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faculty page.)
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John
Bamberg
Professor (USDA)
Potato Introduction Station
4312 Hwy 42
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
920-743-5406
john.bamberg@ars.usda.gov |
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Administration of the US working collection
of potato germplasm, the Inter-Regional Potato Introduction
Station (NRSP-6), Sturgeon Bay, WI. Research related
to the introduction, preservation, classification, distribution
and evaluation of wild and cultivated tuber-bearing
species of Solanum (potato). |
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Paul
Bethke
Assistant Professor
(USDA)
312 Horticulture
608-890-1165
paul.bethke@ars.usda.gov |
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Focus is on the post-harvest physiology
of potato tubers. Areas of emphasis include tuber water
relations, carbohydrate metabolism, & physiological
age. Experiments are conducted at the molecular, cellular,
whole tuber, & commercial-storage levels. Long-term
goals are to gain a more detailed understanding of potato
physiology, and to identify specific molecular and cellular
events that predict or influence the marketability of
stored potatoes. |
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Johanne
Brunet
Assistant Professor
(USDA)
297 Horticulture
608-265-3587
johanne.brunet@ars.usda.gov |
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Evaluates plant mechanisms that influence
gene flow among populations of horticultural crop plants,
and between crops and free-living plants outside of
agricultural systems; investigates mechanisms that could
be deployed to retard or eliminate gene flow; evaluates
the biological fitness of plant populations with foreign
genes in model and agricultural environments; assess
the potential risks of gene flow in agricultural systems. |
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A.
J. Bussan
Associate Professor
492 Horticulture
608-262-3519
ajbussan@wisc.edu |
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Extension activities: Educational programming
in commercial & fresh market potato & vegetable
production systems.
Research activities: Precision management
of potato & vegetables; influence of management
& climate on growth & development of potato
& vegetables; improve sustainability & economic
value of vegetable production systems; refin production
practices including seeding rate, timing & methodology,
mulching, cover crops & green manures; increasing
earliness in vegetable production; storage of crops;
& improving crop quality. |
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Jed Colquhoun
Associate Professor
333 Horticulture
608-890-0980
colquhoun@wisc.edu |
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Extension
activities: Provide educational programming for fresh
market and processing vegetables and potatoes, berries
and fruit, landscape and ornamentals, and organic production.
Research activities: Applied weed ecology,
with an emphasis on practical strategies for management
in horticultural crop production systems. Development
of integrated strategies for weed management that improve
the economic and environmental sustainability of crop
production. Specific interests include crop tolerance
or suppression of weed interference, weed resistance
management, and parasitic weed ecology & management. |
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Irwin Goldman
Professor
327 Horticulture
608-262-7781
ilgoldma@wisc.edu |
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Research activities: Breeding and genetics of cross-pollinated
vegetable crops. Molecular genetic investigations of
horticulturally-desirable traits in vegetable crops.
Development of carrot, onion, and beet inbred lines
and hybrids. Human health functionality of vegetable
crops.
Teaching: Evolutionary biology; Principles
of Plant Breeding, Techniques of Plant Breeding; and
World Vegetable Crops. |
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Michael Havey
Professor (USDA)
395 Horticulture
608-262-1830
michael.havey@ars.usda.gov |
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Molecular and classical genetics of
vegetables, including the unique organellar genetics
of Cucumis, anticarcinogenic compounds in the Alliums,
mechanisms of virus resistance, and development of molecular
markers for selection of high value traits. Genetic
improvement and inbred development for cucumber and
onion
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Shelley
Jansky
Assistant Professor
(USDA)
341A Horticulture
608-262-8324
shelley.jansky@ars.usda.gov |
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Potato germplasm enhancement using
wild Solanum species. Identification of valuable traits
in wild relatives and the determination of their genetic
basis. Introgression of wild species germplasm into
the cultivated potato. Reproductive biology focusing
on crossing barriers and mechanisms to overcome these
barriers. Ploidy manipulatoins using haploids and 2n
gametes. |
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Jiming
Jiang
Professor
409A Horticulture
608-262-1878
jjiang1@wisc.edu |
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Research activities: Plant molecular
cytogenetics; structural and functional characterization
of plant centromeres; potato breeding and genomics;
application of wild germplasm in potato improvement.
Teaching: Introductory cytogenetics |
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Laura Jull
Associate Professor
392 Horticulture
608-262-1450
lgjull@wisc.edu |
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Extension activities: Clientele includes
nurserymen, landscape contractors, grounds maintenance
personnel, arborists, county extension agents, etc.
Presentations given to these groups. Publish extension
articles, fact sheets, and other publications.
Teaching: Landscape plant ID, culture
& use
Research activities: Plant evaluation
& selection including hardy shrub roses, tolerance
of ornamentals to deicing salts, and nitrogen utilization
in landscape trees. |
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Patrick
Krysan
Associate Professor
423A Horticulture
608-262-1243
fpat@biotech.wisc.edu |
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Research activities: Functional genomics
using Arabidopsis thaliana as a model system. Signal
transduction in Arabidopsis with a focus on MAP Kinase
signaling pathways. Development of novel technologies
for understanding gene function at the genomic level.
Teaching: Functional genomics laboratory |
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Brent
McCown
Professor
393 Horticulture
608-262-0574
bhmccown@wisc.edu |
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Research activities: Physiology of
growth behavior in plants, plant propagation, microculture
and micropropagation of plants. Biotechnology of woody
perennial crops. Renewable resource management.
Teaching: Introductory Horticulture;
Propagation of Horticultural Plants;
Freshman Seminar |
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James
Nienhuis
Professor
321A Horticulture
608-262-6975
nienhuis@wisc.edu |
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Research activities: Breeding and genetics
of self-pollinated crops, with a primary emphasis on
snap beans. Development and testing of new breeding
methodology for self pollinated crops. Integration of
plant breeding with developing technologies in molecular
biology. Emphasis on understanding the genetic phenomena
of heterosis and genotype by environment interactions.
Development of computer software to facilitate genetic
analyses.
Teaching: Processing vegetable crop
production; Plant breeding and genetics |
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Jiwan
Palta
Professor
490 Horticulture
608-262-5782
jppalta@wisc.edu |
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Research activities: Genetics, physiology
& molecular biology of environmental stress resistance
& cold acclimation in plants. Identification of
genes for cold acclimation & mechanism of freezing
injury. Impact of calcium & nitrogen nutrition on
potato tuber quality (including storability) & yield
under heat and drought stress. Use of natural lipids
to control fruit ripening, quality, storability &
retardation of senescence.
Teaching: Influence of environmental
factors on plant growth & development; Mechanisms
of injury & adaption to environmental stresses |
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Sara
Patterson
Associate Professor
486 Horticulture
608-262-1543
spatters@wisc.edu |
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Research activities: Genetics, molecular
biology, and biochemistry of plant development. Specific
interests include understanding the mechanisms that
regulate cell separation and adhesion using floral organ
abscission in Arabidopsis as a model system.
Teaching: Survey of Horticulture; Post
Harvest Physiology and related areas. |
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Philipp
Simon
Professor (USDA)
203B Horticulture
608-262-1248
philipp.simon@ars.usda.gov |
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Genetics and biochemistry
of culinary and nutritive factors in carrots and garlic.
Terpenoid and sugar genetics. Genetics, plant cell culture,
and genetic transformation. Graduate training in related
areas.
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David Spooner
Professor (USDA)
280 Horticulture
608-890-0309
david.spooner@ars.usda.gov
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Investigate the species boundaries
and phylogenetic relationships of wild and cultivated
potatoes (Solanum sect. Petota) and tomatoes (Solanum
sect. Lycopersicon) using comparative morphology and
DNA marker (nuclear and chloroplast RFLPs, AFLP) and
DNA sequence analysis. Collects wild germplasm of these
species in the United States, Mexico, Central and South
America, and maintains a herbarium of the NRSP-6 potato
collections at Sturgeon Bay, WI.
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John
Stier
Department Chair
Associate Professor
390 Horticulture
608-262-1624
jstier@wisc.edu |
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Extension
activities: School IPM, golf course, athletic fields,
extension agent training; pesticide applicator training.
Teaching: Introductory turfgrass management;
Advanced turf management & physiology; Turf pest
management.
Research activities: Environmental
impacts of turf, turf stress physiology & management
(shade and cold), turf weed management, sports &
golf turf, evaluation of new turfgrass species and varieties. |
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Dennis
Stimart
Professor
423B Horticulture
608-262-1778
dstimart@wisc.edu
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Teaching: Courses in floriculture
Research activities: Physiology and
genetics. Specific interests include: postharvest biology
of cut flowers and adventitious root formation. |
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