1. Approval of December 2016 minutes Charter revisions? Advisory Board
NCPNR Business
Approval of December 2016 minutes
Charter revisions?
Advisory Board

2. Currently: 8 Industry 8 University 1 Public Garden
Advisory Board
Currently:
8 Industry
8 University
1 Public Garden

3. Advisory Board Two industry members resigning:
Kathy Caldwell: Bailey’s Nursery
Chris Pellett: Kordes rep in USA
Nominations for replacement:
Bruce Gibson: Plug Connection
Tim Wood: Proven Winners
Others?

4. Election for Chair and coChair positions
Chair nominations:
David Byrne
CoChair nominations:
Deborah Golino

5. Advisory Board Need Regulatory Person on Advisory Board.
National Plant Board discussing potential candidates.
Possible person from Arizona?

6. NCPNR Priorities June 2016 Will update in 2018
NCPN Rose Priority Rankings
Ranking Key
1 = Highest priority; 2 = Important;
3= Valuable;
4= Marginal; 5= Not a priority

7. Collection maintenance

8. Priority Meeting Industry Non Industry
Maintain existing foundation rose collection
1.0
1.3
Audit disease status of existing foundation collection
1.2
True to type determination
1.9
2.2
Establish method to maintain clean rose cultivars in vitro to avoid reinfection. Clean source to periodically reestablish field planting.
2.7
Renovate the current rose foundation planting
2.6
2.4
Develop another regional rose foundation collection
3.6
3.4

9. Collection Augmentation

10. Priority Meeting 2.8 2.1 3.2 Industry Non Industry
Augment current collection to include heirloom roses in commerce
2.8
2.1
Develop a transparent prioritization system for orderly distribution of plant material when supply is limited
3.2

11. Education

12. Priority Meeting 2.1 2.0 2.6 2.3 3.0 2.2 3.1 2.8 Industry Non Industry
Develop outreach program to rose growers, nurseries and consumers to explain the value of clean plant programs
2.1
2.0
Do a study to better understand the economic impact of clean plant programs
2.6
2.3
Develop NCPNR website to distribute information among rose community
3.0
2.2
Develop printed educational materials about the NCPNR for outreach program
3.1
2.8
Develop information on virus frequency and distribution in commercial stock collections and public/private rose collections

13. Pathogen testing

14. Priority 1.5 1.2 1.6 1.3 2.2 1.8 2 2.7 2.9 Industry Non Industry
Develop list of pathogens for which standard testing methods will be used to qualify for foundation rose collection
1.5
1.2
Develop standards for selection, maintenance and testing of foundation rose collection
1.6
Update testing techniques including the most appropriate new technologies
1.3
Perform disease elimination therapy on as many new selections as possible
2.2
1.8
Develop a protocol to decide which varieties are eliminated, maintained or added to the rose foundational collection 2
Establish efficient quarantine protocols to prevent entry of new viruses.
2.7
Work with the international rose community to develop protocols for easy and safe movement of rose materials.
2.9

15. Any comments or questions?
New priorities to consider.
Rephrasing of existing priorities?