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Workgroup Information Almond |
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| Summary | Develops collaborative research and extension projects and collects and disseminates information on the culture, management, and production of almonds in California. |
| Workgroup Chair Information | |
| Name | Brent Holtz (Chair) |
| Phone | (209) 953-6124 |
| baholtz@ucanr.edu | |
| Unit: | San Joaquin County |
| Location: |
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County 2101 East Earhart Avenue, Suite 200 Stockton, 95206 |
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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 | |
| 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 | |
| Dandekar, Abhaya | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor Geneticist-AES | Transfer expression and regulation of 'transgenes' in tree crops; identification/ modification of useful genetic traits through analysis/evaluation of transgenic plants; transgenes, gene transfer, transgenic plants, gene expression, gene regulation | |
| 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 | ||
| MacDonald, James | Plant Pathology - CAES | |
| Professor Plant Pathologist | Root disease of nursery and perennial crops | |
| Millar, Jocelyn | Entomology | |
| Entomologist Professor | Insect behavior; identification, synthesis, and testing of insect kairomones and pheromones; insect acoustic signaling | |
| Mills, Nicholas | Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM) | |
| Professor Entomologist-AES | Biological control of insect pests, ecology and insect parasitoids, tree fruit pests | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| CE Advisor | ||
| Beede, Robert | Kings County | |
| Farm Advisor | Tree fruit, nuts, grapes | |
| 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 | |
| Caprile, Janet | Contra Costa County | |
| Farm Advisor | Commercial fruit, nut, vine, vegetable, field, specialty crops | |
| 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 | |
| Connell, Joseph | Butte County | |
| Farm Advisor and County Director | Almonds, olives, citrus, subtropicals, ornamentals | |
| Coviello, Richard | Fresno County | |
| Farm Advisor Emeritus | Entomology, pest management | |
| Duncan, Roger | Stanislaus County | |
| Pomology & Viticulture Farm Advisor | Almonds, Peaches, Grapes, misc. tree fruit | |
| Edstrom, John | Colusa County | |
| Farm Advisor emeritus | Almonds | |
| Freeman, Mark | Fresno County | |
| Farm Advisor | Nut crops--almond, walnut, pistachio, pecan; citrus--orange, lemon, mandarin; olive | |
| Haviland, David | Kern County | |
| Farm Advisor Entomology | Entomologist and Pest Management. Advise in identification and control of Pest. | |
| Holtz, Brent | San Joaquin County | |
| County Director and Farm Advisor | Pomology, deciduous tree fruits and nuts, plant pathology | |
| Ingels, Chuck | Sacramento County | |
| Farm Advisor and Interim County Director - County | Tree crops, grapes and strawberries, environmental horticulture, and Master Gardeners/urban horticulture. Areas of research and extension focus include IPM, evaluation of sustainable products and practices, water conservation and deficit irrigation, home orchards and vineyards, sustainable landscaping, alternative turfgrass species, and tree training, pruning, and grafting. | |
| 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 | |
| Pickel, Carolyn | Sutter-Yuba Counties | |
| Area IPM Advisor, Emeritus | IPM programs | |
| Verdegaal, Paul | San Joaquin County | |
| Farm Advisor | Viticulture, almonds | |
| 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 | |
| Daane, Kent | ESPM - Organisms and the Environment | |
| CE Specialist | Biological control and IPM of insect pests in perennial crops (almond, grape, stone fruit, olives, pistachios), annual crops (lettuce) and ornamentals (eucalyptus, ornamental). | |
| Goldhamer, David | Hydrology Program | |
| CE Water Management Specialist | Water management of horticultural crops, regulated deficit irrigation, plant water relations, plant-based water status sensors | |
| Johnson, Marshall | Entomology | |
| IPM Specialist and Research Entomologist | Integrated pest management of grapes, stone fruit, almonds and walnuts; biological control of arthropods; pesticide resistance in pests and natural enemies | |
| Klonsky, Karen | Agricultural & Resource Economics | |
| Specialist in Cooperative Extension | Farm Management and Production, Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Agriculture | |
| Lampinen, Bruce | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Integrated Orchard Management Walnut and Almond Specialist | Integrated Orchard Management with an emphasis on walnuts and almonds | |
| McKenry, Michael | Nematology Department | |
| Nematologist and CE Nematology Specialist | Field pathogenicity and practical control of nematodes in perennial crops | |
| 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 | |
| Prichard, Terry | Land, Air & Water Resources | |
| CE Irrigation Water Management Specialist | Irrigation water management, crop response to limited water supplies, water infiltration, Delta water quality and soil salinity issues | |
| Schwankl, Lawrence | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
| CE Irrigation Specialist | Irrigation engineering, design, operation and management of irrigation systems, soil moisture monitoring, low-volume irrigation | |
| 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 | |
| Zalom, Frank | Entomology CAES | |
| Professor, CE Specialist and Entomologist in the Agricultural Experiment Station | Fruit and Vegetable Crop Entomology; Integrated Pest Management | |
| Other ANR | ||
| DeMoura, Richard | Agricultural & Resource Economics | |
| Staff Research Associate | Cost Production Studies | |
| Hendricks, Lonnie | Merced County | |
| Farm Advisor, Emeritus | ||
| Meyer, Roland | Land, Air & Water Resources | |
| CE Soils Specialist Emeritus | Soil fertility-plant nutrition, efficiency of fertilizer use, pollution of environment by waste products and fertilizers, application of fly ash and other wastes on forest and agricultural lands, water quality evaluation and concerns, soil-water-plant nutrient interactions and their effect on plant growth | |
| Micke, Warren | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Emeritus CE Pomologist | Cultural practices and production problems of almonds and walnuts. | |
| O Reil, Wilbur | ||
| Farm Advisor (Emeritus) | ||
| Rumsey, Thomas | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | |
| Professor Emeritus | Food engineering; drying of cereal and nut crops; mathematical modeling. | |
| Non-UC | ||
| Browne, Greg | Plant Pathology - CAES | |
| USDA Research Plant Pathologist | Soil-borne diseases of fruit and nut trees and other horticultural crops | |
| Chen, Jianchi | USDA ARS San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Science Center | |
| Plant Pathologist | ||
| Heintz, Chris | Almond Board of California | |
| Almond Board Special Projects | ||
| Malkin, Richard | ||
| Professor Emeritus | Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes | |
| Kluepfel, Daniel | ||
| Krugner, Rodrigo | USDA/ARS Parlier | |
| Research Entomologist | Leaf Scorch researcher | |
| Light, Doug | ||
| Ludwig, Gabriele | ||
| Ryan, Fred | USDA ARS Fresno | |
| Scientist | plant physiology | |
| Malkin, Richard | ||
| Professor Emeritus | Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes | |
| Sisterson, Mark | USDA-ARS San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Science Center | |
| Plant Pathology - Almond Leaf Scorch | ||
| Teuber, Suzanne | UCD Medical School | |
| MD | ||
| Curtis, Robert | ||
| Associate Director, Agricultural Affairs, Almond Board of California | ||
| Other UC | ||
| Lynn-Patterson, Kris | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
| GIS Academic Coordinator | ||
| Metcalf, Samuel | ||
| 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. | |
| Membership Totals | ||
| Number of Members | 63 | |
| ANR Members | 50 | |
| Non-ANR | 13 | |
| Info Only | 0 | |