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Program Team/Workgroup Directory/Information
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Workgroup Information Desert |
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| Summary | The Desert Workgroup brings together the diverse ANR personnel, cooperators from other institutions, and clientele interested in agricultural and natural resource issues in arid climates. In this first year of the new workgroup we will hold two meetings. The meeting at the UC Riverside will include research reports and will focus on future collaborative research and outreach projects. A less structured meeting will be held at this year's Desert Vegetable conference and will focus on outreach and collaborative projects with ANR and other institutions. |
| Workgroup Chair Information | |
| Name | Oli Bachie (Chair) |
| Phone | (442)265-7700 |
| obachie@ucanr.edu | |
| Unit: | Imperial County |
| Name | Aliasghar Montazar (Co-Chair) |
| Phone | (442) 265-7707 |
| amontazar@ucanr.edu | |
| Unit: | San Diego County |
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Membership List |
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| AES Scientist | ||
| Jenkins, Bryan | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | |
| Professor | Energy systems; biomass, bioenergy, biofuels, thermochemical conversion, combustion and gasification; environmental impacts; power systems; properties of fuels; systems analysis, modeling, and optimization. | |
| 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. | |
| Roberts, Justin | Biochemistry | |
| Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry | The utilization of NMR spectroscopy to examine plant metabolism, plant responses to the environment | |
| Schwabe, Kurt | Agricultural & Resource Economics & Policy | |
| Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy | Water Scarcity; Water Economics; Agricultural Water Use; Alternative strategies for pollution control; environmental and natural resource valuation; Salinity management/policy | |
| Walling, Linda | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Professor of Genetics | Plant-insect interactions, wound and defense signal transduction | |
| CE Advisor | ||
| Babu, Arun | Imperial County | |
| Cooperative Extension Entomology Advisor | Entomology | |
| Bachie, Oli | Imperial County | |
| Imperial County Director | Agronomy & Weed Management | |
| Gispert, Carmen | San Diego North County Office | |
| UC ANR Cooperative Extension Advisor, Emeritus. | Wine and table grapes | |
| Hartin, Janet | Los Angeles County | |
| Area Environmental Horticulture Advisor | Environmental horticulture, urban greening, climate-ready trees, "Trees for Tomorrow" arboriculture, irrigation needs of landscape plants | |
| Latack, Brooke | Imperial County | |
| Livestock Advisor | ||
| McDonald, Chris | San Bernardino County | |
| Inland and Desert Natural Resources Advisor | invasive plants, weeds, native plant restoration, vegetation management, sensitive species management, habitat restoration, restoration planning, environmental education, partnerships with Tribes and tribal communities | |
| Montazar, Aliasghar | San Diego County | |
| UCCE Irrigation and Water Management Advisor | Irrigation and water management, measurement and modeling of surface energy balance variables/ET and crop coefficients, irrigation scheduling, drainage and water quality, on-farm irrigation system management and evaluation, salinity management and control practices, deficit irrigation, environmental instrumentation and modelling. | |
| Nguyen, Cuong Huu | Imperial County | |
| Food Safety and Organic Production Area Advisor | Food Safety and Food Processing | |
| Pastrana Leon, Ana Maria | Imperial County | |
| Plant Pathology Advisor | Plant Pathology | |
| Rethwisch, Michael | Riverside County | |
| Field Crops University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Palo Verde Valley Vegetables | Entomology, Agronomy (Crop Production) | |
| 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. | |
| Waisen, Philip | Riverside County | |
| Vegetable Crops Advisor | Plant Pathology/Nematology/ Nematode Ecology/Soil Health/Cover Crops | |
| CE Specialist | ||
| Bali, Khaled | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
| Irrigation Water Management Specialist | Irrigation and water management, irrigation systems, soil salinity, drainage, infiltration, water quality, TMDL, biosolids | |
| Becker, Jorn | Nematology Department | |
| Distinguished Professor of Cooperative Extension in Nematology & Distinguished Nematologist | Integrated pest management of plant-parasitic nematodes | |
| Das, Srabani | UC Merced - Cooperative Extension Specialist | |
| Assistant CE Specialist (Regenerative Agriculture) | soil health, soil carbon, perennial cropping, regenerative agriculture | |
| Gan, Jay | Environmental Sciences | |
| CE Water Quality Specialist and Professor of Environmental Chemistry | Environmental risks and mitigation practices of pesticides, water and air quality issues related to pesticide uses, IPM practices | |
| Jackson, Lee | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Emeritus CE Specialist - Small Grains | Small Grains; Agronomy; Growth, development and plant breeding of small grains; small grain diseases; pathogen variability host resistance; genetics of host/parasite interaction; integrated pest management;integrated crop management; agricultural systems. | |
| Mauk, Peggy | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Director of Agricultural Operations/Subtropical Horticulture CE Specialist | Citrus, avocados, and dates, crop production management, fiscal and personnel management | |
| Mcgiffen Jr., Milton | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| CE Specialist and Plant Physiologist | Vegetable Crops, Invasive Species, Weed Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Alternatives to Methyl Bromide | |
| Ploeg, Antoon | Nematology Department | |
| Nematology Specialist | Management of plant-parasitic nematodes in field and vegetable crops. | |
| Putman, Alexander | Plant Pathology | |
| Assistant Specialist in Cooperative Extension and Assistant Plant Pathologist | Vegetable and strawberry crops; epidemiology and disease management; downy mildew diseases; soilborne pathogens | |
| Other ANR | ||
| Clemons, Rita | Riverside County | |
| Area County Director San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange Counties | ||
| Diaz-Ramirez, Jairo | Desert Research & Extension Center | |
| Director | Water Resources | |
| Non-UC | ||
| Mostafa, Ayman | ||
| Area Agent | Field Crops IPM | |
| User, Unverified | ||
| Membership Totals | ||
| Number of Members | 30 | |
| ANR Members | 28 | |
| Non-ANR | 2 | |
| Info Only | 0 | |