Jonathan Schultheis
Professor
Kilgore Hall 264
Education
PhD University of Florida 1989
Area(s) of Expertise
Extension and research responsibilities for vegetable crops. Program emphasis on developing and optimizing cultural practices for commercial production of vegetables. Interestsinclude stand establishment, plasticulture, developing new alternative crops, drip irrigation, nutrition, and seed physiology. Crop emphasis is with sweetpotato and cucurbits.
Publications
- Cell Wall Polysaccharide Composition of Grafted 'Liberty' Watermelon With Reduced Incidence of Hollow Heart Defect , FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE (2021)
- Critical timing of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) removal in sweetpotato , WEED TECHNOLOGY (2020)
- Effect of bicyclopyrone herbicide on sweetpotato and Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) , WEED TECHNOLOGY (2020)
- Predicting Hollow Heart Incidence in Triploid Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) , HORTSCIENCE (2020)
- Vine Removal Prior to Harvest, and Curing Duration and Temperature Affect the Incidence and Severity of Internal Necrosis in 'Covington' Sweetpotato , HORTTECHNOLOGY (2020)
- Effect of rootstock and nitrogen fertilizer on growth and yield in watermelon , JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY (2019)
- Response of Palmer Amaranth and Sweetpotato to Flumioxazin/Pyroxasulfone , WEED TECHNOLOGY (2019)
- The effect of grafting on nitrogen use in determinate field-grown tomatoes , JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY (2019)
- Tolerance of Sweetpotato to Herbicides Applied in Plant Propagation Beds , WEED TECHNOLOGY (2019)
- Comparison of Root System Morphology of Cucurbit Rootstocks for Use in Watermelon Grafting , HORTTECHNOLOGY (2018)