Plant Physiology

Physiology and biochemistry of plant nutrition and soil fertility, nutrient efficiency and management in horticultural crop production.

Development, maintenance, and expression of seed quality; plant water relations; developmental and growth regulation

Nutrient acquisition and carbon assimilation in relation to environmental stress; mechanisms of nitrogen uptake and assimilation

Systems biology of fruit ripening, fruit-pathogen interactions, and postharvest quality

Molecular biology of fruit ripening and Director of Public Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture

Mechanisms controlling carbon allocation and postharvest quality of crop plants

Melvin D. Androus Endowed Professor - Conducts research and education programs on weed ecology, integrated weed management, and pesticide drift.