Laura Barth

Research funded by the American Floral Endowment supports practical, science-based solutions growers can apply across production systems. | American Floral Endowment Floriculture is an industry rooted in growth, innovation, and adaptability. Growers face shifting challenges, including new pest and disease pressures, labor shortages, and rising input costs. While operations continue to respond with creativity and resilience, the need for reliable, research-backed solutions has never been greater.

Conflicts of Interest J.A.R. is a Section Editor of Emergency Medicine Australasia. All other authors declare no conflicts of interest. Data Availability Statement Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study. References 1 and , “Introduction to Genomics,” Methods in Molecular Biology 823 (2012): 79–88.

As you know, floriculture is a vibrant and ever-evolving industry that thrives on innovation, education, and advancement. As growers and floriculture professionals, you are at the heart of this progress. The American Floral Endowment (AFE) recognizes this, and for more than six decades, we have been right there with you, actively engaging with you to help solve problems in your businesses, as well as supporting the next generation of floriculture professionals.