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Workgroup Information Integrated Grape Production |
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Summary | The Integrated Grape Production Workgroup integrates the knowledge of AES Scientists, CE Specialists, CE Advisors, and affiliated USDA Researchers who work in wine, grape or raisin production, with the goal of ensuring the most beneficial and productive collaboration in research and extension to clientele throughout the state. |
Workgroup Chair Information | |
Name | Monica Cooper (Chair) |
Phone | (707) 253-4221 |
mlycooper@ucanr.edu | |
Unit: | Napa County |
Membership List |
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AES Scientist | ||
Adams, Douglas | Viticulture & Enology | |
Professor of Viticulture | Biochemistry of grape ripening, tannins in grapes and wine | |
Bartlett, Megan | UC Davis | |
Professor | plant biology & physiology | |
Bisson, Linda | Viticulture & Enology | |
Professor Emeritus Geneticist-AES | Molecular and biochemical investigations of hexose utilization in wine and laboratory strains of yeast; metabolic factors controlling fermentation rate and end product formation; conditions affecting ethyl carbamate formation in wine | |
Block, David | Viticulture & Enology | |
Professor Chemical Engineer | Optimization methods for bioprocessing; Ethanol tolerance in yeast; Catalytic conversion of agricultural waste streams | |
Boulton, Roger | Viticulture & Enology | |
Professor Chemical Engineer-AES | Simulation of winemaking operations; wine stability, winery design; distilled beverage production | |
Cantu, Dario | Viticulture & Enology | |
Associate Professor of Systems Biology-AES | Plant and microbial genomics, genetic resistance to diseases, bioinformatics | |
Ebeler, Susan | Viticulture & Enology | |
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Programs and Professor of Enology | Analytical chemistry. Development of methods for analysis and identification of trace components in grape and wine products. | |
Epstein, Lynn | Plant Pathology - CAES | |
Professor | Biology, biochemical ecology and control of phytopathogenic fungi; fungal development; sustainable agriculture; efficient design of field trials | |
Heymann, Hildegarde | Viticulture & Enology | |
Professor Sensory Scientist | Sensory Science | |
Karban, Richard | Entomology (UCD) | |
Professor | Insect ecology, population regulation of animal species and the interactions between herbivores and their host plants | |
Lambert, Jean-Jacques | ||
Matthews, Mark | Viticulture & Enology | |
Professor and Plant Physiologist-AES | Plant water relations; growth biophysics; acclimation to water deficits; photosynthesis; irrigation, nutrition of grapes; grape development; xylem structure and development; Pierce's disease; Berry shrivel; winegrape quality | |
Meredith, Carole | Viticulture & Enology | |
Professor Emeritus | Grapevine genetics and biotechnology | |
Michailides, Themis | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
Plant Pathologist and Lecturer | Ecology, epidemiology and control of fungal diseases of fruit and nut crops and vines, postharvest diseases, aflatoxin and mycotoxins of nut crops and figs. | |
Mills, David | Viticulture & Enology | |
Professor and Associate Microbiologist | Molecular biology and microbial ecology of lactic acid bacteria. | |
RUNNEBAUM, RON C | ||
ASST AGRON AES-AY-B/E/E | ||
Smart, David | Viticulture & Enology | |
Associate Professor | Root physiology and soil nutrient cycling. His current interests relate to the physiological process of root aging and population dynamics of roots under field conditions. | |
Walker, M. | Viticulture & Enology | |
Professor Geneticist-AES | Genetics and breeding of grapevines; resistance to soil borne pests and pathogens; speciation and evolution breeding resistant rootstocks | |
Waterhouse, Andrew | Viticulture & Enology | |
Professor | Natural product chemistry of grapes and wine, especially those that affect their health or sensory properties; analytical aspects of winemaking | |
Williams, Larry | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
Professor Plant Physiologist-AES | Influences of microclimate on physiological processes of the grapevine; cultural techniques of the grapevine associated with the production of raisins and table grapes; carbon assimilation by and allocation in the vine; effect of senescence on gas exchange characteristics; whole plant physiology | |
CE Advisor | ||
Aram, Kamyar | Contra Costa County | |
East Bay Specialty Crops Advisor | ||
Arnold, Kari | Foundation Plant Services - CAES | |
Orchard and Vineyard Systems Farm Advisor for Stanislaus County | Walnuts, Apricots, Cherries and Grapes | |
Battany, Mark | San Luis Obispo County | |
Water Management and Biometeorology Advisor | Water management, soil management, soil salinity, frost protection, climate and weather evaluation, weather stations and sensors, grapes and viticulture. | |
Beede, Robert | Kings County | |
(Retired) Farm Advisor Emeritus | Horticulture: Tree fruit, nuts, grapes | |
Bentley, Walter | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
Integrated Pest Management Entomologist, Emeritus | Entomology | |
Bettiga, Larry | Monterey County | |
Viticulture Farm Advisor | Wine grape production, canopy management, pest management, rootstock and clonal evaluation. | |
Caprile - Emeritus, Janet | Contra Costa County | |
Farm Advisor | Commercial fruit, nut, vine, vegetable, field, specialty crops | |
Cooper, Monica | Napa County | |
Farm Advisor-Viticulture | Viticulture and Pest Management | |
Duncan, Roger | Stanislaus County | |
Farm Advisor | Almonds, Peaches, misc. tree fruit | |
El-Kereamy, Ashraf | Biology (UCR) | |
Director of Lindcove REC and UCCE Specialist | Specialist in Department of Botany and Plant Sciences at UC Riverside | |
Fake, Cindy | Placer-Nevada Counties | |
Placer and Nevada Counties, Horticulture and Small Farms Advisor | Commercial Horticultural Production | |
Gispert, Carmen | Indio Office | |
Area Viticulture/Pest Management Advisor | Wine and table grapes | |
Haviland, David | Kern County | |
Farm Advisor | Entomologist and Pest Management. Advise in identification and control of Pest. | |
Kron, Cindy | Sonoma County | |
North Coast Area IPM Advisor | Integrated Pest Management, Entomology, Viticulture | |
Lund, Karl | Madera County | |
Area Viticulture Advisor | ||
Luvisi, Donald | Kern County | |
Farm Advisor Emeritus (Retired) | Viticulture | |
McGourty, Glenn | Mendocino County | |
Viticulture & Plant Science Advisor - Emeritus | Plant science--all horticultural crops including wine grapes, vegetables; viticulture; nursery and floriculture (ornamentals); landscape; also sustainable agriculture and weed science | |
Norton, Maxwell | Merced County | |
Farm Advisor - Emeritus | Specialties: Tree fruit, farmland preservation, figs, pomegranates, peaches | |
Peacock, William | Tulare County | |
Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Viticulture and irrigation, soils | |
Phillips, Phil | Santa Barbara County | |
Area IPM Advisor, Emeritus | Extension of IPM information and adoption of IPM through demonstration and adaptive local research; in citrus, avocados, grapes, strawberries and vegetables | |
Rijal, Jhalendra | Stanislaus County | |
Area IPM Advisor | Entomology, insect pest management, insect mating disruption, insect spatial distribution and quantitative sampling, insect behavior and chemical ecology | |
Roncoroni, John | Napa County | |
Weed Science Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Weed Control and Vegetation Management in Perennial Crops, Covercrops and Aquatic Weed Control | |
Smith, Rhonda | Sonoma County | |
Viticulture Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Viticulture, wine grapes, water management, pest management, vine nutrition | |
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; soil-plant ecology; 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 | |
Varela, Lucia | Sonoma County | |
North Coast IPM Advisor - Emeritus | Apples, pears, wine grapes, pest management | |
Verdegaal, Paul | San Joaquin County | |
Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Viticulture, almonds | |
Wunderlich, Lynn | Central Sierra Cooperative Extension | |
Farm Advisor | Viticulture and Pomology for the foothills; Sprayer calibration; Integrated Pest Management; Biological Control | |
Zhuang, George | Fresno County | |
Viticulture Farm Advisor | Viticulture | |
CE Specialist | ||
Crisosto, Carlos | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
CE Postharvest Physiologist | Extension and research on postharvest biology and technology of fruits; fruit quality and deterioration and handling systems | |
Daane, Kent | ESPM - Organisms and the Environment | |
CE Specialist | Biological control and IPM of insect pests in perennial crops (almond, grape, stone fruit, olives, pistachios), annual crops (lettuce) and ornamentals (eucalyptus, ornamental). | |
Fidelibus, Matthew | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
Cooperative Extension Specialist | Raisin, table and wine grape production,fruit quality, whole-plant physiology, plant growth regulators, weeds. | |
Golino, Deborah | Foundation Plant Services - CAES | |
CE Specialist Director Foundation Plant Services Plant Pathology Department | Virus diseases of horticultural crops and nursery clean stock programs | |
Grantham, Ted | ESPM - Ecosystem Sciences | |
Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist | climate, water management and freshwater ecology | |
Kurtural, S. Kaan | Viticulture & Enology | |
Associate Specialist for Viticulture | viticulture, vineyard mechanization, canopy management, trellis systems, precision viticulture | |
McKenry, Michael | Nematology Department | |
Emeritus Nematologist and CE Nematology Specialist, Emeritus | Field pathogenicity and practical control of nematodes in perennial crops | |
Mitcham, Elizabeth | Department of Plant Sciences | |
Director, Postharvest Center | Postharvest physiology and technology of fruit and nut crops; emphasis on maintaining flavor quality after harvest, enhancing consumption of produce, and reducing food loss. Also studying regulation of fruit ripening and mechanisms underlying calcium deficiency disorders in fruit. | |
Oberholster, Anita | Viticulture & Enology | |
Specialist | Influence of different winemaking techniques on phenol composition and quality; more specifically the polymeric pigment and tannin formation and composition; development of techniques for the measurement thereof and their subsequent influence on mouth-feel. | |
Pettygrove, G. | Land, Air & Water Resources | |
CE Soils Specialist Emeritus | Soil fertility; land application of wastes and wastewater; dairy manure; winegrape nutrition; precision agriculture. | |
Prichard, Terry | Land, Air & Water Resources | |
CE Irrigation Water Management Specialist | Irrigation water management, crop response to limited water supplies, water infiltration, Delta water quality and soil salinity issues | |
Rolshausen, Philippe | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
Associate CE Specialist | Sub Tropical Crops | |
Westphal, Andreas | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
Zalom, Frank | Entomology (UCD) | |
Distinguished Professor and CE Specialist | Fruit and Vegetable Crop Entomology; Integrated Pest Management | |
Other ANR | ||
Lapsley, James | Viticulture & Enology | |
Associate Adjunct Professor | History and economics of winemaking | |
Rowhani, Adib | Foundation Plant Services - CAES | |
Plant Pathologist | ||
Torres, Gabriel | Tulare County | |
Viticulture Farm Advisor | Plant Pathology | |
Non-UC | ||
Baumgartner, Kendra | Plant Pathology - CAES | |
USDA-ARS research plant pathologist | grapevine diseases | |
McElrone, Andrew | ||
Steenwerth, Kerri | ||
Research Soil Scientist | ||
Membership Totals | ||
Number of Members | 68 | |
ANR Members | 65 | |
Non-ANR | 3 | |
Info Only | 0 |