Research
- Rob Berghage, Associate Professor of Horticulture
Plant responses to the environment; Integrated systems for greenhouse crop production; Greenhouse systems and controls; Green roofs.
- Rick Bates, Associate Professor of Ornamental Horticulture
Production and use of woody ornamental plants including Christmas trees; nursery production methods; selection and testing of conifer species for ornamental use; post-harvest handling and storage of bare-root nursery stock, post-harvest Christmas tree keepability. - Rob Berghage, Associate Professor of Horticulture
Plant responses to the environment; Integrated systems for greenhouse crop production; Greenhouse systems and controls; Green roofs. - Charles Heuser, Professor of Horticultural Physiology Anatomical and biochemical study of graft incompatibility of woody perennial plants; Histological, hormonal and ultra structural study of the early ontogeny of adventitious roots; Culture and micropropagation of herbaceous and woody perennials; Use of composted organics in contact media for the production of woody and herbaceous plants.
- E. Jay Holcomb, Professor of Floriculture
Greenhouse crop production as influenced by growing media composition and fertilization practices; Effect of environmental factors and growth regulators on production and flowering of greenhouse crops; Energy efficient greenhouse growing systems for new flowering pot plants. - Kathleen Kelley, Associate Professor of Horticultural Marketing and Business Management
Consumer preference for ornamental and edible crops; human benefits of green roofs; understanding awareness and interest in Integrated Pest Management (IPM), plant health care, and pesticide usage; and dissemination of horticultural information. [Consumer Horticulture Site] - Jim Sellmer, Associate Professor of Ornamental Horticulture
Nursery crop production and integrated cultural management of woody and herbaceous perennial landscape plants; Woody and herbaceous plant evaluation and management in the landscape; Crop improvement of woody and herbaceous ornamentals through plant breeding and genetic engineering; Developing propagation and production systems for woody and herbaceous ornamentals.
[Chestnut Growers]
- Dave Eissenstat, Professor of Woody Plant Physiology
Plant physiological ecology; Root form and function; Tree physiology; Belowground ecology. [Eissenstat Lab] - Roger Koide, Professor of Horticultural Ecology
Plant Ecology; Mycorrhizal symbiosis; Cover crops; Weed ecology. - Jonathan Lynch, Professor of Plant Nutrition
Physiology and ecology of nutrient use efficiency of plants; Adaptation of plants to infertile soils; Root architecture; Nutrient cycling in sustainable agriculture. [Lynch Lab]
- Rich Arteca, Professor of Horticultural Physiology
To study the molecular regulation and signal transduction pathways involved in the plants response to externally applied stimuli; To explore the use of different bioreactor designs for the growth of commercially important horticultural crops and to maximize secondary metabolite production including pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and other novel compounds produced by cell and organ cultures. - Kathy Brown, Professor of Postharvest Physiology
Molecular and environmental regulation of root hair development; Involvement of ethylene in root responses to phosphorus, including root growth angle, adventitious rooting, and aerenchyma formation; Physiology and molecular biology of ethylene responses in plants; Effect of production practices on postharvest quality and stress tolerance of containerized crops.[Brown Lab] - Dennis Decoteau, Professor of Vegetable Crops
Vegetable crop physiology and production; Photomorphogenesis; Environmental regulation of plant growth. - Dave Eissenstat, Professor of Woody Plant Physiology
Plant physiological ecology; Root form and function; Tree physiology; Belowground ecology. [Eissenstat Lab] - Mark Guiltinan, Professor of Plant Molecular Biology
Plant molecular and developmental biology; Starch biosynthesis; Phosphorus stress response; Tropical plant biotechnology. - Roger Koide, Professor of Horticultural Ecology
Plant Ecology; Mycorrhizal symbiosis; Cover crops; Weed ecology. - Jonathan Lynch, Professor of Plant Nutrition Physiology and ecology of nutrient use efficiency of plants; Adaptation of plants to infertile soils; Root architecture; Nutrient cycling in sustainable agriculture. [Lynch Lab]
- Kathy Brown, Professor of Postharvest Physiology
Molecular and environmental regulation of root hair development; Involvement of ethylene in root responses to phosphorus, including root growth angle, adventitious rooting, and aerenchyma formation; Physiology and molecular biology of ethylene responses in plants; Effect of production practices on postharvest quality and stress tolerance of containerized crops.[Brown Lab] - Dave Eissenstat, Professor of Woody Plant Physiology
Plant physiological ecology; Root form and function; Tree physiology; Belowground ecology. [Eissenstat Lab] - Roger Koide, Professor of Horticultural Ecology
Plant Ecology; Mycorrhizal symbiosis; Cover crops; Weed ecology. - Jonathan Lynch, Professor of Plant Nutrition Physiology and ecology of nutrient use efficiency of plants; Adaptation of plants to infertile soils; Root architecture; Nutrient cycling in sustainable agriculture. [Lynch Lab]
- Rob Crassweller, Professor of Tree Fruit
Tree fruit physiology; Apple rootstocks and planting systems; Apple cultivar evaluation including disease resistant cultivars; Decision support systems for tree fruit; Plant nutrition and foliar analysis; Peach winter hardiness - Dennis Decoteau, Professor of Vegetable Crops
Vegetable crop physiology and production; Photomorphogenesis; Environmental regulation of plant growth. - Kathy Demchak, Senior Extension Associate
To study the cultural effects on growth and ericoid mycorrhizal infection of blueberry, IR-4 magnitude-of-residue projects, cultivar trials of fall-bearing red raspberry and gooseberry, pruning studies with red raspberry, and screening of thornless black raspberry selections. [Small Fruit Web Site] - Bill Lamont, Professor of Vegetable Crops
Integrated crop management practices for potatoes/vegetables; Evaluation of various water delivery and management systems for potatoes/vegetable crops; Effects of micro-environmental modification on growth and development of vegetables; Sustainable agricultural practices for potato/vegetable production. [Center for Plasticulture] - Jonathan Lynch, Professor of Plant Nutrition
Physiology and ecology of nutrient use efficiency of plants; Adaptation of plants to infertile soils; Root architecture; Nutrient cycling in sustainable agriculture. [Lynch Lab] - Mike Orzolek, Professor of Vegetable Crops
Stand establishment seed and transplant technology of vegetable crops; Effect of growth regulators on the growth and development of seeds plants and edible parts of plants; Plasticulture - use of plastic mulches row covers high tunnels and drip irrigation on the growth and yield of vegetable crops; Effects of cultural techniques and management systems on growth development and yield of vegetable crops; Weed management - use of cultural chemical and biological techniques for the control of suppression of weeds in vegetable crops. [Center for Plasticulture]
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