Workgroup directory/information
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Workgroup Information Prune |
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| Summary | Sets priorities, plans, executes and integrates research and extension projects related to the California prune (dried plum) industry. Produced a ?reduced environmental risk? system (reduced inputs of pesticides, fertilizers and water) for prune orchard management. |
| Workgroup Chair Information | |
| Name | Carolyn DeBuse (Chair) |
| Phone | (707) 784-1320 |
| cjdebuse@ucdavis.edu | |
| Unit: | Solano County |
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Membership List |
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| AES Scientist | ||
| Adaskaveg, James | Plant Pathology | |
| Full Professor Full Plant Pathologist | Mycology, plant pathology, ecology and epidimiology of fungi | |
| Bostock, Richard | Plant Pathology - CAES | |
| Professor Plant Pathologist-AES | Physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology of host-pathogen interaction; diseases of fruit and nut crops | |
| Brown, Patrick | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Pomologist-AES Professor of Plant Nutrition | Plant mineral nutrition; root soil interaction; rhizosphere dynamics and genetic aspects of plant nutrition; function of boron in plants; sustainable agriculture | |
| DeJong, Theodore | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| 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 | |
| Gradziel, Thomas | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor Geneticist-AES | Genetics and breeding of peach and almond | |
| Kirkpatrick, Bruce | Plant Pathology - CAES | |
| Associate Plant Pathologist-AES | ||
| Mills, Nicholas | Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM) | |
| Professor Entomologist-AES | Biological control of insect pests, ecology and insect parasitoids, tree fruit pests | |
| Shackel, Kenneth | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor /Pomologist-AES | The impact of tree and vine water status on productivity and the water relations and physiological activity of fruit | |
| Wilson, Barry | Animal Science | |
| Professor | Neurotoxicology; aquatic and terrestrial ecotoxicology; biomarkers of stress and pesticide exposure; growth and development with focus on muscle and nerve interactions. | |
| CE Advisor | ||
| Bentley, Walter | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
| Integrated Pest Management Entomologist – Emeritus | Entomology | |
| Buchner, Richard | Tehama County | |
| County Director Orchard Advisor | Pomology for Tehama County. Strawberry nursery production in North Coast & Mountain Region | |
| Coates, Emeritus, William | San Benito County | |
| Farm Advisor Emeritus (retired) - Pomology (San Benito, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Monterey Counties) | Pomology - Tree Fruit and Nut Crops | |
| Day, Kevin | Tulare County | |
| Farm Advisor | Fresh-shipping deciduous tree fruits. Cultural practices and production, fruit growth and development, pruning and training systems | |
| DeBuse, Carolyn | Solano County | |
| Yolo/Solano County Orchard Systems Farm Advisor | Walnuts, Almonds, Prunes and general fruit and nut crop | |
| Edstrom, John | Colusa County | |
| Farm Advisor emeritus | Almonds | |
| Fichtner, Elizabeth | Tulare County | |
| Farm Advisor | Orchard Systems | |
| Grant, Joseph | San Joaquin County | |
| Farm Advisor | walnuts, cherries, olives, miscellaneous fruits; fruit crops, integrated pest management | |
| Krueger, William | Glenn County | |
| Farm Advisor Emeritus | 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 | |
| Norton, Maxwell | Merced County | |
| Farm Advisor - Merced & Mariposa Counties | Specialties: Tree fruit, winegrapes, farmland preservation, figs, pomegranates, peaches | |
| Pickel, Carolyn | Sutter-Yuba Counties | |
| Area IPM Advisor, Emeritus | IPM programs | |
| Sibbett, G. | Tulare County | |
| Farm Advisor Emeritus | Pomology, horticulture | |
| Viveros, Mario | Kern County | |
| Farm Advisor | Deciduous tree fruits, nuts, Spanish-speaking | |
| CE Specialist | ||
| Crisosto, Carlos | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
| CE Postharvest Physiologist | Extension and research on postharvest biology and technology of fruits; fruit quality and deterioration and handling systems | |
| Goldhamer, David | Hydrology Program | |
| CE Water Management Specialist | Water management of horticultural crops, regulated deficit irrigation, plant water relations, plant-based water status sensors | |
| Mitcham, Elizabeth | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| CE & AES Postharvest Pomologist | Postharvest physiology and technology of fruit and nut crops; emphasis on developing postharvest treatments which would extend shelf-life by reducing the rate of senescence and reducing decay development; development of alternatives to postharvest chemicals for disease control, physiological disorders, and insect quarantine treatments | |
| Thompson, James | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | |
| Emeritus Specialist in Cooperative Extension | Postharvest operations including drying and refrigeration of fruits, vegetables, cut flowers, tree nuts, and grains; transportation of agricultural commodities; energy management and alternative energy systems. | |
| VanSteenwyk, Robert | Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM) | |
| CE Entomologist | Deciduous fruits, nuts and vines | |
| Westerdahl, Becky | Nematology CAES | |
| CE Specialist Professor | Applied nematology, integrated pest management | |
| Zalom, Frank | Entomology CAES | |
| Professor, CE Specialist and Entomologist in the Agricultural Experiment Station | Fruit and Vegetable Crop Entomology; Integrated Pest Management | |
| Other ANR | ||
| Glozer, Kitren | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Associate Project Scientist | Tree crops physiology, growth and development | |
| Morgan, David | Kearney Agricultural Center | |
| Staff Research Associate | Plant Pathology--Michailides Lab | |
| Ohlendorf, Barbara | Integrated Pest Management | |
| Pest Management Guidelines Coordinator – Retired 6/29/10 | ||
| Sams, Judy | Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center | |
| Yaeger, Jim | UCD, Pomology | |
| Staff Research Associate Emeritus | Pomology | |
| Non-UC | ||
| Johnson, Judy | ||
| Ledbetter, Craig | USDA/ARS Fresno | |
| Obenauf, Gary | ||
| Director of Research | ||
| Malkin, Richard | ||
| Professor Emeritus | Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes | |
| User, Unverified | ||
| Other UC | ||
| Michailides, Themis | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
| Plant Pathologist and Lecturer | Ecology, epidemiology and control of fungal diseases of fruit and nut crops and vines, postharvest diseases, aflatoxin and mycotoxins of nut crops and figs. | |
| User, Unverified | ||
| Membership Totals | ||
| Number of Members | 42 | |
| ANR Members | 37 | |
| Non-ANR | 5 | |
| Info Only | 0 | |
