2013 Vegetable Crops Research Report

Timothy Coolong Interim ANR Leader, Assistant Dean for Extension | Professor, Extension Specialist, Emphasis: Vegetable, Horticulture Suzzanne Tate Horticulturist, Horticulture Pingsheng Ji Professor - Vegetable Diseases and Applied Microbiology, Plant Pathology Shavannor M. Smith Associate Professor, Molecular Genetics of Host Plant Resistance, Plant Pathology Rajagopalbabu (Babu) Srinivasan Professor, Entomology Justin David Lanier County Extension Coordinator, Southwest District Eddie Beasley PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Chee, Advisor), Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG) Ronald D. Gitaitis Professor Emeritus: Bacterial Diseases of Vegetables, Plant Pathology David B. Langston Plant Pathologist, Plant Pathology Julia W. Gaskin Sr. Public Service Associate - Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator, Crop & Soil Sciences Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez Professor; Emphasis: Vegetable production (conventional, organic & sustainable); plasticulture; environmental physiology, Horticulture C Ed Troxell Research Technician III, Horticulture Stanley K. Diffie Agricultural Research Coordinator II, Entomology David G Riley Emeritus Professor, Entomology Floyd Hunt Sanders Public Service Assistant, Plant Pathology George E. Boyhan Professor; Areas of Interest: Vegetables, Horticulture Elizabeth L. Little Associate Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist - landscape, garden, and organic fruit and vegetables, Plant Pathology Esendugue Greg Fonsah Professor and REI Coordinator, Agricultural & Applied Economics Alton N Sparks Professor, Entomology Cliff M Riner VOVRC Coord/Area Onion Agent, Southeast District Michael James Foster Research Professional I, Plant Pathology Ryan McNeill Research Station Superintendent & PhD Candidate (Dr. Ruter, advisor), Horticulture