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Agriculture Economy

MK
Melinda Knuth
Melinda Knuth

Assistant Professor

Biotechnology / Genomics

HA
Hudson Ashrafi
Hudson Ashrafi

Associate Professor

919-515-1216
HC
Hsuan Chen
Hsuan Chen

Assistant Professor

919-515-9377
KD
Kedong Da
Kedong Da

Senior Research Scholar

CI
Carlos Iglesias, Director of the Plant Breeding Consortium
Carlos Iglesias

Professor - Director Plant Breeding Consortium

9195151211
HL
Huani Leng
Huani Leng

Research Asst

WL
Wusheng Liu

Assistant Professor in Translational Genomics and Plant Bioengineering

DP
Dilip Panthee
Dilip Panthee

Associate Professor

(828) 684-7503.
PP
Dr. Penelope Perkins-Veazie
Penny Perkins-Veazie

Professor

704-250-5419
CY
Craig Yencho

William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor

919-513-7417
ZZ
Zhao-Bang Zeng
Zhaobang Zeng

William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor

919-515-1942

Gardening / Consumer Horticulture

LB
Dr. Lucy Bradley
Lucy Bradley

Consumer and Community Horticulture Professor and Extension Specialist

919-513-2001
LD
Liz Driscoll

4-H Specialist, Crop and Soil Science, Entomology and Plant Pathology, and Horticultural Science

919-513-7346
CG
Charlotte Glen
Charlotte Glen

Statewide Coordinator, NC Extension Master Gardener Program

MK
Melinda Knuth
Melinda Knuth

Assistant Professor

JS
Julie Sherk
Julie Sherk

Professor

919-515-5372
MW
Mark Weathington
Mark Weathington

Director

919-513-7006

Pesticide Safety Education

RB
Roger Batts
Roger Batts

IR-4 Field Research Director

919-515-1668
WB
Dr. Wayne Buhler
Wayne Buhler

Professor and NC State Extension Pesticide Safety Education Specialist

919-515-5369
KJ
Dr. Katie Jennings
Katie Jennings

Associate Professor

919-515-1224

Physiology / Biochemistry

RH
Dr. Ricardo Hernandez
Ricardo Hernandez

Associate Professor

BJ
Dr. Brian Jackson
Brian Jackson

Professor

919-513-3187
HK
Dr. Helen Kraus, Undergraduate Programs Director
Helen Kraus

Associate Professor and Undergraduate Programs Director

919-515-1208
PP
Dr. Penelope Perkins-Veazie
Penny Perkins-Veazie

Professor

704-250-5419
TR
Dr. Thomas Ranney
Thomas Ranney

JC Raulston Distinguished Professor

828-684-3562

Plant Breeding / Germplasm Development

HA
Hudson Ashrafi
Hudson Ashrafi

Associate Professor

919-515-1216
HC
Hsuan Chen
Hsuan Chen

Assistant Professor

919-515-9377
JD
Jeanine Davis
Jeanine Davis

Associate Professor & Extension Specialist

828-684-3562
GF
Gina Fenandez
Gina Fernandez

John D. and Nell R. Leazar Distinguished Professor

919-513-7416
CI
Carlos Iglesias, Director of the Plant Breeding Consortium
Carlos Iglesias

Professor - Director Plant Breeding Consortium

9195151211
MI
Dr. Massimo Iorizzo
Massimo Iorizzo

Associate Professor

704-250-5469
DP
Dilip Panthee
Dilip Panthee

Associate Professor

(828) 684-7503.
LQ
Luping Qu
Luping Qu

Research Specialist-Nonexempt

TR
Dr. Thomas Ranney
Thomas Ranney

JC Raulston Distinguished Professor

828-684-3562
JS
Jessica Spencer

Research Scholar

919-624-9664
MW
Mark Weathington
Mark Weathington

Director

919-513-7006
CY
Craig Yencho

William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor

919-513-7417

Plant Nutrition / Soils

BJ
Dr. Brian Jackson
Brian Jackson

Professor

919-513-3187
BW
Dr. Brian Whipker
Brian Whipker

Professor and Commercial Floriculture Extension Specialist

919-515-5374

Post-harvest Physiology / Food Safety

PP
Dr. Penelope Perkins-Veazie
Penny Perkins-Veazie

Professor

704-250-5419

Production / Ecology

JD
Jeanine Davis
Jeanine Davis

Associate Professor & Extension Specialist

828-684-3562
BF
Barb Fair
Barb Fair

Associate Professor and Landscaping, Arboriculture, Urban Greening Extension Specialist

919-513-2804
GF
Gina Fenandez
Gina Fernandez

John D. and Nell R. Leazar Distinguished Professor

919-513-7416
RH
Dr. Ricardo Hernandez
Ricardo Hernandez

Associate Professor

BJ
Dr. Brian Jackson
Brian Jackson

Professor

919-513-3187
HK
Dr. Helen Kraus, Undergraduate Programs Director
Helen Kraus

Associate Professor and Undergraduate Programs Director

919-515-1208
AL
Anthony LeBude
Anthony LeBude

Associate Professor and Nursery Extension Specialist

828-684-3562
EM
Elisabeth Meyer

Senior Lecturer

919-513-1786
MP
Dr. Mike Parker
Mike Parker

Associate Professor/Extension Specialist

919-515-1198
TR
Dr. Thomas Ranney
Thomas Ranney

JC Raulston Distinguished Professor

828-684-3562
JS
Dr. Jonathan Schultheis
Jonathan Schultheis

Professor

919-515-1225
BW
Dr. Brian Whipker
Brian Whipker

Professor and Commercial Floriculture Extension Specialist

919-515-5374

Root Biology

MC
Mark Clough
Mark Clough

Research Scholar

252-793-4428
JD
Jeanine Davis
Jeanine Davis

Associate Professor & Extension Specialist

828-684-3562
GF
Gina Fenandez
Gina Fernandez

John D. and Nell R. Leazar Distinguished Professor

919-513-7416
KJ
Dr. Katie Jennings
Katie Jennings

Associate Professor

919-515-1224
AL
Anthony LeBude
Anthony LeBude

Associate Professor and Nursery Extension Specialist

828-684-3562
MP
Dr. Mike Parker
Mike Parker

Associate Professor/Extension Specialist

919-515-1198
KP
Kenneth Pecota
Kenneth Pecota

Senior Research Scholar

919-515-1205
TR
Dr. Thomas Ranney
Thomas Ranney

JC Raulston Distinguished Professor

828-684-3562
JS
Dr. Jonathan Schultheis
Jonathan Schultheis

Professor

919-515-1225
CY
Craig Yencho

William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor

919-513-7417

Sustainable Agriculture / Organic Production

JD
Jeanine Davis
Jeanine Davis

Associate Professor & Extension Specialist

828-684-3562
RH
Dr. Ricardo Hernandez
Ricardo Hernandez

Associate Professor

JS
Dr. Jonathan Schultheis
Jonathan Schultheis

Professor

919-515-1225
DS
Danesha Seth Carley
Danesha Seth Carley

Director, NSF Center for Integrated Pest Management

919-513-8189

Taxonomy / Systematics

BJ
Dr. Brian Jackson
Brian Jackson

Professor

919-513-3187
MW
Mark Weathington
Mark Weathington

Director

919-513-7006

Weed Management

RB
Roger Batts
Roger Batts

IR-4 Field Research Director

919-515-1668
KJ
Dr. Katie Jennings
Katie Jennings

Associate Professor

919-515-1224
WM
Wayne Mitchem
Wayne Mitchem

Extension Associate and Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium Coordinator

704-472-4369
JN
Joe Neal
Joe Neal

Professor of Weed Science and Extension Specialist

919-805-1707