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Horticulture
Extension Coordinator:
Extension Faculty and Areas of Specialty
| Extension Faculty | Areas of Specialty | E-Mail/Phone |
| Dr. George Boyhan | Statesboro-Extension Horticulturist Vegetables. Commodity Assignment: Onions, squash, cucumber, watermelon, cantaloupe Cultural Specialty: Transplant production (field and greenhouse), greenhouse vegetable production (including hydroponics), organic vegetable production, food safety. |
gboyhan@uga.edu 912/681-5639 |
| David Berle | Athens-Extension Horticulturist Landscape Design (25% Extension, 75% Instruction. Commodity Assignment: Residential landscape design. |
dberle@uga.edu 706/542-2471 |
| Dr. Mark Czarnota | Griffin-Extension Weed Scientist Ornamentals
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mac@griffin.uga.edu 770/228-7243 |
| Marco Fonseca | Griffin-Extension Horticulturist Master Gardener
Commodity Assignment: Statewide coordination of the Georgia Master Gardener Program. |
mfonseca@uga.edu 770/228-7243 |
| Dr. William Terry Kelley | Tifton-Extension Horticulturist Vegetables Commodity Assignment: Vegetable production north of Atlanta Commercial production of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, broccoli, cabbage, collards, cabbage, beans, collards, turnips, southern peas, mustard, potatoes, okra, kale, sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, spinach and pumpkins. Cultural Specialty: Variety testing, vegetable fertility and growth regulators, plasticulture. |
wtkelley@uga.edu 229/386-3410 |
| Dr. Gerard Krewer | Tifton-Extension Horticulturist - Fruit Crops (80% Extension; 20% Research) Commodity Assignment : Small fruit, pears, persimmons, mayhaws, minor and specialty fruit. |
gkrewer@uga.edu 229-386-3410 |
| Dr. David Lockwood | Extension Horticulturist Fruit Crops Commodity Assignment: Apple Production (shared position with Tennessee and South Carolina | dlockwood@utk.edu 865/974-7208 |
| Dr. James T. Midcap | Athens-Extension Horticulturist Ornamentals Commodity Assignment: Nursery Production
Cultural Specialty: Container and field production in north Georgia garden center management and ornamental plant materials. |
jmidcap@uga.edu 706/542-2861 |
| Wayne Mitchem | Extension Horticulturist Fruit Crops Commodity Assignment: Orchard floor weed management, apples, peaches, pecans and grapes (shared position with NC State) |
wayne_mitchem@ ncsu.edu 828/684-3562 |
| Dr. Scott NeSmith | Griffin-Extension Horticulturist Fruit Crops (80% Research, 20% Extension) Commodity Assignment: Cultivar development, cultural management, whole plant physiology and growth regulator use on blueberries. |
snesmith@ griffin.uga.edu 770/412-7243 |
| Dr. John Ruter | Tifton-Extension Horticulturist Ornamentals (80% Research, 20% Extension)
Commodity Assignment: Container and field nursery production, cultivar evaluation |
ruter@gifton.cpes. peachnet.edu 229/386-7243 |
| Dr. Svoboda (Bodie) | Griffin-Extension Horticulturist Ornamentals Pennisi Commodity Assignment: Commercial floriculture production, southern half of GA. Cultural Specialty: Greenhouse florist crop production, annual bedding plant production, herbaceous perennial plant production, interior landscapes. |
bpennisi@uga.edu 770/228-7243 |
| Dr. Kathryn Taylor | Extension Horticulturist Fruit Crops (60% Extension, 40% Research) Commodity Assignment: Commercial peaches, nectarines, apricots and plums | kctaylor@uga.edu 478/956-6418 |
| Dr. Paul A. Thomas | Athens-Extension Horticulturist Ornamentals
Commodity Assignment: Floriculture Industry, northern half of state. Cultural Specialty: Greenhouse florist crop production, annual bedding plant production, herbaceous perennial plant production, interior landscapes |
pathomas@uga.edu 706/542-2861 |
| Dr. Gary L. Wade | Athens-Extension Program Coordinator and Extension Horticulturist Ornamentals.
Commodity Assignment: Professional landscape industry. Cultural Specialty: Landscape installation and management |
gwade@uga.edu 706-542-2861 |
| Bob Westerfield | Griffin-Extension Horticulturist
Commodity Assignment: Consumer Ornamentals and Vegetables |
bwesterf@uga.edu 770/228-7243 |
Major Initiatives of Departments
Extension faculty serve as a resource to county Extension agents in their respective commodity areas. They also develop programs and resources relative to their commodity assignment and work directly with trade associations on annual conferences, workshops, field days and seminars.
Publications / Resources
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Extension Horticulture Web Page and Publications: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/horticulture/horthome.htm
- Master Gardener Web Page:
Frequently Asked Questions
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Links
- Georgia Commodity Commission for Pecan:
http://www.georgiapecans.org/ - Georgia Green Industry Association:
http://www.ggia.org/ - Southern Nursery Association:
http://www.sna.org/ - Georgia Turfgrass Association:
http://www.turfgrass.org/ - Metro Atlanta Landscape and Turf Association:
http://www.MALTA-INC.org/
Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium:
http://www.smallfruits.org/ - Watermelon Research and Development Group:
http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/horticulture/melnstuf/waterm.htm - Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association:
http://www.gfvga.org/ - Georgia Water Wise Council:
<http://168.29.148.205/www/urbanag/waterwise/
Newsletters:
- The Georgia Peach
http://www.griffin.uga.edu/caes/gapeach/ - Vidalia Vegetable News:
http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/horticulture/commodityNL/NL-home.html
Other Resource Links:
- Hort Management: Computer Cost Estimating Software for Professional Landscape Managers:
http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/hortmanage.htm - SuperCrew Employee Training Videos for Landscape Professionals: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/Supercrew.htm
- Digital Slide Show Database of Horticulture PowerPoint Presentations: http://apps.caes.uga.edu/presentations/