Specialist in CE, Environmental Horticulture
Department of Plant Sciences, MS6One Shields Avenue
1110 Env Hort
Davis, CA 95616-8587
(530) 754-4135
lroki@ucdavis.edu
Also in:
Landscape Architecture Program
Education
Ph.D. Ecology, University of California, Davis. 2002
M.S. Plant Science, University of California, Riverside. 1976
B.S. Ornamental Horticulture, California Polytechnic State University. 1974
Awards
- Curtis J. Alley Award of Merit
Presented by International Plant Propagators' Society, Western Region, 2015
- Research Award
Presented by California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers, 2015
- Young Nurseryman of the Year
Presented by California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers, 1986
Discipline
HorticultureSpecialty
Irrigation and runoff management in urban landscapes and nurseries; effect of water quality (salinity) on plant growth; evaluating ornamental plants for use in landscape horticulture; introduction of plants for environmental horticulture. Additional unitAreas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)
- Ornamental Crops, Landscape and Turf
- Ornamentals / Landscape / Turf - General
- Landscape - General
- Horticulture
- Water
- Watersheds and River Basins
- Plants and Their Systems
- Biological Control of Pests Affecting Plants
- Integrated Pest Management Systems
- Natural Resources and Environment
- Conservation and Efficient Use of Water
- Watershed Protection and Management
- Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships
- Urban Forestry
- Pollution Prevention and Mitigation
- Agricultural, Natural Resource and Biological Engineering
- Waste Disposal, Recycling, and Reuse
- Master Gardeners
ANR Workgroup Associations
- Floriculture and Nursery - Chair
- Landscape and Urban Horticulture - Member
- Weed - Member