Expertise

Program Areas:

  • Commercial Horticulture   

Specialty Areas: Commercial vegetable crop production (including greenhouse and high tunnel vegetable production), genetically altered crops, minimum tillage systems and cover crops, plant identification.

Research Activities:

  • Cultivar Evaluation for Performance and Adaptability of Vegetable Crops in Alabama
  • Development of Best Management Practices (BMP’s) for Commercial Vegetable Producers
  • Evaluation of Specialty Crops such as Industrial Hemp and Hops for Production Potential in Alabama
Communities
Horticulture
Degrees
PhD, North Carolina State University, Horticultural Science and Plant Breeding, 1993
MS, North Carolina State University, Horticulture, 1990
BS, University of Delaware , Ornamental Horticulture and Plant Science, 1988
Keywords
irrigation pest management soil sciences sustainable agriculture fruits & vegetables
Associations
American Society For Horticultural Science
American Society for Plasticulture