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The following faculty are involved
in vegetable and fruit crop production research: |
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| Robert
M. Crassweller, Professor of Tree Fruit |
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Tree fruit physiology; Apple rootstocks and planting
systems; Apple cultivar evaluation including disease resistant
cultivars; Decision support systems for tree fruit; Plant nutrition
and foliar analysis; Peach winter hardiness |
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| Dennis
R. Decoteau, Professor of Vegetable Crops |
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Vegetable crop physiology and
production; Photomorphogenesis; Environmental regulation of
plant growth. |
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| Kathleen
Demchak, Senior Extension Associate |
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To study the cultural effects
on growth and ericoid mycorrhizal infection of blueberry, IR-4
magnitude-of-residue projects, cultivar trials of fall-bearing
red raspberry and gooseberry, pruning studies with red raspberry,
and screening of thornless black raspberry selections. |
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Penn
State Department of Horticulture Small Fruits Web site |
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| William
J. Lamont Jr., Professor of Vegetable Crops |
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Integrated crop management practices
for potatoes/vegetables; Evaluation of various water delivery
and management systems for potatoes/vegetable crops; Effects
of micro-environmental modification on growth and development
of vegetables; Sustainable agricultural practices for potato/vegetable
production. |
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Penn
State Center for Plasticulture |
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| Jonathan
Lynch, Professor of Plant Nutrition |
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Physiology and ecology of nutrient use efficiency
of plants; Adaptation of plants to infertile soils; Root architecture;
Nutrient cycling in sustainable agriculture |
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Lynch
lab |
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| Michael
D. Orzolek, Professor of Vegetable Crops |
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Stand establishment seed and
transplant technology of vegetable crops; Effect of growth regulators
on the growth and development of seeds plants and edible parts
of plants; Plasticulture - use of plastic mulches row covers
high tunnels and drip irrigation on the growth and yield of
vegetable crops; Effects of cultural techniques and management
systems on growth development and yield of vegetable crops;
Weed management - use of cultural chemical and biological techniques
for the control of suppression of weeds in vegetable crops. |
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Penn
State Center for Plasticulture |
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