Ellie Marie Andrews

Specialty Crops Advisor, Sonoma, Marin, and Napa Counties

UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
(707) 565-5031
eandrews@ucanr.edu

http://cesonoma.ucanr.edu/

Also in:
Marin County
Napa County

Education

PhD Horticulture & Agronomy, University of California Davis. 2022

Masters Plant Health Management, The Ohio State University. 2019

Bachelor Field Ecology - Plant Biology Emphasis, Ohio University. 2016

Specialty

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

• Fruit and Nut Crop
• Vegetable Crops
• Soil
• Plant Biological Efficiency and Abiotic Stresses Affecting Plants
• Plant Management Systems
• Integrated Pest Management Systems
• Conservation and Efficient Use of Water
• Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships
• Nutrients and Water in Agricultural Landscapes
• Harnessing Ecosystem Services
• Closing the Loop: Sustainable Waste Management in Agriculture
• Agriculture
• Organic
• Small Farms
• Pest Management/Diseases

Bibliography

Peer Reviewed

• Andrews, E.M; Tabassum, M., et al.; Galatis, E.G.; Yao, E.H.; Gaudin, A.C.M.; Lazcano, C.; Brown, P.H.; Khalsa, S.D.S. (2024). Almond hull and shell organic matter amendments increase microbial biomass and multifunctionality in orchard soil and the undisturbed organic layer. Applied Soil Ecology Journal. 197:105321.
• Andrews, E.M.; Fichtner, E.J. (2024). Pre-bloom foliar boron application on olive may improve yield. UC ANR Nut, Olive and Prune Programmatic News. January 26. https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=58830
• Elfar, Karina; Carachure, Carlos, et al.; Bustamante, Marcelo I; Andrews, Ellie; Eskalen, Akif (2023). First report of Diplodia bulgarica causing black canker on apple in California. Plant Disease. 08 November.
• Andrews, Ellie M; Rivers, Daniel J, et al.; Gaudin, Amélie CM; Geisseler, Daniel; Brown, Patrick H; Khalsa, Sat Darshan S (2023). In a nutshell: almond hull and shell organic matter amendments increase soil and tree potassium status. Plant and Soil. Springer Link. 1-24. 07 November.
• Smith, E. E.; Brown, P.H., et al.; Andrews, E.M; Shackel, K.A.; Holtz, B.A.; Rivers, D.J; Haviland, D.R.; Khalsa, S.D.S. (2022). Early almond harvest as a strategy for sustainable irrigation, pest and disease management. Scientia Horticulturae. 293:110651.
• Andrews, E.M.; Kassama, S., et al.; Smith, E.E.; Brown, P.H.; Khalsa, S.D.S. (2021). A review of potassium-rich crop residues used as organic matter amendments in tree crop agroecosystems. Agriculture Special Issue: Organic Management and Productivity of Tree Crops. 11:580.

Non-Peer Reviewed

• Andrews, Ellie (2023). Gopher Integrated Pest Management. Sonoma-Marin Farm News. Farm Bureau. 5. November.
• Kisekka, Isaya; Peddinti, Srinivasa Rao, et al.; Vanella, Daniela; Andrews, Ellie; Brown, Patrick H 4 (2023). Organic Soil Amendment Effects on Soil Hydrology in an Almond Orchard Evaluated Using Time-Lapse Electrical Resistivity Tomography. SSRN.
• Andrews, E.M.; Kassama, S. (2022). Applying almond hulls & shells as potassium-rich amendments. Sacramento Valley Orchard Source. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. June 13, 2022.

ANR Workgroup Associations

• Pest Management in ANR - Member
• Small Farm - Member
• Vegetable Crops - Member

Return to People