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Student Research Grants Available

The American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) is pleased to solicit applications for an AHS Student Research Grant from graduate or undergraduate students or faculty/staff using daylilies (plant genus Hemerocallis) as experimental organisms in original research project. A typical grant award to successful candidate(s) is no more than $3,000 for the calendar year; this figure might be increased for some projects. Two (2) renewals of the grant may be made for a total of three years of support, based on submission of a satisfactory annual report in September of each year. A contract will be written and an article for publication in The Daylily Journal will be required before the final installment is paid. AHS financial support must be cited in any publications resulting from the grant. All aspects of scientific research on Hemerocallis will be considered. Fundamental areas of investigation are encouraged; examples are:
  • Banded chromosome preparations
  • Gene mapping
  • Fine structural studies of vegetative or reproductive parts
  • Microscopic analysis of the ontogeny of flower scapes in the crown
  • Effect of various hormones on plant growth and formation of proliferations on scapes
Likewise, practical areas of study are encouraged, such as:
  • Hardiness of various cultivars in different climatic zones
  • Use of microtubule degradants (e.g., trifluralin, oryzalin, amiprophosmethyl) to produce polyploids
  • Seed dormancy factors
  • Pests and diseases (e.g., crown rot, spring sickness, bulb mites, daylily rust).

Interested candidates should submit an outline of the research project describing background, goals, techniques and a budget. Students should send letters of recommendation from the candidate's departmental chairperson and his/her thesis adviser/supervisor. Student research will be given priority but all proposals will be given serious consideration.

Applications should be sent to:

Linda Sue Barnes, Scientific Studies Chair
6713 Wade Stedman Road
Wade, NC 28395
910-483-2838
lsbarnes@nc.rr.com

Receipt of proposals is open and continuing...


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