Anthony LeBude

Bio

Area(s) of Expertise

80% Extension, 20% Research

• Develop publications, training materials and in-service training programs to aid county extension agents in their efforts to assist North Carolina growers.
• Develop new technologies for growers to understand and implement effective best management practices to optimize ecosystem services.
• Evaluate new plant introductions and cultivars for adaptation to the southeast US.

Publications

• Overcoming the Nursery Industry Labor Shortage: A Survey of Strategies to Adapt to a Reduced Workforce and Automation and Mechanization Technology Adoption Levels , HORTSCIENCE (2023)
• A Theory of Planned Behavior-Informed Evaluation of Growers' Intent to Use Automated Nursery Technologies , HORTICULTURAE (2022)
• Addressing Labor Needs by Understanding Grower Perceptions about Adoption of Automated Nursery Technologies: A Resource for US Extension Professionals , EDIS (2022)
• Factors correlated with the propensity to use automation and mechanization by the US nursery industry , AGRIBUSINESS (2022)
• High pH, Low Alkalinity Pond Water Used for Overhead Irrigation Does Not Affect Plant Growth of Select Flowering Shrubs , Journal of Environmental Horticulture (2021)
• Microbiome Variation Across Two Hemlock Species With Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Infestation , FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY (2020)
• Scale Insect Records from Ornamental Plants Help to Prioritize Plant Health Resource Development , PLANT HEALTH PROGRESS (2020)
• Variable colonization by the hemlock woolly adelgid suggests infestation is associated with hemlock host species , BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS (2019)
• Exploring variation in phyllosphere microbial communities across four hemlock species , Ecosphere (2018)
• Assessing the integrated pest management practices of southeastern US ornamental nursery operations , Pest Management Science (2012)