( Grain & Oil Crops), Crop production practices that
achieve maximum economic productivity , that
complement Maryland's nutrient management and
Alternative and value added crop opportunities for grain
and oil crop operation
Outreach, educating homeowners, landscape managers,
extension educator,developing IPM programs for
landscapes. Interactions among plants, pest, and natural
enemies. Understanding mechanism of plants
resistance, pest outbreaks, insect behavior and
population dynamics.
Intergrated Pest Mgt. (IPM) with production &
Maintenance of Ornamental Plants & Turf, i.e., nurseries,
greenhouse, turfgrass & school gounds profess. IPM
practioners, ext. personnel and master gardeners, & gov.
agencies. Dev. Of mgt. practices that reduce reliance on
chemical pesticides & integrate biological control & other
non-chemical options. Research in basic & applied
ecological studies of plant - herbivore-natural enemy
interactions to elucidate innovative pest mgt. options.
Elucidating the role natural enemies as they relate to
biological control. Cultural practices on pest insects on
orn.& turf systems.
Tissue culture, plant propagation of native species, native
grasses, raspberry, blackberry, & strawberry breeding,
mgt. nursery mgt. genetic engineering of woody plants,
certification schema of fruit plants. Research
Neutriceutical value of brambles in high altitude
Appalachia. Winter protection of strawberries in
plasticulture.
Forage crops establishment, mgt, quality & utilization.
Emphasis placed on a systems approach to forage
prod. & utilzation, integrating mgt. practices for optimum
yield & quality, reduced pesticide use, enhanced env.
Benefits, & increased profitability. Research in Nutrient
utilzation & mgt. with various forage crops, seeding &
weed control practices for establishment of warm-season
perennial grasses for heavy-use areas, and reducing
wildlife damage to alfalfa through variety selection &
species mixtures.
Poultry Sci./Vet.Sci. ALERT, Poultry & Egg Production,
small flocks, drinking water & environ lighting interests,
CPR trained as a reproductive
physiologist/endocrinologist
On-Site Disposal Systems (septic systems), Well Water
(well construction, testing, treating, protection) Water
Quality, BMPs for homeowners, Growth Issues (Land
Use),Chesapeake Bay Issues
