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Faculty
& Research
Horticulture
and Crop
Science Focus Area |
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Judith
K. Brown Professor,
Department of Plant Sciences, Ph. D., University of Arizona ~ Whitefly-transmitted
geminiviruses and virus/vector/hostcomplexes. |
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Elizabeth
L. Davison
Lecturer, Department of Plant Sciences MS, University of Arizona.
Undergraduate Coordinator ~ Propagation, production, and maintenance
of arid ornamentals. |
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Jorge
M. Fonseca Assistant Specialist, Department of Plant
Sciences, Ph.D., Clemson University, SC. ~ Vegetable crop physiology
and postharvest technology. |
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Gene
A. Giacomelli Professor and Director CEAC, Department
of Biosystems Engineering, Ph. D., Rutgers University ~ Engineering
controlled environment systems for intensive crop production. |
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Merle
Jensen Professor Emeritus, Department of Plant Sciences
Ph.D., Rutgers University, New Brunswick ~ Intensive agriculture/food
support systems for developing agricultural communities and aerospace
application. |
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Michael
W. Kilby Specialist, Emeritus, Department of Plant
Sciences Ph.D., Michigan State University ~ Commercial production
and marketing of fruit and nut crops. |
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David
M. Kopec Specialist, Department of Plant Sciences Ph.D.,
University of Nebraska- Lincoln ~ Cultural management, weed control,
germplasm adaptation, water use and irrigation of desert turfs. |
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Chieri
Kubota Associate Professor, Department of Plant Sciences
Ph.D., Chiba University, Japan ~ Plant growth regulation in micropropagation
and crop production in controlled environments. |
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William
B. McCloskey Associate Specialist, Department of Plant
Sciences Ph.D, University of California, Davis ~ Weed biology and
competition between weeds and crops in agroecosystems. |
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Mary
Olsen Specialist, Division of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Ph.D., University of Arizona ~ Plant disease diagnosis and prevention/control
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Michael
J. Ottman Specialist, Department of Plant Sciences
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ~ Crop production
practices as related to crop physiology and soil-plant relations.
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Mohammad
Pessarakli, Research Associate Professor, Professional
Research Specialist & Lecturer, Department of Plant Sciences,
Ph.D., University of Arizona ~ Soil fertility & plant nutrition,
stress physiology, environmental (salinity, drought, & heat) stress
interactions, agronomic crops & turfgrasses, screening plants/turfgrasses
for stress tolerance. |
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Dennis
T. Ray University Distinguished Professor, Department
of Plant Sciences Ph.D., University of Arizona ~ Genetics of crop
plants and the domestication of new crops. |
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Patricia
Rorabaugh Lecturer, Department of Plant Sciences Ph.D.,
Utah State University ~ Controlled environment agriculture with emphasis
on hydroponic vegetable production systems. |
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Ursula
Schuch Associate Specialist, Department of Plant Sciences
Ph.D., Oregon State University ~ Ornamental Horticulture (Research
and Extension). |
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Jeffrey
C. Silvertooth Professor and Head, Soil, Water, and
Enviromental Science and Professor, Department of Plant Sciences.
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University ~ Pursuing greater efficiency of
agronomic inputs into cotton production systems of Arizona. |
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Steven
E. Smith Associate Professor, Department of Plant Sciences
and the U of A's School of Natural Resourses Ph.D., Cornell University
~ Evolutionary ecology; rangeland plant genetics and improvement;
revegetation |
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Glenn
C. Wright Associate Research Scientist, Department
of Plant Sciences Ph.D., Texas A&M University ~ Effects of salinity
and additional calcium on Rabbiteye Blueberry Vaccinium ashei Reade. |
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