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Number of experts found: 55

Benjamin Beale

Sr Agent & Dir, Sr Agent

UME-St Mary's

Expertise Key Words:
Provide expertise in the areas of Agronomy, including grain crops, tobacco, and forages production; Vegetable production including alternative crop development; small fruit with an emphasis upon grape and blueberry production and farm management.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 475 4482
301-475-4481

bbeale@umd.edu

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Gerald E. Brust

State Integrated Pest Management vegetable specialist

UME Entomology/Horticulture

Expertise Key Words:
Pest management, organic vegetable production, biological control, food safety, reduced risk pesticides, vegetable production, sustainable agriculture, integrated pest management, alternative controls & pest management, nutrient management in vegetables, Precision Agriculture, Nitrate conservation

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Cell phone          

E-mail(s)    

301-627-8440

410-422-7667

jbrust@umd.edu

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Mark J. Carroll

Associate Professor

Natural Resource Sciences & Landscape Architecture

Expertise Key Words:
Turfgrass management; Fate and transport of chemicals applied to turf systems

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 1339

mcarrol1@umd.edu

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Priscila Chaverri

Asst Prof

Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

Expertise Key Words:
fungi, mycology, biological control, systematics, taxonomy

Web Site(s):
Mycology at UMD

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 7041

pchaverr@umd.edu

Address:
2112 Plant Sciences Building
College Park, MD  20742

Degrees:
Ph.D., Plant Pathology, The Pennsylvania State University

Language(s):
Spanish


 
David L. Clement

Principal Agent

UME-Home and Garden

Expertise Key Words:
Disease management of trees, landscape and nursery ornamentals with Integrated Pest Management (IPM) solutions.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

410 531 5556

clement@umd.edu

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Frank J. Coale

Professor and chair

Environmental Science & Technology

Expertise Key Words:
Agricultural nutrient management; efficient use of agricultural nutrient sources; minimizing nutrient losses to water resources

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 1306
301 509 4816

fjcoale@umd.edu

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Steven M. Cohan

Prof Of Practice

Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

Expertise Key Words:
Horticulture Green Roofs Landscape Management

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 6969

scohan@umd.edu

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Gary D. Coleman

Associate Professor

Natural Resource Sciences & Landscape Architecture

Expertise Key Words:
Forestry, Tree Physiology, Tree Biology, Tree Breeding, Tree Genetics, Tree Biotechnology, Tree Dormancy, Cold Damage

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 4371

gcoleman@umd.edu

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David L. Conrad

Sr Agent

UME-Region II

Expertise Key Words:
Tobacco Science Tobacco Production Tobacco Economics Tobacco Outlook

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 627 8440

dlconrad@umd.edu

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Nevin S. Dawson

Forest Stewardship Educator; MD/DE Master Logger Program Coordinator

UME-Wye REC

Expertise Key Words:
University of Maryland Extension, UME, Forest stewardship, education, management, plan, forester, service, woods, woodland, tree, GPS, global positioning system, parcelization, fragmentation, wildlife habitat, deer, quail, turkey, logger, harvest, logging, log, wood, biomass.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

410 827 8056

ndawson@umd.edu
nevindawson@yahoo.com

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Gerald F. Deitzer

Assoc Prof Emeritus

Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

Expertise Key Words:
Plant Physiology, Flowering, Light Regulation of Plant Development, Spectral Analysis of Light Sources used for Plant Growth. Controlled Environment Research.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Home phone    

Cell phone          

E-mail(s)    

301 405 4335

301 422 7224

301 385 0406

gfd@umd.edu

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Charles F. Delwiche

Associate Professor

Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics, Biology

Expertise Key Words:
tree of life, plant evolution, plant genetics, phylogeny, algae, origin of land plants, chloroplasts, molecular systematics, bioinformatics, protist genomics

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 8286

delwiche@umd.edu

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Galen P. Dively

Professor

Entomology

Expertise Key Words:
Ecological Risk Assessment, Transgenic, genetically modified crops, Pesticide resistance, Organic insect management, bees.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Home phone    

Cell phone          

E-mail(s)    

301 405 3913

301-441-1083

202-812-9828

galen@umd.edu

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Gregory C. Douglass

IT Sys Analyst

Environmental Safety

Expertise Key Words:
Gardening with Heirloom Vegetables and Seed Saving.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 0330

gdouglas@umd.edu

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Mark P. Dubin

Fac Ext Asst

ENST-Chesapeake Bay Agriculture Programs

Expertise Key Words:
Agriculture, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay Program, Water Quality, Nutrient Management, Environmental Conservation, Biofuels, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Models, Conservation Practices, BMPs, Watershed Implementation Plans, TMDL, Chesapeake Bay Executive Order, CAFO, Federal Environmental Policy

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

410 267 9833

mdubin06@umd.edu
mdubin@chesapeakebay.net

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Ethel M. Dutky

Coordinator

Entomology

Expertise Key Words:
Plant Disease Diagnostics, Diagnosing problems in the garden; Identification of pests of plants; Using Fungicides safely; How to prevent and control plant diseases.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 1611

edutky@umd.edu

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Kathryne L. Everts

Professor

Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

Expertise Key Words:
Management of diseases of vegetables grown for commercial production; Epidemiology of fungal vegetable diseases; Fusarium wilt of watermelon; Reducing fungicide use through integrated disase management; Sustainable agriculture and vegetable diseases.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

410 742 8780

keverts@umd.edu

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Joseph A. Fiola

Professor/Principal Agent

University of Maryland Extension - Region I

Expertise Key Words:
Grape growing; Winemaking; Viticulture; Enology; Small Fruit Production and Breeding; Wine Appreciation; Fruit, Wine, and Health; Grapes; Strawberries; Raspberries; Blackberries; Black Raspberries; Beach plums; Plasticulture;

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 432 2767 x344

jfiola@umd.edu
www.grapesandfruit.umd.edu

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Stanton A. Gill

Principal Agent - Professor rank

UME-Region II

Expertise Key Words:
Integrated Pest Management for Nurseries, Greenhouses Arborist and Landscape Management with emphasis on Entomological topics

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Cell phone          

E-mail(s)    

301 596 9413

410-868-9400

sgill@umd.edu
falconridgefarm@verizon.net

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Donald S. Glenn

Assoc Prof

Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

Expertise Key Words:
Competition, Biology and Control of Perennial Weeds.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 1331

sglenn@umd.edu

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Lisa C. Gonzalez

Assoc Agent

UME-Family and Consumer Sciences

Expertise Key Words:
Nutrition education, gardening education, youth gardens, school gardens, child development, education, sensory education, gardening with senior citizens, biodynamic agriculture, waldorf education, ethnobotany.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

410 771 1761

lisacgo@umd.edu

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Arvydas P. Grybauskas

Assoc Prof

Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

Expertise Key Words:
As the Extension Field Crops Plant Pathologist, Prof. Grybauskas develops research-based educational programs on disease management of Maryland field crops. Field crops receiving priority are winter wheat, corn, soybeans, alfalfa & tobacco, but include other field crops as the need arises. Weeds.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 1602

arvydas@umd.edu

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Kenneth B. Ingram

Lecturer & Coordinator for Landscape Management & Ornamental Horticulture

Institute of Applied Agriculture

Expertise Key Words:
Plant science, landscape management, and horticulture. He also enjoys networking with IAA alumni and current students in the Professional Grounds Management Society, Planet, the Maryland and Mid-Atlantic Arborists Associations, and several Golf Course Superintendent Associations.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 0499

kingram@umd.edu

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Jonathan S. Kays

Natural Resources Extension Specialist

Maryland Cooperative Extension - Western Maryland

Expertise Key Words:
Application of biosolids to gravel spoils to grow hybrid poplar trees; forest stewardship; wildlife damage management; rural enterprise development-agriculture & natural resources; forestry volunteer & leadership training

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 432 2767

jkays@umd.edu

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Robert J. Kratochvil

Associate Professor

Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

Expertise Key Words:
Agronomic crop production and profitability; Nutrient management; Alternative and value added crops; Cropping systems; Alternative uses for tobacco; Biofuels;

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Cell phone          

E-mail(s)    

301 405 6241

301 335 5030

rkratoch@umd.edu

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William D. Lantz

Sr. Agent

UME-Garrett

Expertise Key Words:
goats, fruit, strawberries, vegetables, dairy, small farm, organic fruit and vegetables farm manage, hay, forage, nutrient management, beef, agronomy, natural gas, pesticides

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 334 6960

wlantz@umd.edu

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Andrew M. Lazur

Adjunct Assoc Prof, Assoc Prof

UME-Special Agriculture Programs

Expertise Key Words:
Agriculture and natural resource extension and education

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

410 301-7992

alazur@umces.edu

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John D. Lea-Cox

Associate Professor

Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

Expertise Key Words:
Water, Nutrient Management, Research, Extension, Nursery, Greenhouse Real-time environmental sensor systems for irrigation and plant disease management; Web-based Knowledge Centers, Distance Learning, International Expertise: Costa Rica, South Africa, China, Israel, Thailand

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 4323

jlc@umd.edu

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James W. Lewis

Sr Agent & Director Caroline and Cecil County

MCE-Caroline

Expertise Key Words:
nutrient management, field, forage, vegetable crop production, crop irrigation, wildlife plantings

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Cell phone          

E-mail(s)    

410 479 4030

410-763-0130

jlewis2@umd.edu

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Sudeep A. Mathew

Agent

MCE-Dorchester

Expertise Key Words:
Agronomy, Weed Control, Pesticide Safety, Commercial Vegetable Production, Bio-Energy Crops, International Development, Agriculture Sales, Marketing, Brand Development and Product Promotions.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

410 228 8800

samathew@umd.edu

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Marla S. McIntosh

Professor

Natural Resource Sciences & Landscape Architecture

Expertise Key Words:
Urban Forestry, Phytoremediation, Genetic Conservation, Ginseng, Green Infrastructure, Women in Agricultural Sciences, Diversity

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Home phone    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 1323

410-465-0479

mmcintos@umd.edu

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Edgar Moctezuma

Lecturer

Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics

Expertise Key Words:
plant biology, peanuts, peanut gynophore, plant science, gravitropism, plant growth, plant physiology, plant hormones, fruit development, tomato, genetic engineering, genetically modified organisms, plant gene expression, chicanos, latinos in science

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 1638

emoctezu@umd.edu

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R. David Myers

Extension Educator, Senior Agent

Maryland Cooperative Extension -Anne Arundel

Expertise Key Words:
Myers is an expert in sustainable methods for vegetable, fruit and field crop production systems. His program emphasis is on no-tillage, integrated pest management and cover crop systems for alternative crop enterprises. Judicious and prescriptive pesticide usage is a program priority.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

410 222 6759

myersrd@umd.edu

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David N. Myers, ASLA

Associate Professor

Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

Expertise Key Words:
Landscape architecure, applied landscape ecology, sustainable design in suburban residential environments, greenway envisioning, conservation design and planning in Costa Rica, GIS and greenway design and planning, landscape ethics and environmental planning, computers in landscape architecture

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 4350

dnmyers@umd.edu

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Michael J. Newell

Fac Res Asst- Horticultural Crops Program Manager

AES-Wye Research & Education Ctr

Expertise Key Words:
Fruit culture, Strawberry culture, Season extension, Plasticulture production, Tree fruit production,

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

410 827 7388

mnewell@umd.edu

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Sharon L. Pahlman

Agent

Maryland Cooperative Extension-Caroline

Expertise Key Words:
Farm safety, both farm and general safety; 4-H youth development

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

410 479 4030

spahlman@umd.edu

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Martin C. Rabenhorst

Prof

Environmental Science & Technology

Expertise Key Words:
Pedology, Wetland Soils

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 1343

mrabenho@umd.edu

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Karen K. Rane

Coordinator

Entomology

Expertise Key Words:
Diseases of landscape plants, Diseases of greenhouse crops, Diseases of vegetables, Diseases of fruit, Plant Disease Diagnosis, National Plant Diagnostic Network

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 1611
301 405 0730

rane@umd.edu

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James V. Riker

Director

Beyond the Classroom Living and Learning Program

Expertise Key Words:
civic engagement, civil society, democracy & democratization, development policy, environment, food security, foreign aid, government, global governance, human rights, nongovernmental organizations, nonprofit leadership, social movements, sustainable development, transnational advocacy networks

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Home phone    

E-mail(s)    

301-314-6622
301-314-6621

301-587-2032

jriker@umd.edu

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Stephanie M. Ritchie

Coordinator

UME-Special Agriculture Programs

Expertise Key Words:
sustainable agriculture, organic foods, organic production, local foods, food systems, heirloom crops, organic gardening, community gardening, beginning farmers, new farmers, starting a farm, UME, University of Maryland Extension

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 504 6153

stephanie.ritchie@ars.usda.gov

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Virginia L. Rosenkranz

Faculty Extension Assistant

Maryland Cooperative Extension-Wicomico County

Expertise Key Words:
Ornamental annual, herbaceous and woody perennial plants; Integrated Pest Management (IPM); Cut flowers; Edible flowers

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Cell phone          

E-mail(s)    

410 749 6141

410-6031264

rosnkrnz@umd.edu

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Charles F. Schuster

Senior Agent

University of Maryland Extension -Montgomery County

Expertise Key Words:
Commercial Horticulture, Fruits, Vegetables, Nursery, Greenhouse, Pesticide Application, Nutrient management

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Cell phone          

E-mail(s)    

301 590 2807

410 596 2159

cfs@umd.edu

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Jeffery W. Semler

Sr Agent

UME-Washington

Expertise Key Words:
Forage, crops, dairy, beef, sheep, goats, poultry, swine, pasture, fencing, sustainable agriculture

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 791 1304

jsemler@umd.edu

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Raymond J. St. Leger

Professor

Entomology

Expertise Key Words:
Genomes, microarrays, bioinformatics, genes, fungi, pathogenic fungi, insects, host-pathogen interactions, pest control, genetically engineered microbes, transgenic organisms, biotechnology

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Cell phone          

E-mail(s)    

301 405 5402

none

stleger@umd.edu

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Kenneth W. Staver

Research Associate

AES-Wye Research & Education Ctr

Expertise Key Words:
Ecohydrology; watershed nutrient transport processes; groundwater nitrate; cover crops; phosphorus budgets; nitrogen cycling; upland placement of Chesapeake Bay dredge material; nitrate uptake by native grasses in riparian buffers; biofuel potential of switchgrass; alternative fuel

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

410 827 8056 x111

kstaver@umd.edu

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Joseph H. Sullivan

Associate Professor

Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

Expertise Key Words:
Global Climate Change, Stratospheric Ozone, UV-B radiation, Plant Physiology, Ecology, Ecophysiology, Forest Biology, Urban Forestry, atmospheric carbon dioxide increases, stress physiology, secondary chemistry

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Cell phone          

E-mail(s)    

301 405 1626

301-641-5115

jsull@umd.edu

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Mark A. Sultenfuss

Manager Field Crops Program

AES-Wye Research & Education Center

Expertise Key Words:
Grain production, farming, pesticide research, nutrient management research, fertilizers, farm equipment, grain crop management, grain crop production,

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

410 827 7388

msulten@umd.edu

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Prabhakar Tamboli

Adjunct Professor and Director of International Training Program

Environmental Science & Technology, and IPAN

Expertise Key Words:
International Crop Production; Soil Fertility

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 1315

ptamboli@umd.edu

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Robert L. Tjaden Jr.

Extension Specialist & Professor, Environmental/Natural Resource Management & Policy

Environmental Science & Technology

Expertise Key Words:
Forest Management,
Wildlife Management,
Forest Taxation & Estate Planning,
Riparian Buffers,
Soil & Water Conservation,
Urban Forestry

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

410-827-8056
301-405-1179

rtjaden@umd.edu

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Jon H. Traunfeld

Sr Agent and Director

UME-Home and Garden Information Center

Expertise Key Words:
Vegetable and fruit gardening; community and school gardening. Organic gardening. Diagnosing and solving plant and pest problems in vegetable and fruit gardens.Composting and improving urban and suburban soils. Master Gardener program.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Cell phone          

E-mail(s)    

410 531 5556

410-804-1383

jont@umd.edu

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Dennis vanEngelsdorp

Asst. Rsch Scientist

Entomology

Expertise Key Words:
Apiculture, Honey Bees, Pollinator Diversity, Epidemiology, Pathology, Pollinator security, Citizen Science

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Cell phone          

E-mail(s)    

301 405 3911

717-884-2147

Dennis.vanengelsdorp@gmail.com

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Christopher S. Walsh

Professor

Natural Resource Sciences & Landscape Architecture

Expertise Key Words:
Food safety of fresh fruits and vegetables; Production and handling of fruit crops; Training international food producers

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 4351

cswalsh@umd.edu

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Raymond R. Weil

Professor

Department of Environmental Science and Technology

Expertise Key Words:
Soil fertility; Nutrient management; Soil health; Soil conservation; Sustainable agriculture; Organic farming; Cover crops; Groundwater; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Soil ecology; Soil organic matter; Carbon sequestration

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 1314

rweil@umd.edu

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Gail Whitney

Ext Prog Asst

UME-St Mary's

Expertise Key Words:
Extension Program Assistant, 4-H Youth Development St. Mary's County

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 475 4477

gwhitney@umd.edu

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Jianhua Zhu

Asst Prof

Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

Expertise Key Words:
Plant Environmental Stress Tolerance

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 0920

jhzhu@umd.edu

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