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Workgroup Information Floriculture and Nursery |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Name | Gerardo Spinelli (Chair) |
| Phone | 5303043738 |
| gspinelli@ucanr.edu | |
| Unit: | San Diego County |
| Name | Emma Volk (Chair) |
| Phone | |
| evolk@ucanr.edu | |
| Unit: | Ventura County |
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Membership List |
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| 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 | |
| Godfrey, Jessie | Alameda County Cooperative Extension | |
| Environmental Horticulture and Water Resources Management Advisor | ||
| 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 | |
| Johnson, Grant | South Coast Research & Extension Center | |
| Assistant CE Urban Agriculture Technology Area Advisor | Irrigation management, horticulture, nursery crops, indoor production, urban agriculture | |
| 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 | |
| Levy, Natalie | South Coast Research & Extension Center | |
| Soil Health and Organic Materials Management Advisor | ||
| 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 | |
| Pastrana Leon, Ana Maria | Imperial County | |
| Plant Pathology Advisor | Plant Pathology | |
| 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, Johanna | ||
| Assistant Project Scientist | Greenhouse and nursery crops pathologist | |
| 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 | ||
| Post Doc | plant stress physiology | |
| Perry, Ed | Stanislaus County | |
| Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Environmental Horticulture | |
| Membership Totals | ||
| Number of Members | 49 | |
| ANR Members | 45 | |
| Non-ANR | 4 | |
| Info Only | 0 | |