Plant Physiology

Coordination of extension teaching and research activities for almonds and walnuts on a statewide basis

Breeding, genetics, and genomics of strawberry, quantitative genetics, marker-assisted selection, and genomic selection

vascular plant structure, development and evolution; crop plant anatomy and morphology; development and evolution of shoot apical meristem organization; shoot branching, especially dichotomous branching

Genetics and breeding of Prunus species

Mechanisms of photosynthetic and stomatal variation; water use efficiency

Pistachios, olives, figs, citrus, persimmons, pomegranates

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

Cell wall biosynthesis and polysaccharide transport and deposition. Endomembrane trafficking.

Biophysics and ecology of plant adaptations to environmental stress and change. Water relations, gas exchange, stomata