort control in greenhouses with pre-emergence herbicides and mustard seed meal—Investigator: ​Moretti Essential oils as novel tools for controlling amber snails in Oregon nurseries—Investigator: McDonnell Post-harvest physiology of woody species—Investigator: Nackley Low-cost retrofit options for automating greenhouse environmental sensing—Investigators: Nackley, et al New cultivars of nursery plants with novel ornamental traits and disease resistance—Investigator: Contreras OSU North Willamette Research and Extension Center Nursery Production Internship—Investigators: Nackley, et al Thrips damage and pupation habits—Investigator: Lee Improved micropropagation of ornamental trees and apple rootstock—Investigator: Kandelous Developing sterile forms of economically important nursery crops—Investigator: Contreras​​ Oregon State University North Willamette Research and Extension Center Nursery Production Internship Development of biologically based thrips management for nursery crops Micropropagation of apple rootstock Geneva 214 Survey for boxwood blight in Oregon nurseries New cultivars of nursery plants with novel ornamental traits and disease resistance Developing sterile forms of economically important nursery crops The weight of water.

Investigating gravimetric based irrigation control to improve waler use efficiency in container production systems.

Liverwort control in greenhouses with mustard seed meal and mulches Investigating substrates to inform irrigation management​ Develop bioactive peptides as potential control agents for pest slugs​ New cultivars of nursery plants with novel ornamental traits and disease resistance Developing sterile forms of economically important nursery crops Hydrogels as novel pesticide delivery system for pest snails in Oregon nurseries Rory Mc Donnell, Christine Dodge Oregon Nursery Industry Endowment Fund Chemeketa Community College Bio Control Rearing Facility Joleen Schilling, Kaley Hensel Screening Postemergence herbicides for Field Grown Ornamental Building a better root system: Container choice and nursery cultural practices Enhancing Disease Management through Whole Genome Sequencing Low-Maintenance Grasses to Include in Vegetative Buffers and Water Reclamation Systems in Nurseries Dr. V.

Lehman, Elizabeth Seeno, Autumn Rae Validating four model medium formulations from mineral nutrition screenings and two commercially standard culture media (WPM/PBM) on diverse Vaccinium cultivars Completing micropropagation of apple rootstock ‘Geneva 214’​ Sugae Wada, Barbara Reed​ New cultivars of nursery plants with novel ornamental traits and disease resistance Developing sterile forms of economically important nursery crops Implementing and validating a boxwood blight infection risk model for Oregon nursery industry Identification of antennal chemosensory genes for thrips management in nursery crops Screening Postemergence herbicides for Field Grown Ornamental Oregon State University North Willamette Research and Extension Center Plant Pathology Internship​ Oregon State University NWREC Plant Pathology Internship Asymptomatic boxwood blight Identification of bioactive peptides as potential targets for thrips control in nursery crops Use of drones and RFID as the next generation of nursery inventory New cultivars of nursery plants with novel ornamental traits and disease resistance Developing sterile forms of economically important nursery crops Developing pulse electiricty as a fumigant alternative in nursery seeding beds Horticulture Research Institute Endowment Fund​ New cultivars of nursery plants with novel ornamental traits and disease resistance Developing sterile forms of economically important nursery crops Developing a Natural Antifungal Foliar Spray with Synergistic UV-A Light Enhancement Developing Pulse Electricity as a Fumigant Alternative in Nursery Seedling Beds Illuminating Light and Water Needs of High-Value Houseplant Varieties North Willamette Research and Extension Center nursery production internship Evaluating the growth response, outplant success and economics of root pruning containers in ornamental tree production Identification of thrips volatiles for pheromone components for nursery crops Developing precision irrigation practices for container production of blueberry rootstock Horticultural Research Institute Endowment Fund​ New cultivars of nursery plants with novel ornamental traits and disease resistance Developing sterile forms of economically important nursery crops Embryo rescue of wide cherrylaurel hybrids Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) Oregon Nursery Industry Research Fund and research Developing Pulse Electricity as a Fumigant Alternative in Nursery Seedling Beds Development of bioactive peptides as insecticidal agents for nursery pests Development of the pheromone-based control of thrips for nursery crops Initial Assessments of Soil Carbon Flux in Nursery Systems: Measuring CO₂ Emissions and Sequestration in Field-Grown Shade Trees and Container Production" North Willamette Research and Extension Center nursery production internship Continued Investigations of Light and Water Needs of High-Value Nursery Plants ​ Pesticide efficacy and non-target effect field trials for registration in ornamentals New cultivars of nursery plants with novel ornamental traits and disease resistance Developing sterile forms of economically important nursery crops Corvallis Nursery Internship Program Contreras, Moretti, Kowallewski Detection of flutriafol in boxwood leaves when drenched for boxwood blight control Validating and Promoting a Phenology Model for the Japanese Beetle Basal Applications of NAA for Sucker Management in Ornamentals​ Biopesticides for thrips control in horticultural and nursery crops Advancing Field Production NWREC Nursery Production Internship and Nursery Science Summit Support Horticultural Research Institute OSU NWREC–Chemeketa Community College Internship in Plant Health Delivering regional education and Integrated Pest Management implementation through web-based resources and in-person workshops tailored to the Oregon nursery industry​ Developing sterile forms of economically important nursery crops Growth chamber studies to determine time and temperature requirements for pathogens and weed seed thermal death New cultivars of nursery plants with novel ornamental traits and disease resistance Improved micropropagation of ornamental trees and apple rootstock Evaluating broadleaved evergreen ground covers for drought tolerant landscapes in the Pacific Northwest​ ​ Slug and snail-killing nematodes in Oregon​ Developing sterile forms of economically important nursery crops Improved micropropagation of ornamental trees and apple rootstock ​Insect damage to nursery irrigation Biological and cultural control of Azalea lacebug Developing novel, disease resistant forms of nursery crops Development of magnetic capture hybridization real-time PCR assay for detection of Agrobacterium in rose Developing sterile forms of economically important nursery crops​ ​ Developing novel, disease resistant forms of nursery crops Developing sterile forms of economically important nursery crops Host range of Azalea lace bug Improved mineral nutrition for hazelnut micropropogation OSU North Willamette Research and Extension Center nursery production internship Soil solarization for improved growth and root health of field grown seedlings Surfactants and anti-transpirants to prevent Phytophthora Foliar Blight A continuation of nostoc blue-green algae control solutions in nurseries Beneficial insects for aphid control in Willamette Valley Christmas tree farms Developing novel, disease resistant forms of nursery crops Developing sterile forms of economically important nursery crops Evaluating compost filter socks for agrichemical remediation of runoff in ornamental nurseries as a cost effective means to effectively treat water Improved mineral nutrition for hazelnut micropropagation Oregon State University North Willamette Research and Extension Center Nursery Production Internship Relative fertility and ploidy levels of selected Rose of Sharon cultivars Surfactants and anti-­transpirants to prevent Phytophthora foliar blight Use of aerial imagery and object based software to obtain plant inventory in an open-field container nursery​ An integrated approach to mitigating nostoc blue-green algae in nurseries​ Developing novel, disease resistant forms of nursery crops​ Developing sterile forms of economically important nursery crops​​ Improving nutrient and water use efficiency of container-grown nursery plants Oregon State University North Willamette Research and Extension Center Nursery Production Internship Retaining an industry wide benefit by the OSU Ornamental Plant Breeding Program​ Using radio frequency identification technology for logistics management in the nursery industry ​ Assessing weed management needs in Oregon nurseries​ Continued development of an aerial system to collect composite or single visual images for inventory management Development of new, superior cultivars of landscape plants Induced polyploidy in six maple species to breed for sterile triploids Oregon State University North Willamette Research and Extension Center Nursery Production Internship​ Automation of plant inventory processes using an aerial systems approach​ Development of new, superior cultivars of landscape plants by the Landscape Plant Development Center Development of sterile cherry laurel cultivars​ Improved Mineral Nutrition for Micropropagation of Woody Nursery Crops​ Integrating selected alternative substrates for woody ornamental container production: from substrate properties to cultural management​ Oregon State University North Willamette Research and Extension Center Nursery Production Internship​ Spatial and temporal dynamics of foliar Phytophthora spp.

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