Ricardo Hernandez
Assistant Professor
Academics, Faculty, Research
Kilgore Hall 170
Publications
- Effects of Light Intensity, Spectral Composition, and Paclobutrazol on the Morphology, Physiology, and Growth of Petunia, Geranium, Pansy, and Dianthus Ornamental Transplants, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation (2021)
- Plasma agriculture: Review from the perspective of the plant and its ecosystem, Plasma Processes and Polymers (2021)
- Impact of sun-simulated white light and varied blue:red spectrums on the growth, morphology, development, and phytochemical content of green-and red-leaf lettuce at different growth stages, SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE (2020)
- Patterns in the spectral composition of sunlight and biologically meaningful spectral photon ratios as affected by atmospheric factors, AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY (2020)
- The Effect of Light Intensity on Vegetative Propagation Efficacy, Growth, and Morphology of "Albion" Strawberry Plants in a Precision Indoor Propagation System, APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL (2020)
- Controlled Environment Food Production for Urban Agriculture, HORTSCIENCE (2019)
- Optimizing Plant Spacing and Harvest Time for Yield and Glucosinolate Accumulation in Watercress (Nasturtium officinale L.) Grown in a Hydroponic System, HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2019)
- Light quality characterization under climate screens and shade nets for controlled-environment agriculture, PLOS ONE (2018)
- Morphology and growth of ornamental seedlings grown under supplemental light-emitting diode lighting and chemical plant-growth regulators, Acta Horticulturae (2018)
- Transplant lettuce response to different blue:red photon flux ratios in indoor LED sole-source lighting production, Acta Horticulturae (2018)
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Education
PhD, Plant Physiology/Control Environment Agriculture, The University of Arizona (2013)
MS, Biological Control and Integrated Pest Management, Texas A&M University (2009)
BS, Agronomy/Crop Consultation, New Mexico State University (2005)