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Rorabaugh received a Ph.D. in Plant Sciences at Utah State University.
She also has a Master's degree in Plant Physiology from San Diego
State University and a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University
of California, San Diego. Here at the University of Arizona she does
extension work and teaches two classes, PLS 217: Introduction to Controlled
Environment Agriculture and Hydroponics and PLS 397B: Advanced Hydroponic
Crop Production. Her research interest is hydroponics/controlled environment
agriculture. Every year, in conjunction with the classes listed above,
the students participate in an experiment relevant to the industry.
Experiments have included root media trials, comparisons of grafted
versus non-grafted plants and trials to test different varieties (tomatoes
& peppers) not only to choose heat-tolerant varieties for use
in the southwest but also as part of Fee-For-Service projects for
Eurofresh, the large tomato grower in Willcox AZ.
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Kubota,
C., P. Rorabaugh and M. Wu. 2003. Effects of high EC, planting
location inside the greenhouse, and cultivar on leaf gas exchange
and fruit quality of hydroponic tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum).
HortScience 38(5):789-790.
Sixteen
chapter PLS 217 Class Manual, Introduction to Hydroponics and Controlled
Environment Agriculture, 2002 and 2004. In conjunction with Dr.
Merle Jensen and Dr. Gene Giacomelli who proof read and edited specific
chapters.2005-2007 (revised), 2008 (condensed to 15 chapters), 2009
(revised)
Instructional
video, Greenhouse Hydroponics: From Seed to Harvest. I served as
Associate Producer, on-camera talent, script development, voice-over,
narration and edit assistant. 2002.
Patricia
A. Rorabaugh, Merle H. Jensen and Gene A. Giacomelli. 2002.
Production procedures for greenhouse tomatoes in Arizona with a
focus on nutrition in hot climates. Proceedings of the 30th National
Agricultural Plastics Congress. P54-59. San Diego, CA. 23-26 February
2002. I wrote most of the paper and presented it on 2/25/2002.
M.
W. Olsen, J. Oehler and P. Rorabaugh. 2001. Evaluation of
Fungicides for Control of Powdery Mildew of Greenhouse Pepper. Vegetable
Report, CALS, The University of Arizona, Publication # AZ 1252.
Informational
pages on available classes, research, outreach (including the annual
CEAC short course, CEAC Volunteer group, half-day workshops, etc.)
and more are posted on the CEAC website: http://ag.arizona.edu/ceac/
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