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PETER
A. FERRETTI
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Professor of Vegetable Crops
94% Extension
6% Research
222 Tyson Building
University Park, PA 16802
Ph: 814-863-2313
Email: paf2@psu.edu
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PhD., Plant Nutrition / Plant Pathology, Pennsylvania State
University, 1969
M.S.,
Cytology Cytogenetics / Botany, University of Connecticut,
1966
B.S.,
Plant Breeding / Horticulture, Pennsylvania State University,
1962
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| Educational Programs: |
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Current responsibilities in extension
and applied research include working with specialty commercial
vegetables, except potatoes, (mostly direct market), value
added vegetable types and products, vegetable bedding plants
and consumer/home horticulture in vegetables (especially through
Master Gardeners).
"Specialty commercial vegetables" refers to types and varieties
of vegetables (also herbs and edible flowers) that are somewhat
unique compared to the major wholesale or processing ones
now grown. They are mostly sold by direct marketers through
their market stand, farmers markets, to restaurant chefs or
their suppliers, as U-pick items, etc. |
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| Research Interests: |
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Seeks short-term industrial, state, and regional
support grants to do cooperative, adaptive research in such
areas as specialty vegetable crops and varieties, row covers,
high tunnels plus water pillows, no-till and/or high bio-mass
cover crops, varietal screening, soil nutrition, or wherever
a special need arises with clientele. |
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| Recent Publications: |
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- Carlson, W. and P. Ferretti. 1990. Produce winning vegetable
transplants. Greenhouse Grower 8(8):32-33.
- Carlson, W. and P. Ferretti. 1990. Row covers are grow
covers. Greenhouse Grower 8(8):18-20.
- Ferretti, P.A. 1990. Growing transplants without Alar.
Greenhouse Grower's Plus Guide 8(11):55-56.
- Smith, C.B., K.T. Demchak, and P.A. Ferretti. 1990. Fertilizer
placement effects on growth responses and nutrient uptake
of sweet corn, snapbeans, tomatoes, and cabbage. Communications
in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 21(1&2):107-123.
- Smith, C.B., K.T. Demchak, P.A. Ferretti, and M.D. Orzolek.
1992. Plant density as related to fertilizer needs for processing
and fresh market tomatoes. Communications in Soil
Science and Plant Analysis 23(13&14):1439-1449.
- Ferretti, P.A., J.O. Yocum, and M.D. Orzolek. 1992. 1992
Fresh Market Sweet Corn Trial. 23rd Proceedings of
the Mid-Atlantic Vegetable Workers' Conference University
of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, pp.152-156.
- Ferretti, P.A. 1993. 1993 Penn State All-American Vegetable
Trial Review. 24th Proceedings of the Mid-Atlantic
Vegetable Workers' Conference University of Delaware,
Newark, Delaware, pp.1-11.
- Smittey, D.R., P. Ferretti, W.H. Carlson, S. Newport,
and T. Davies. 1994. How to avoid insecticide phytotoxicity.
Greenhouse Grower 12(4):57-64.
- Ferretti, P.A. 1994. Frost protection on tomatoes. 25th
Proceedings of the Mid-Atlantic Vegetable Workers' Conference
University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, pp.60-61.
- Ferretti, P.A. and J.O. Yocum. 1994. Muskmelon trial
at Landisville, PA. 25th Proceedings of the Mid-Atlantic
Vegetable Workers' Conference University of Delaware,
Newark, Delaware, pp.62-63.
- Ferretti, P.A., J.O. Yocum, and M.D. Orzolek. 1995. Fresh
Market 1993 se Sweet Corn Trial, Landisville, PA.
26th Proceedings of the Mid-Atlantic Vegetable Workers'
Conference University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware,
pp.35-40.
- Kotch, R.S., J.H. Murphy, M.D. Orzolek, and P.A. Ferretti.
1995. Factors affecting the production of baby corn, Zea
mays. J. of Vegetable Crop Production 1(1):19-28.
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