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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 | Jose Aguiar (Co-Chair) |
| Phone | (760) 342-2467 |
| jlaguiar@ucanr.edu | |
| Unit: | Indio Office |
| Location: |
Cooperative Extension Riverside County, Indio Office 81-077 Indio Blvd. Suites H, I, J Indio, 92201-1994 |
| Name | Oli Bachie (Co-Chair) |
| Phone | (442) 265-7700 |
| obachie@ucanr.edu | |
| Unit: | Imperial County |
| Name | Michael Rethwisch (Co-Chair) |
| Phone | (760) 921-5064 |
| mdrethwisch@ucanr.edu | |
| Unit: | Riverside County |
| Location: |
Cooperative Extension Riverside County 21150 Box Springs Road, Ste 202 Moreno Valley, 92557-8718 |
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Membership List |
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| AES Scientist | ||
| Clegg, James | Molecular & Cellular Biology | |
| Professor Cell Biologist-AES | Cell biology, comparative biochemistry and biophysics | |
| Close, Timothy | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Geneticist and Professor | Agricultural Plant Genetics | |
| Cooksey, Donald | Plant Pathology | |
| Emeritus Professor and Bacteriologist | Bacterial diseases; molecular biology, bactericide resistance; biological control | |
| Jenkins, Bryan | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | |
| Professor | Energy systems in agriculture; biomass fuel production, thermal conversion, and environmental impacts; combustion and gasification of biomass fuels; properties of fuels; system models. | |
| Knapp, Keith | Environmental Sciences | |
| Professor | Water resource economics, agricultural production economics, economics of irrigation and drainage, crop-water production functions, agricultural commodity markets. | |
| Lovatt, Carol | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Professor Plant Physiologist | Regulation of nucleotide and arginine metabolism, biochemistry of mineral nutrition, effects of stress on nitrogen metabolism, citrus and avocado physiology, including regulation of flowering, fruitset and fruit development | |
| Paw U, Kyaw Tha | Atmospheric Science Program | |
| Professor of Atmospheric Science and Biometeorologist-AES | Biomicrometeorology, biometeorology, boundary layer meteorology, aerosol physics | |
| Perring, Thomas | Entomology (UCR) | |
| Entomologist Professor of Entomology | Integrated management of insect and mite pests of vegetables; anthropod vectors of plant pathogens; whitefly biology | |
| Quiros, Carlos | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Emeritus Professor Geneticist-AES | Genetics of breeding of celery and brassicas, evolution of polyploids, molecular cytogenetics | |
| Roberts, Philip | Nematology Department | |
| Chair, Nematologist & Professor of Nematology | Nematode host-parasite relations, genetics and pest management in field and vegetable crops | |
| 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 | |
| Stanghellini, Michael | Plant Pathology | |
| Plant Pathologist & Professor | Ecology, epidemiology, and control of root-infecting soil-borne fungal plant pathogens | |
| Trumble, John | Entomology (UCR) | |
| Distinguished Professor | Plant compensation for insect herbivory; impact of air and heavy metal pollution on plant-insect interactions; biological and microbial control in sustainable agriculture; chemical ecology; participate on the celery and tomato guidelines | |
| Waines, J. Giles | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Geneticist Professor Director-Botanic Gardens and Herbarium | Cytogenetics, plant breeding and crop evolution-emphasis on wheat, beans,salvia, lilac, delphinium; roots, drought tolerance | |
| Walling, Linda | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Professor of Genetics | Plant-insect interactions, wound and defense signal transduction | |
| CE Advisor | ||
| Aguiar, Jose | Indio Office | |
| Farm Advisor | Vegetable crops and small farms | |
| Bachie, Oli | Imperial County | |
| Imperial County Director | Agronomy / Field Crops | |
| Biscaro, Andre | Ventura County | |
| Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor | Irrigation and nutrient management of berry and vegetable crops | |
| Devkota, Pratap | Imperial County | |
| Area Low Desert Weed Science Advsior | * Weed Management * Herbicide spray water quality * Soil fumigation | |
| Gispert, Carmen | Indio Office | |
| Area Viticulture/Pest Management Advisor | Wine and table grapes | |
| Hartin, Janet | San Bernardino County | |
| Area Environmental Horticulture Advisor and County Co-Director | Environmental horticulture, arboriculture, sustainable landscapes (irrigation and soil/water relations; greenwaste management; integrated pest management stressing prevention); Master Gardener program | |
| Latack, Brooke | Imperial County | |
| Livestock Advisor | ||
| McDonald, Chris | San Bernardino County | |
| Inland and Desert Natural Resources Advisor, County Co-Director San Bernardino | invasive plants, weeds, native plant restoration, vegetation management, | |
| Montazar, Aliasghar | Imperial 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. | |
| Natwick, Eric | Imperial County | |
| Entomology Advisor, emeritus | Entomology, Pest Management | |
| Rethwisch, Michael | Riverside County | |
| Field Crops University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Palo Verde Valley Vegetables | Entomology, Agronomy (Crop Production) | |
| Rios, Sonia | Riverside County | |
| Area Subtropical Horticulture Advisor | ||
| Takele, Etaferahu | Riverside 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 | |
| Advisor | Vegetable crops | |
| CE Specialist | ||
| Arpaia, Mary | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
| CE Subtropical Horticulturist | Evaluation of preharvest and postharvest factor on subtropical crop productivity and fruit quality, including rootstock, cultivar, irrigation, pesticide and nutrition management strategies | |
| 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 | |
| Bean, Travis | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Assistant Weed Science Specialist in Cooperative Extension | ||
| Becker, J. | Nematology Department | |
| Cooperative Extension Specialist & Nematologist | Integrated pest management of plant-parasitic nematodes | |
| 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 | |
| Grantz, David | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Plant Physiologist & CE Specialist | Air pollution, Ozone, Environmental Crop Physiology, Biofuel Feedstocks | |
| Jackson, Lee | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| 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, Milton | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| CE Specialist and Plant Physiologist | Vegetable Crops, Invasive Species, Weed Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Alternatives to Methyl Bromide | |
| Merhaut, Donald | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Extension Specialist for Nursery and Floriculture Crops | Plant Nutrition, Woody Ornamentals, Floriculture, Blueberry Production | |
| Ploeg, Antoon | Nematology Department | |
| Associate Nematologist Associate CE Nematology Specialist | Nematode pest management in field and vegetable crops; virus transmission | |
| Putman, Alexander | Plant Pathology | |
| Assistant Specialist in Cooperative Extension and Assistant Plant Pathologist | ||
| Other ANR | ||
| Cockerham, Stephen | Dean's Office CNAS | |
| Superintendent | Agricultural operations, field stations, turfgrass research | |
| Diaz, Jairo | Desert Research & Extension Center | |
| Director | Water Resources | |
| Gibeault, Victor | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Emeritus CE Environmental Horticulturist | The development and evaluation of warm- and cool-season turfgrass species and cultivars for California environments and uses. Cultural work on turfgrass emphasizes water use and irrigation strategies, integrated pest management techniques and wear tolerance | |
| Non-UC | ||
| Mathews, Deborah | Plant Pathology | |
| Assistant Specialist in Cooperative Extension, Plant Pathology & Assistant Plant Pathologist - Ornamental Crops | Diseases of ornamental crops, Improving detection of viral pathogens, Characterization of new viruses | |
| Mostafa, Ayman | ||
| Area Agent | Field Crops IPM | |
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| Membership Totals | ||
| Number of Members | 54 | |
| ANR Members | 45 | |
| Non-ANR | 9 | |
| Info Only | 0 | |