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Workgroup Information Floriculture and Nursery
Summary	Research and educational activities that address the needs of the floriculture and nursery production industries in California.
Website:	http://groups.ucanr.org/fngroup
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	Lorence Oki (Chair)
Phone	(530) 754-4135
E-Mail	lroki@ucdavis.edu
Unit:	Department of Plant Sciences
Location:	Department of Plant Sciences One Shields Avenue 1210 Plant and Environmental Sciences Bldg Davis, 95616-8780

Membership List
AES Scientist
Fujino, Dave		Dean's Office CA&ES (UCD)
	Director, California Center for Urban Horticulture; Co-Director, UC Nursery and Floriculture Alliance
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.
Redak, Richard		Entomology (UCR)
	Entomologist Professor & Chair	Integrated management of insect pests on commercial floricultural and ornamental plants, ecology of plant-insect interactions within the urban/natural/agricultural interface, community ecology of insects, conservation biology
Ullman, Diane		Entomology (UCD)
	Professor of Entomology	Insect vectors of plant pathogens: vector/pathogen interactions with an emphasis on virus pathogenesis in insect cells, vector biology and management of insect-transmitted pathogens in agricultural and ornamental ecosystems.
CE Advisor
Bethke, James		San Diego County
	Farm Advisor - Emeritus	Nurseries and Floriculture
Bianchi, Mary		San Luis Obispo County
	Emeritus - Horticulture Farm Advisor	Horticulture, pomology, subtropicals, water management and water quality. Horticulture in San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara County.
Biscaro, Andre		Ventura County
	Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor	Irrigation and nutrient management of berry and vegetable crops
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.
Downer, Arthur		Ventura County
	Environmental Horticulture/Plant Pathology Advisor Emeritus	Pathology of landscape ornamentals , Phytophthora Root Rot, Mulches, Potting soils, Palm horticulture, climate ready trees, arboriculture, Master Gardener Advisor.
Fake, Cindy		Placer-Nevada Counties
	Horticulture and Small Farms Advisor, Placer and Nevada Counties, Emeritus	Commercial Horticultural Production
Gazula, Aparna		Santa Clara County
	Small Farm Advisor	Vegetable Production, Nutrient Management, Small Farms
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
Haver, Darren		Program Council
	Director for REC System
Hodel, Donald		Los Angeles County
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor, Emeritus	Selection & management of palms and other woody ornamentals in the landscape
Kabashima, John		Orange County - UC Cooperative Extension
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor, Emeritus	Ornamental horticulture, nursery crops, pest management, exotic and invasive pests, water runoff, water quality
Karlik, John		Kern County
	Extension Advisor Emeritus (Retired)	Environmental Horticulture/Environmental Science
Lobo, Ramiro		San Diego County
	Small Farms & Agricultural Economics Advisor	Farm management, marketing, agricultural economics, agricultural tourism, small farms, new/specialty crops
Middleton, Eric		San Diego County
	Area IPM Advisor
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
Pitton, Bruno		Placer-Nevada Counties
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor
Reid, Karrie
	Retired Area Environmental Horticulture Advisor	Landscape Horticulture/Water Conservation
Rios, Sonia
	Area Subtropical Horticulture Advisor
Shogren, Christopher		Los Angeles County
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor	Horticulture, nursery crops, pest management, exotic and invasive pests
Solins, Joanna		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor	Urban green infrastructure
Spinelli, Gerardo		San Diego County
	Production Horticulture Advisor	Nurseries and Floriculture
Tjosvold, Steven		Santa Cruz County
	Environmental Horticulture Farm Advisor Emeritus	Environmental horticulture
Volk, Emma		Ventura County
	Production Horticulture Area Advisor
Wilen, Cheryl		Orange County - UC Cooperative Extension
	Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor - Emeritus	Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for ornamental plant production and maintenance including nurseries, greenhouses, field production, floriculture, turf and landscape, pesticide reduction and alternatives. Research specialty in weed management, snails & slugs.
CE Specialist
Ajwa, Husein		Department of Plant Sciences
	CE Specialist	Soil and Water Management. Methyl bromide alternatives. Cool-season vegetables.
Becker, Jorn		Nematology Department
	Distinguished Professor of Cooperative Extension in Nematology & Distinguished Nematologist	Integrated pest management of plant-parasitic nematodes
Del Castillo Munera, Johanna		Plant Pathology - CAES
	Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension	Basic biologic understanding of fungal and oomycete pathogens, and development of applied research to solve current problems that agriculture faces in greenhouse to the field. I am particularly interested in developing and improving sustainable solutions for disease control through studies of fungal and oomycete biology, population genetics and community ecology.
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
Hoddle, Mark		Entomology (UCR)
	Entomologist CE Entomology Specialist	Biological control of invasive arthropod pests of importance to agricultural, urban, and wilderness areas. Foreign exploration, host range and host specificity testing of natural enemy species under consideration for possible release in California. Pest
Merhaut, Donald		Botany & Plant Sciences
	Extension Specialist for Nursery and Floriculture Crops	Plant Nutrition, Woody Ornamentals, Floriculture, Blueberry Production
Oki, Lorence		Department of Plant Sciences
	Specialist in CE, Environmental Horticulture	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 unit
Ploeg, Antoon		Nematology Department
	Nematology Specialist	Management of plant-parasitic nematodes in field and vegetable crops.
Wu, Laosheng		Environmental Sciences
	Professor of Soil & Water Science/CE Water Management Specialist	Soil Physics, Water Management, Water Reuse, Soil Salinity
Other ANR
Dreistadt, Steve		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Principal Editor	IPM, ornamentals, landscape, biological control
Kosina, Petr		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Content Development Supervisor
Sim, Sue		Foundation Plant Services - CAES
	Staff Research Associate	Virus diseases of horticultural crops, including grapevine, strawberry, rose, and sweet potato. Disease effects, transmission, and elimination using tissue culture.
Trotter, Vince		Marin County
	Sustainable Ag Coordinator & Agricultural Ombudsman
Non-UC
Fujino, Dave		UC Davis CA&ES
	Executive Director, CA Center for Urban Horticulture
Hoover, Benjamin
	Assistant Professor	Nursery Crop Production
Nackley, Lloyd
	Assistant Professor Nursery Production
Perry, Ed		Stanislaus County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Environmental Horticulture
Membership Totals
Number of Members		45
ANR Members		41
Non-ANR		4
Info Only		0