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Workgroup Information Plant Growth Regulator Formative |
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| $6,000 | |
| Summary | The purpose of this workgroup includes the following objectives: (1) To develop a communication network and to organize meetings to share information and research experiences with plant growth regulators (PGRs) - their mode of action, efficacy, successful rates and optimal times of application, and negative effects if any. (2) To share information on "biostimulant" PGRs. Some are very good, others are essentially "snake oils". No one researcher can test them all to determine which is effective and which is not. In addition, to guiding growers in the safe and effective use of PGRs, it is our duty to protect them as well. (3) To collect samples of "biostimulant" PGRs for analysis of PGR content and concentration and ability to maintain the content and concentration from lot to lot. (4) To pool efficacy data of the use of PGRs for the various commodities to facilitate the addition of new crops and uses to current PGR labels through Cal DPR. (5) To assist in providing samples for residue analyses and efficacy data to facilitate the registration of new products for use in California. The overall goal of the workgroup is the share information that promotes the safe and efficacious use of plant growth regulators to increase grower income and to ensure the sustainability of California agriculture. |
| Annual Reports: |
2007 2006 2005 2004 |
| Workgroup Chair Information | |
| Name | Carol Lovatt (Chair) |
| Phone | (951) 827-4663 |
| carol.lovatt@ucr.edu | |
| Unit: | Botany & Plant Sciences |
| Location: |
Botany & Plant Sciences 2150 Batchelor Hall Riverside, 92521-0124 |
| Name | Donald Merhaut (Co-Chair) |
| Phone | (951) 827-7003 |
| donald.merhaut@ucr.edu | |
| Unit: | Botany & Plant Sciences |
| Location: |
Botany & Plant Sciences 2150 Batchelor Hall Riverside, 92521-0124 |
| Responsible for Workgroup Administration and Budget | |
| Name | Carol J. Lovatt |
| carol.lovatt@ucr.edu | |
| Phone | 951-827-4663 |
| Membership List | ||
| AES Scientist | ||
| User, Unverified | ||
| User, Unverified | ||
| Berry, Alison | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Associate Professor Associate Horticulturist-AES | Assessment of nitrogen fixing plants, root and root nodule development, management of woody landscape plants, mistletoe control | |
| User, Unverified | ||
| Burger, David | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| AES Professor Horticulturist | Developmental physiology of woody perennials; plant propagation; turfgrass management | |
| DeMason, Darleen | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Professor of Botany | Botany; developmental morphology | |
| Durzan, Don | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor Plant Physiologist-AES | Breeding late-maturing perennial species, conifer biotechnology with emphasis on somatic embryogenesis, protoplast culture and genetic transformation, bioreactor process controls; artificial seeds; nitrogen metabolism | |
| Inoue, Kentaro | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Assistant Professor | Plastid biogenesis - protein import, isoprenoid metabolism | |
| Jin, Hailing | Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM) | |
| Assistant Professor Assistant Plant Molecular Geneticist | Mechanisms of signal transduction and gene regulation in plant pathogen resistance and susceptibility using plant-viral interaction systems to identify important components in regulating plant responses to virus infection. | |
| Karban, Richard | Entomology CAES | |
| Professor | Insect ecology, population regulation of animal species and the interactions between herbivores and their host plants | |
| 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 | |
| (info only) Luck, Robert | Entomology CNAS | |
| Entomologist Professor of Entomology | Behavioral and evolutionary ecology; biological control; population dynamics; pest management; forest entomology | |
| Polito, Vito | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor Pomologist-AES Chairman Department of Pomology Davis | Reproductive biology of tree-crop species: olive, walnut, pistachio, almond and other Mediterranean tree crops | |
| Saltveit, Mikal | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor Plant Physiologist-AES | Postharvest physiology, physiological response to the abiotic stresses of chilling, physical injury, and altering gaseous atmosphere; effects of stress on ripening, senescence, ethylene metabolism and phenolic metabolism | |
| Smith, Harley | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Assistant Professor Assistant Plant Cell Biologist | Molecular mechanisms that control morphological changes in the shoot apical meristem (SAM) upon floral induction. | |
| Stanghellini, Michael | Plant Pathology - CNAS | |
| Plant Pathologist & Professor | Ecology, epidemiology, and control of root-infecting soil-borne fungal plant pathogens | |
| Vidalakis, Georgios | Plant Pathology - CNAS | |
| Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist & Assistant Plant Pathologist - Director Citrus Clonal Protection Program | Citrus pathology, detection and monitoring, viruses and viroids | |
| Waines, J | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Geneticist Professor Director-Botanic Gardens Herbarium | Cytogenetics, plant breeding and crop evolution-emphasis on wheat, beans,salvia, lilac, delphinium; roots, drought tolerance | |
| CE Advisor | ||
| Baameur, Aziz | Santa Clara County | |
| Farm Advisor | Small Farms, cultivar evaluation, nutrient management, irrigation, specialty crops, cucurbits, oriental vegetables | |
| (info only) Beede, Robert | ||
| Farm Advisor | Nut Crops | |
| Bender, Gary | San Diego North County Office | |
| Farm Advisor | Subtropical horticulture, deciduous fruit trees, irrigation, water quality, pest management, root rot and pathology of avocados and citrus, avocado canopy management | |
| Canevari, Mick | San Joaquin County | |
| Farm Advisor Emeritus | Agronomy, Weed Control | |
| Coates, William | San Benito County | |
| Farm Advisor - Pomology (San Benito, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Monterey Counties), Acting County Director (San Benito County only) | Pomology - Tree Fruit and Nut Crops | |
| Faber, Ben | Ventura County | |
| Farm Advisor | Soils and water, avocados and minor subtropicals | |
| Krueger, William | Glenn County | |
| Farm Advisor County Director | All tree crops in Glenn County and olives in Tehama County, integrated pest management | |
| Niederholzer, Franz | Sutter-Yuba Counties | |
| Farm Advisor Orchard Systems | Prunes, almonds, pears, apple, cherry, olive, plum, citrus, and pomegranate | |
| Tjosvold, Steven | Santa Cruz County | |
| Farm Advisor | Environmental horticulture | |
| CE Specialist | ||
| Arpaia, Mary | Kearney Agricultural 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 | |
| Crisosto, Carlos | Kearney Agricultural Center | |
| CE Postharvest Physiologist | Extension and research on postharvest biology and technology of fruits; fruit quality and deterioration and handling systems | |
| Ferguson, Louise | Kearney Agricultural Center | |
| CE Pomologist | Pistachio, olive, citrus, fig and persimmon production; alternate bearing, mechanical pruning, mechanical harvesting, citrus Mandarins, root stocks | |
| Fidelibus, Matthew | Kearney Agricultural Center | |
| Associate CE Specialist | Raisin, table and wine grape production,fruit quality, whole-plant physiology, plant growth regulators, weeds. | |
| Hartz, Timothy | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| CE Vegetable Crops Specialist | Improved management regimes for commercial vegetable production, cultural practices for warm-season vegetable crops | |
| Johnson, Scott | Kearney Agricultural Center | |
| CE Pomologist, Interim Director KAC Academic Unit | Irrigation, fertilization, fruit thinning, rootstocks and fruit growth of peach, plum, nectarine and kiwifruit; Davis campus specialist | |
| Merhaut, Donald | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Extension Specialist for Nursery and Floriculture Crops | Plant Nutrition, Woody Ornamentals, Floriculture, Blueberry Production | |
| Other UC | ||
| User, Unverified | ||
| Membership Totals | ||
| Number of Members | 35 | |
| ANR Members | 35 | |
| Non-ANR | 0 | |
| Info Only | 2 | |
