Faculty


Department Head


Leonardo Lombardini Professor and Head, Department of Horticulture
Horticulture

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Athens Faculty


David Berle Associate Professor-retired rehire; Emphasis: Urban & small farm organics, medicinal herbs
Horticulture
Julie Campbell Assistant Professor; Emphasis: Consumer horticulture & consumer behavior
Horticulture
Kate Cassity-Duffey Assistant Professor; Emphasis: Organic production
Horticulture
Timothy Coolong Professor, Extension Specialist, SARE State Coordinator; Emphasis: Vegetable production
Horticulture Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program - Southern Region
Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi Associate Professor; Emphasis: Controlled environment horticulture
Horticulture
Sarah Lowder Assistant Professor, Viticulture Extension Specialist; Emphasis: Viticulture
Horticulture
Anish Malladi Professor; Emphasis: Pomology, fruit growth & developmental physiology
Horticulture
Cecilia E. McGregor Professor; Emphasis: Cucurbit breeding, genetics & genomics
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Savithri Nambeesan Associate Research Scientist; Emphasis: Ripening & post-harvest physiology
Horticulture
John M. Ruter Allan M. Armitage Professor & UGA Trial Gardens Director; Emphasis: Ornamental breeding & production
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Esther van der Knaap Professor; Emphasis: Tomatoes, plant development, genetics & genomics
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Dayton Wilde Professor; Emphasis: Molecular genetics of ornamental plants
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Donglin Zhang Professor; Emphasis: Ornamental breeding
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

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Griffin Faculty


Dario Chavez Associate Professor
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Mark Czarnota Associate Professor
Horticulture
Sheri Dorn Senior Public Service Associate & State Master Gardener Coordinator
Horticulture
Rachel Itle Assistant Research Scientist; Emphasis: Fruit production & genetics
Horticulture
Andrew Ogden Assistant Professor
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Bodie V. Pennisi Vincent J. Dooley Professor; Emphasis: Commercial & sustainable landscape; pollinators
Horticulture
Carol Robacker Associate Professor & Griffin REI Coordinator
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Bob Westerfield Senior Public Service Associate
Horticulture
Ping Yu Assistant Professor; Ornamental Extension Specialist; GGIA & CANR Faculty Liaison
Horticulture

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Tifton Faculty


Akshaya K. Biswal Assistant Research Scientist; Emphasis: Peanut Genetics, Breeding, Genomics, Genetic Engineering & Genome Editing
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Ye (Juliet) Chu Assistant Professor, Emphasis: Blueberry breeding
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Joann Conner Associate Research Scientist; Emphasis: Apomixis, plant reproduction
Horticulture National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL) Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Patrick J. Conner Professor & Tifton REI Coordinator; Emphasis: Pecan & muscadine breeding
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Angelos Deltsidis Assistant Professor & Post-harvest Extension Specialist; Emphasis: Post-harvest fruit & vegetables physiology
Horticulture
Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez Professor; Emphasis: Vegetable production & plasticulture
Horticulture
Ted McAvoy Assistant Professor & Vegetable Production Extension Specialist; Emphasis: Vegetable production
Horticulture
Amol Nankar Assistant Professor; Emphasis: vegetable breeding
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Peggy Ozias-Akins Distinguished Research Professor; Emphasis: Molecular genetics of plant development, peanuts
Horticulture National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL) Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Luan Oliveira Assistant Professor and Precision Ag Extension Specialist
Horticulture
Zilfina Rubio Ames Assistant Professor and Small Fruit Extension Specialist; Emphasis: Blueberry, small fruits
Horticulture
Lenny Wells Professor & Pecan Extension Specialist; Emphasis: Pecans
Horticulture

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Adjunct Faculty


Tom Kon Adjunct Assistant Professor
Horticulture
David Lockwood Adjunct Professor
Horticulture
Scott Merkle Adjunct Professor of Horticulture
Horticulture
Cristina Pisani Adjunct Assistant Professor
Horticulture

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Off Campus Faculty


Wayne E. Mitchem

Extension Associate; Areas of Interest: Regional Orchard and  Vineyard Floor Vegetation Management Specialist
wayne_mitchem@ncsu.edu
828-684-3562


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Emeritus Faculty


Jim M. Affolter Professor Emeritus; Emphasis: Plant conservation & native plant production
Horticulture
Allan M. Armitage Professor Emeritus
Horticulture
Michael A. Dirr Professor Emeritus
Horticulture
Stanley J. Kays Professor Emeritus
Horticulture
David A. Knauft Professor Emeritus
Horticulture
Gerard W. Krewer Professor Emeritus, Emphasis: Extension Fruit Crops
Horticulture
Wayne J. McLaurin Professor Emeritus, Emphasis: Extension Vegetables
Horticulture
Harry A. Mills Professor Emeritus
Horticulture
Scott NeSmith Professor Emeritus
Horticulture
Albert C. Purvis Professor Emeritus
Horticulture
Tim Smalley Professor Emeritus; Emphasis: Landscape, plant identification, historic gardens
Horticulture
Darrell Sparks Professor Emeritus
Horticulture
Gary L. Wade Professor Emeritus, Emphasis: Extension Horticulture
Horticulture
Hazel Y. Wetzstein Professor Emeritus
Horticulture

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