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Robert
H. Stamps, Ph.D.
Professor of Environmental
Horticulture
- Irrigation and nutrient management
Water conservation, irrigation system efficiency,
crop micro- and macronutrient requirements, development
of "best" management practices (BMPs)
- Cold protection in subtropical
climates
Cold protection using water, crop covers and/or
shadehouse icing (igloo effect)
- Detection and evaluation of new crops
Evaluation of plants for landscape, interiorscape
and/or cut foliage/flower use
- Nematode and weed management
Testing of nematicides and herbicides, mulches,
weed/crop competition
- Postharvest physiology
Development of postharvest dips for cut foliage
crops, water balance determinations, determination of
optimal storage and shipping conditions
- Environmental monitoring
Automated monitoring of environmental parameters
- Growing substrate, container and
adjuvant evaluation
Evaluation of physical and chemical characteristics of
growing media, effects of media, growing container and
surfactants on growth and postproduction quality
- Development of integrated cut foliage
production systems
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