Water, Irrigation, and Drought

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

Vegetable production; water management; agricultural ecology; crop management impacts on postharvest quality

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

My focus is on sustainable management of rice systems - in particular fertility management, nutrient and carbon cycling, water use, water quality, and greenhouse gas emissions

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

Plant population and community ecology; climate, drought, and fire effects on forests and rangelands; statistical modeling

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

biofuels, bio-energy, sugar and oil crops, salinity management, sustainable agriculture

Functional genomics, plant transcription factors, plant biotechnology and molecular biology, postharvest biology and technology.

cotton production and quality issues, plant water stress, microirrigation