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Eastern Region Funds Research
Showing How Green We Are
The IPPS Eastern Region fund with the Horticultural Research Institute provided a 2011 research grant in the amount of $4,250 to Dr. Robert Schutzki at Michigan State University for his work with carbon sequestration in nursery production systems. Evaluating carbon storage and other benefits in nursery crops, nursery soils, and container media will aid in painting both a short and long term picture of the ecosystem benefits provided by production nurseries and their products. Producers can use this information to market the real and profound ways in which their plants and overall production areas contribute to sustainability, ecosystem services and environmental quality. Click here for more.
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 Consumer interest in environmentally-friendly products has increased greenhouse growers' interest in sustainable production techniques. A university coalition is exploring techniques for sustainably heating greenhouses, reducing stretch without the use of chemical growth retardants and developing protocols for using organic fertilizers. Click here for their tips.
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