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J. Wyatt Brown, Ph.D.
Cornell University
11-232, 756-6137, wbrown@calpoly.edu
website
Schedule for Spring Quarter 2008
Dr. Brown teaches
Post-harvest Technology of Horticulture Crops, Vegetable Crop Production,
and Tropical Crop Production. Dr. Brown's
research interests are the modified atmosphere packaging of pre-cut fruits
and vegetables. He has recently conducted or is conducting research involving broccoli,
cauliflower, green onions, artichokes, sweet potatoes, apples, lemons,
strawberries and cilantro. He also recently began research involving
biodegradable packaging. Dr.
Brown has a strong interest in teaching and is working with 3 western
universities to develop a year-long series of on-line course modules dealing
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Michael Costello, Ph.D.
UC Berkeley
11-221, 756-6732, mcostell@calpoly.edu
Schedule for Spring Quarter 2008
Dr. Costello teaches Insect Pest Management, Pest Management in Coastal Winegrapes and Agricultural Chemical and Equipment Safety. His specializations are in Grape pest management, spiders in agriculture, cover cropping, plant-insect interactions, insect response to plant water status, spider mites, and agroecosystem management for control of insect pests. His current research includes cultural practices for integrating arthropod pest management with improvements in grape and wine quality, identifying environmental variables that influence the severity of Pierce's disease and the Glassy-winged sharpshooter, and interaction among weeds, ants and obscure mealybug in Central Coast vineyards.
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Thomas E. Eltzroth, M.S.
Ohio State University
11-254, 756-2888,
teltzrot@calpoly.edu
Schedule for Spring Quarter 2008
Mr. Eltzroth oversees the Department's Leaning Pine Arboretum and is a member of several professional and trade organizations including the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta. Mr. Eltzroth has coauthored five horticultural books and his professional work appears regularly in numerous print publications, slide sets, and CD-ROMs. Specialties: Plant Propagation; Plant Materials; Horticultural Photography.
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Lauren C.Garner, Ph.D.
UC Riverside
11-223, 756-2479, lgarner@calpoly.edu
Schedule for Spring Quarter 2008
Dr.
Garner teaches California Fruit Growing, Citrus and Avocado Fruit Production
and Pomology. Her current research interests include the physiology and
production of avocado and citrus. Other teaching and research interests
include whole-plant physiology, plant growth regulation, plant responses to
stress and experimental design.
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David W. Hannings, M.S.
Cornell University
11-238, 756-2870,
dhanning@calpoly.edu
Schedule for Spring Quarter 2008
Mr. Hannings teaches Plant Materials, Nursery Plant Production, Fundamentals of Ornamental Horticulture, Plant Tissue Culture, and Abiotic Plant Problems,
and is the Department's coordinator of internships. He was twice a visiting fellow at the Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture in Australia. He has written two text books which are used in the department's plant materials classes. He is a member of several professional organizations including the American Horticulture Society, the American Orchid Society, the American Society for Horticultural Science, the California Association of Nurseryman, and the International Plant Propagators Society. Specialties: Tissue Culture; Orchids; Nursery Production; Plant Materials.
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David H. Headrick, Ph.D.
U.C. Riverside
11-246, 756-5382, dheadric@calpoly.edu
Schedule for Spring Quarter 2008
Dr. Headrick teaches Insect Pest Management, Advanced Pest Management,
Biological Control of Insects, and Vertebrate Pest Management. He has special interest in general entomology and the biological control of insect and weed pests in a variety of agroecosystems.
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Scott Jeffreys
756-6224 sjeffrey@calpoly.edu
FRSC 123
Schedule for Spring Quarter 2008
Scott Jeffreys is a lecturer in the Horticulture and Crop
Science Department where he teaches FRSC 123, Beekeeping and also supervises
a Beekeeping Enterprise Project.
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Daniel E. Lassanske, M.S.
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
48-000, 756-2722,
dlassans@calpoly.edu
Schedule for Spring Quarter 2008
Professor Lassanske is a Cal Poly alumnus. He currently teaches courses in Retailing Horticultural Products, Nursery Production and Environmental Horticulture. He is active with the California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers Organization, and serves on two committees. He has been the recipient of Cal Poly's Meritorious Teaching Award, the Petoseed Agricultural Faculty Award, and the Advisor of the Year Award. Mr. Lassanske's professional consulting includes working with garden centers on personnel management and marketing strategies. In addition, he has an interest in the seed industry, perennial and bedding plant production. He continues to be a co-coach for the Associated Landscape Contractors of America student competition team which has won first place nationally on a regular basis.
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Melinda Lynch
CA Polytechnic State University, SLO
11-112A, 756-7504,
mlynch@calpoly.edu
Schedule for Spring Quarter 2008
Mrs. Lynch is a Cal Poly Alumnus. She teaches our floral design classes offered in our department. She is the advisor to the Gordon Student Chapter of AIFD (SAIFD). She coaches the National Floral Design teams for SAIFD and Flower Judging. She was inducted to AIFD in 2002. She is currently on the Board of Directors for the California Floral Association.
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Duane Morris
756-7504
rmorris@calpoly.edu
Schedule for Spring Quarter 2008
Duane Morris teaches
classes in Landscape Design, Computer Graphics, and Presentation
Techniques. He is active in professional landscape organizations on both
the state and national level. He is a member and past president of the San
Luis Obispo Chapter of the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA)
and certified member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers
(APLD), having served on their board of directors for two years. Mr. Morris
is a licensed landscape contractor in California, consults for Garden
Graphics, a Canadian developer of landscape design/build software, and has
served on the city of San Luis Obispo’s Architectural Review Committee. He
is an advisor to the Horticulture and Crop Science Department’s Landscape
Industry Club (LIC). Specialties: Residential and Advanced Landscape Design;
Computer Applications for Landscape Horticulture and Communication
Techniques for Horticulture.
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George Newell, M.S.
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
11-237, 756-2150, gnewell@calpoly.edu
EHS 122
Schedule for Spring Quarter 2008
Mr. Newell teaches Parks Planning and Management, Turf Management, Plant Materials Identification, Fundamentals of Horticulture, and Field Studies. His achievements include holding a Pest Control Advisor's license, membership in the California Landscape Contractors Association, and the Central Coast Pesticide Applicators Professional Association Committee on Continuing Education. He is co-coach of the Associated Landscape Contractors of America Student Landscape Competition Team.
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W. Keith Patterson, Ph.D.
University of Missouri
11-220, 756-6389,
kpatters@calpoly.edu
Schedule for Spring Quarter 2008
Dr. Patterson teaches courses related to the viticulture curriculum. He currently teaches Vineyard Development, Introduction to Viticulture, Advanced Viticulture, and Pest Management in Coastal Vineyards. Specialties: Grapes; Trellis/Training; Rootstocks; Other Small Fruits.
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John C. Phillips, Ph.D.
Oregon State University
11-233, 756-6146, jphillip@calpoly.edu
Schedule for Spring Quarter 2008
Dr. Phillips teaches Precision Farming, Experimental Techniques and Analysis, Cropping Systems, Organic Agriculture, and Holistic Management. He supervises student enterprise projects producing organic vegetables and fruit. Dr. Phillips is interested in field and vegetable crop production, agroecology, and sustainability of agriculture and society. He is one of the founders of the Sustainable Agriculture Resource Consortium in the College of Agriculture. He is active in departmental curriculum review and has been instrumental in creating four interdisciplinary courses, three of which are general education courses. Specialties: Sustainable Agriculture, Organic Farming, Holistic Management.
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Robert P. Rice, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
11-251, 756-2830, rrice@calpoly.edu
PPSC 427
Schedule for Spring Quarter 2008
Dr. Rice teaches
Disease and Pest Control Systems, Plant Materials, and Tropical Crops
classes and is the advisor to the Environmental Horticultural Science Club
and the American Society for Horticultural Science Judging Team. . He is the
author of three international horticulture textbooks, a Spanish-English
agricultural dictionary and other professional books. He has worked
extensively on development projects in Africa, the Middle East and the
Caribbean and operates an international consulting firm. His interests
include physical fitness, gardening, travel, and international development
processes. Specialties: Integrated Pest Management; Plant Materials, and
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Virginia R. Walter, M.S.
Ohio State University
11-244, 756-2897,
vwalter@calpoly.edu
Schedule for Spring Quarter 2008
Professor Walter teaches Horticulture Fundamentals, Floriculture Grades & Standards, Greenhouse Environment, Cut Flower Production and Potted Plant Production. She is advisor to Pi Alpha Xi, and coach of the Cal Poly Flower Judging Team, winning the Woody Kalin Award in 1993, 1994, and 1995 for coaching a national championship team. She is advisor to the FFA State Finals Floriculture Contest and advisor for numerous agriculture enterprise projects. She is a Fulbright scholar and is involved in various research projects involving floriculture crops. She is developing a CD-ROM to augment the greenhouse environment class. She is an active member of the American Society for Horticultural Science and a past working group chair. She is a member of the California Ornamental Research Federation Planning Board. Specialties: Greenhouse Production; Floriculture; Energy Conservation; Growing Media; Growth Regulators; Flower Judging.
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Jeffrey L. Wong, Ph.D.
University of Illinois
11-223, 756-2428,
jcwong@calpoly.edu
Schedule for Spring Quarter 2008
Dr. Wong is teaching an introductory class and
laboratory in genetics
and is currently conducting genetic research with Stanford University. "The techniques and experimental approach I use can be applied to many plant species. Crop and vegetable species grown on the Central Coast could be used to prove the link between the basic science concepts and the field application," Wong explains. He also wants to design and teach a laboratory techniques class. The course would use the newest technologies to differentiate plant DNAs to help select genes that would provide the best plant types for cultivation.
Dr. Wong
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Terry L. Vassey, Ph.D.
University of Missouri
11-246,756-2858,
tvassey@calpoly.edu
Schedule for Spring Quarter,
2007
Dr. Vassey, originally
from Atlanta, teaches courses primarily in turfgrass, landscape
and golf course management and is the advisor for the Cal Poly
Turf Club. His research interests are in sustainable turfgrass
management, environmental stewardship, native and ornamental
grass establishment and management and golf course management
practices. He is associated with many turfgrass and golf course
organizations and contributes often to their educational
efforts.
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Michael D. Zohns, M.S.
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
48-000, 756-2722,
mdzohns@calpoly.edu
Schedule for Spring Quarter 2008
Professor Zohns is a Cal Poly alumnus. He has received the Cal Poly Distinguished Teacher Award, as well as the Sunkist Agriculture Faculty Award. His classes include Ornamental Horticulture Construction, Landscape Maintenance, Arboriculture, and occasionally, Agricultural Mechanics for Future High School Teachers. Mr. Zohns is one of the coaches for the ALCA national landscape team and is an active member of the Western Chapter for the International Society of Arboriculture. Specialties: Tree Care/Maintenance; Landscape Construction.
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