Engineering and Technology

Plant ecophysiology and ecosystem ecology, remote sensing

Irrigation and runoff management in environmental horticulture; water quality effects on plant growth; water use evaluation of plants for landscape horticulture; biological treatment of runoff water

Agronomy, sustainable intensification, cropping systems analysis, input use efficiency, integrating technology and data into production practices

Crop ecology of greenhouse and nursery crops; greenhouse environment control automation; modeling of ornamental crops; automated irrigation. Greenhouse, nursery, and in-door plant production.

Pistachios, olives, figs, citrus, persimmons, pomegranates

Weed management in vegetable crops and small fruits as well as weed seed physiology and seed bank ecology

Management of commercial flower and nursery crops; nutrition of ornamental plants; container soil-plant interactions; propagation, production, and field establishment of plants

Urban and Landscape Ecology. Linking landscape pattern to ecosystem function and understanding how human activities alter that link

Crop/plant modeling