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Workgroup Information Peppers
Summary	In 2004, Peppers were one of the top twenty crops produced in California. This workgroup will focus on all pepper types and address regional and statewide problems affecting this crop. Specific issues to be addressed are: a. Breeding and Genetics b. Horticultural Management and Production c. Integrated Pest Management d. Post Harvest and Food Safety

Workgroup Chair Information

Name	Jose Aguiar (Chair)
Phone	(760) 342-2467
E-Mail	jlaguiar@ucanr.edu
Unit:	Riverside County, Palm Desert Office
Location:	Cooperative Extension Riverside County, Indio Office 75080 Frank Sinatra Drive Palm Desert, 92211

Name	Juan Nunez (Chair)
Phone
E-Mail	jnunez@ucanr.edu
Unit:	Kern County
Location:	Cooperative Extension Kern County 1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue Bakersfield, 93307

Membership List
AES Scientist
Coffey, Michael		Plant Pathology
	Professor Plant Pathologist	Phytophthora and Powdery Mildew Diseases and their control: Taxonomy, Systematics, Phylogeny and Molecular Diagnosis of Phytophthora. Powdery mildews: disease resistance, fungicides
DeJong, Theodore		Department of Plant Sciences
	Emeritus Professor CE Pomologist-AES Plant Physiologist-AES	Environmental physiology; tree crop physiology; carbon partitioning and crop modeling; pomology; physiology and management of fruit tree crops; peach rootstock development and physiology; dried plum breeding
Gilbertson, Robert		Plant Pathology - CAES
	Professor	Seed pathology, virology, insect-transmitted viruses
Quiros, Carlos		Department of Plant Sciences
	Emeritus Professor Geneticist-AES	Genetics of breeding of celery and brassicas, evolution of polyploids, molecular cytogenetics
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
CE Advisor
Aegerter, Brenna		San Joaquin County
	Farm Advisor	Vegetable Crops, Plant Pathology
Aguiar, Jose		Riverside County, Palm Desert Office
	Farm Advisor	Vegetable crops and small farms
Baameur, Aziz		Small Farm Program
	Retired Emeritus, Farm Advisor	Small Farms, cultivar evaluation, nutrient management, irrigation, specialty crops, vegetables, Asian vegetables, Small Farms
Bi, Jianlong		Santa Cruz County
	Farm Advisor Entomology	Entomology
Dara, Surendra		San Luis Obispo County
	Director and Professor	Biologicals, integrated pest management, and entomology
Daugovish, Oleg		Ventura County
	Strawberry and Vegetable Crop Advisor	Ag and Environmental Issues for Veg Crops and Strawberries
de la Fuente, Maria		Monterey County
	Farm Advisor & Master Gardener Advisor Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties	Mushrooms, compost, specialty vegetables, nursery crops, plant pathology and soil microbiology. Urban Horticulture and Master Composter Program UCCE Santa Clara.
Jimenez, Manuel		Tulare County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Small farms, vegetable crops, integrated pest management
Koike, Steven		Monterey County
	Plant Pathology Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Plant pathology research and education for vegetable, fruit and ornamental crops; plant disease diagnostics; food safey research and extension.
Le Strange, Michelle (Missy)		Tulare County
	Farm Advisor Emeritus	Vegetable crops, turf & landscape management, weed management (vegetable crops, turf and ornamentals), Master Gardener Program Advisor
Miyao, Eugene		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Emeritus Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crops	Processing tomato production.
Molinar, Richard		Small Farm Program
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Small farms, vegetable crops, organic farming, insect/weed management, specialty crops, sugar peas, strawberries, eggplant, squash, Asian vegetables such as basil, lemongrass, green beans, long beans, gailon, bittermelons, refugee farmers, Hmong, Lao, fluent in Spanish
Natwick, Eric		Imperial County
	Entomology Advisor, emeritus	Entomology, Pest Management
Nunez, Juan		Kern County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus (Retired)	Vegetable crops
Smith, Richard		Monterey County
	Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science	Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science
Turini, Thomas		Fresno County
	Vegetable Crops Advisor	Vegetable crops production with emphasis in plant disease management and activities in entomology and nutrient management.
CE Specialist
Cantwell, Marita		Department of Plant Sciences
	CE Vegetable Specialist	Postharvest physiology, handling, and storage of vegetables, including specialty and fresh cut vegetables.
Davis, R		Plant Pathology - CAES
	CE Plant Pathologist	Diseases of vegetable & field crops
Hartz, Timothy		Department of Plant Sciences
	CE Vegetable Crops Specialist	Improved management regimes for commercial vegetable production, cultural practices for warm-season vegetable crops
Mcgiffen Jr., Milton		Botany & Plant Sciences
	CE Specialist and Plant Physiologist	Vegetable Crops, Invasive Species, Weed Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Alternatives to Methyl Bromide
Suslow, Trevor		Department of Plant Sciences
	Extension Research Specialist	Preharvest to Postharvest Microbial food safety systems,postharvest transportation, Postharvest pathology
Non-UC
Jiang, Junda		Department of Plant Sciences

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
Membership Totals
Number of Members		28
ANR Members		26
Non-ANR		2
Info Only		0