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Workgroup Information Warm Season Vegetables
Summary	Focus of the workgroup is on conducting research and education programs in many warm season vegetables with emphasis on fresh market tomatoes, bell peppers, and melons in major production areas of California. Annual workgroup meeting brings advisors, specialists, and AES personnel together to coordinate and exchange information on the high priority issues of sustainable crop production practices, pest management updates, nutrient and water conservation and environmental quality factors, and industry challenges. Additionally the workgroup addresses the needs of the specific commodities on a statewide basis.
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	Thomas Turini (Co-Chair)
Phone	559-375-3147
E-Mail	taturini@ucanr.edu
Unit:	Fresno County
Location:	Cooperative Extension Fresno County 550 E. Shaw Avenue, Suite 210-B (559) 241-7515 Fresno, 93710

Membership List
AES Scientist
Bradford, Kent		Department of Plant Sciences
	Professor   Plant Physiologist-AES   Vice-Chair for Instruction	Seed physiology; biotechnology; stress physiology, hormonal physiology; plant and seed water relations
Chetelat, Roger		Department of Plant Sciences
	Geneticist	Director, C.M. Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center
Coffey, Michael		Plant Pathology
	Professor   Plant Pathologist	Phytophthora and Powdery Mildew Diseases and their control: Taxonomy, Systematics, Phylogeny and Molecular Diagnosis of Phytophthora. Powdery mildews: disease resistance, fungicides
Falk, Bryce		Plant Pathology - CAES
	Professor Plant Pathologist-AES	Plant virology, virus vector relationships, engineered resistance
Gilbertson, Robert		Plant Pathology - CAES
	Professor	Seed pathology, virology, insect-transmitted viruses
Gordon, Thomas		UCDavis
	Professor	Plant Pathology
Michelmore, Richard		Department of Plant Sciences
	Professor Geneticist-AES	Classical and molecular genetics of plants and pathogens; genome evolution
Perring, Thomas		Entomology (UCR)
	Professor of Entomology and Entomologist	Integrated management of insect and mite pests of agricultural crops, particularly in the desert. Biological control.
Saltveit, Mikal		Department of Plant Sciences
	Professor   Plant Physiologist-AES	Postharvest physiology, physiological response to the abiotic stresses of chilling, physical injury, and altering gaseous atmosphere; effects of stress on ripening, senescence, ethylene metabolism and phenolic metabolism
St Clair, Dina		Department of Plant Sciences
	Professor and Geneticist-AES	Genetics, breeding and genomics of tomatoes; use of wild species in plant improvement; quantitative trait genetics
Van Deynze, Allen		Department of Plant Sciences
Yoder, John		Department of Plant Sciences
	Professor   Geneticist-AES	Molecular genetics of parasitic plant-host interactions; rhizosphere communications; structure-function relationships in plant genomes; molecular mechanisms and genetic consequences of transposition and recombination.
CE Advisor
Aegerter, Brenna		San Joaquin County
	Farm Advisor	Vegetable Crops, Plant Pathology
Aguiar, Jose		Riverside County, Palm Desert Office
	Farm Advisor	Vegetable crops and small farms
Baameur, Aziz		Small Farm Program
	Retired Emeritus, Farm Advisor	Small Farms, cultivar evaluation, nutrient management, irrigation, specialty crops, vegetables, Asian vegetables, Small Farms
Cahn, Michael		Monterey County
	Farm Advisor, Irrigation and Water Resources	Irrigation & Water Resources
Caprile - Emeritus, Janet		Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension
	Farm Advisor	Commercial fruit, nut, vine, vegetable, field, specialty crops
Dahlquist-Willard, Ruth		Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP)
	Interim Director, UC SAREP
Dara, Surendra		San Luis Obispo County
	Director and Professor	Biologicals, integrated pest management, and entomology
de la Fuente, Maria		Monterey County
	Farm Advisor & Master Gardener Advisor Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties	Mushrooms, compost, specialty vegetables, nursery crops, plant pathology and soil microbiology. Urban Horticulture and Master Composter Program UCCE Santa Clara.
Fulford, Anthony
Gaskell, Mark		San Luis Obispo County
	Emeritus - Farm Advisor	Specialty crops, small fruit crops, vegetables, sustainable agriculture, small farms in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.
Gazula, Aparna		Santa Clara County
	Small Farm Advisor	Vegetable Production, Nutrient Management, Small Farms
Jimenez, Manuel		Tulare County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Small farms, vegetable crops, integrated pest management
Koike, Steven		Monterey County
	Plant Pathology Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Plant pathology research and education for vegetable, fruit and ornamental crops; plant disease diagnostics; food safey research and extension.
Lazicki, Patricia		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Vegetable Crops Advisor
Le Strange, Michelle (Missy)		Tulare County
	Farm Advisor Emeritus	Vegetable crops, turf & landscape management, weed management (vegetable crops, turf and ornamentals), Master Gardener Program Advisor
Lloyd, Margaret		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Small Farms Advisor	Organic
Lobo, Ramiro		San Diego County
	Small Farms & Agricultural Economics Advisor	Farm management, marketing, agricultural economics, agricultural tourism, small farms, new/specialty crops
Miyao, Eugene		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Emeritus Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crops	Processing tomato production.
Molinar, Richard		Small Farm Program
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Small farms, vegetable crops, organic farming, insect/weed management, specialty crops, sugar peas, strawberries, eggplant, squash, Asian vegetables such as basil, lemongrass, green beans, long beans, gailon, bittermelons, refugee farmers, Hmong, Lao, fluent in Spanish
Mueller, Shannon		Madera County
	Emeritus Agronomy Farm Advisor	Agronomy, alfalfa seed, hay production, seed certification, forage crops, pollination and honeybee management, oil seed crop production, and dry beans.
Murray, Mike		Glenn County
	"County Director, Farm Advisor, Emeritus"	Vegetable crops, community development
Natwick, Eric		Imperial County
	Entomology Advisor, emeritus	Entomology, Pest Management
Nunez, Juan		Kern County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus (Retired)	Vegetable crops
Sidhu, Jaspreet		Kern County
	Vegetable Crops Farm Advisor
Smith, Richard		Monterey County
	Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science	Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science
Stapleton, James		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	IPM Plant Pathologist	Integrated pest management; alternatives to synthetic chemical products for disease and pest control; solar energy in pest management; ecological engineering; pest issues in natural areas; biological, physical, and cultural management of reservoirs of weedy plant propagative materials; seed pathology; sustainable and appropriate pest management technologies; circular economy issues
Stoddard, C. Scott		Merced County
	County Director and Farm Advisor  Vegetable Crops and Soils	Soil fertility and soil conservation, tomatoes, melons, sweetpotatoes, weed management
Takele, Etaferahu		San Bernardino County
	Area Advisor Farm Management/Agricultural Economics	Area Advisor - Farm Management /Agricultural Economics - Production economics, decision-making at the farm level, integrated input management, risk managementSubtropical Fruit Crops (Citrus, Avocados) Vegetable crops, Field CropsRiverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Imperial, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Los Angles, Orange and Ventura.
Turini, Thomas		Fresno County
	Vegetable Crops Advisor	Vegetable crops production with emphasis in plant disease management and activities in entomology and nutrient management.
Vossen, Paul		Sonoma County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus (Sonoma & Marin Counties) Fruits / Vegetables / Marketing	Tree fruits and nuts, vegetable crops, small farm specialty crops; marketing, Master Gardener Program, organic - sustainable production, olive oil, chestnuts, apples
Wang, Zheng		Stanislaus County
	Vegetable Crop Advisor	Vegetable crops and irrigation
CE Specialist
Cantwell, Marita		Department of Plant Sciences
	CE Vegetable Specialist	Postharvest physiology, handling, and storage of vegetables, including specialty and fresh cut vegetables.
Davis, R		Plant Pathology - CAES
	CE Plant Pathologist	Diseases of vegetable & field crops
Fennimore, Steven		Weed Science Program
	CE Weed Specialist	Weed control in cool-season vegetables, weed biology, weed seed germination. Automated weed managment with intelligent weeders. Soil disinfestation with steam in strawberry and vegetables.
Grettenberger, Ian		Entomology (UCD)
	Assistant Specialist in CE	Field and vegetable crop IPM, insect ecology
Hartz, Timothy		Department of Plant Sciences
	CE Vegetable Crops Specialist	Improved management regimes for commercial vegetable production, cultural practices for warm-season vegetable crops
Jackson, Louise		Land, Air & Water Resources
	Emerita Professor   CE Specialist   Plant Physiologist	Plant and soil nitrogen dynamics; organic and conventional vegetable production; grassland restoration ecology; agrobiodiversity
Lanini, W		Weed Science Program
	CE Weed Ecologist	Ecology, weed crop competition, weed biology and low-input agriculture
Mcgiffen Jr., Milton		Botany & Plant Sciences
	CE Specialist and Plant Physiologist	Vegetable Crops, Invasive Species, Weed Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Alternatives to Methyl Bromide
Mitchell, Jeffrey		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	CE Cropping Systems Specialist	Vegetable cropping systems, irrigation management, soil quality, organic soil amendments, extension models, postharvest physiology
Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
Subbarao, Krishna		Plant Pathology - CAES
	Plant Pathologist, CE Specialist	Epidemiology, population biology, and integrated control of plant pathogens
Suslow, Trevor		Department of Plant Sciences
	Extension Research Specialist	Preharvest to Postharvest Microbial food safety systems,postharvest transportation, Postharvest pathology
Westerdahl, Becky		Nematology CAES
	CE Specialistáá Professor	Applied nematology, integrated pest management
Zalom, Frank		Entomology (UCD)
	Distinguished Professor and CE Specialist	Fruit and Vegetable Crop Entomology; Integrated Pest Management
Other UC
Perez, Gale		Department of Plant Sciences
	Public Education Specialist
Membership Totals
Number of Members		58
ANR Members		58
Non-ANR		0
Info Only		0