Horticulture and Crop Science faculty work side by side with students on a broad array of research and studies in these specializations: Environmental Horticultural Science, Fruit and Crop Science, or Plant Protection Science.
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Submissions from 2021
The Future of Organic Insect Pest Management: Be a Better Entomologist or Pay for Someone Who Is, David H. Headrick
Submissions from 2014
Evaluation of fungicides for control of dollar spot and brown patch of greens height creeping bentgrass in Kansas, 2013, C. Thompson, R. Braun, and M. Kennelly
Submissions from 2013
Evaluation of granular fungicides for control of brown patch of lawn height tall fescue in Kansas, 2012, Cole Thompson and M. Kennelly
Evaluation of fungicides for control of dollar spot of fairway height creeping bentgrass in Kansas, 2012, C Thompson, Z Raundenbush, and Megan Kennelly
Submissions from 2012
Evaluation of Headway G for control of brown patch of lawn height tall fescue in Kansas, 2011, C Thompson and M Kennelly
Submissions from 2011
Meeting Learning Objectives through Service-Learning: A Pomology Case Study, Lauren C. Garner
Response of evergreen perennial tree crops to gibberellic acid is crop load-dependent: II. GA3 increases yield and fruit size of ‘Hass’ avocado only in the on-crop year of an alternate bearing orchard, Lauren C. Garner, Grant Klein, Yusheng Zheng, Toan Khuong, and Carol J. Lovatt
Preventative fungicide application for control of dollar spot on creeping bentgrass in Kansas, 2010, M Kennelly, Z Raudenbush, and Cole Thompson
Evaluation of fungicides and fungicide programs for control of dollar spot creeping bentgrass in Kansas, 2010, M Kennelly, C Thompson, and Z Raudenbush
Temperature Thresholds and Degree-Day Model for Marmara gulosa (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), M. J. O'Neal, David H. Headrick, Gregory H. Montez, and E.E. Grafton-Cardwell
Submissions from 2010
Biology and parasitism rates of Pteromalus nr. myopitae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), a newly discovered parasitoid of olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) in coastal California, Therese Kapaun, Hannah Nadel, David H. Headrick, and Larisa Vredevoe
Preventative fungicide applications for control of dollar spot and brown patch on creeping bentgrass in Kansas, 2009, M Kennelly and C Thompson
Preventative fungicide applications for control of dollar spot and brown patch on creeping bentgrass in Kansas, 2009, M Kennelly and C Thompson
Submissions from 2009
Novel Lepidopteran Sex Pheromone Components From Marmara gulosa (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), J. Stephen McElfresh, Jardel A. Moreira, Elizabeth E. Grafton-Cardwell, David H. Headrick, John M. Heraty, Marta Guillen, and Jocelyn G. Millar
Submissions from 2008
Regulated Deficit Irrigation and Density of Erythroneura spp. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) on Grape, Michael J. Costello
The Impact of Outcrossing on Yields of ‘Hass’ Avocado, Lauren C. Garner, Vanessa E.T.M. Ashworth, Michael T. Clegg, and Carol J. Lovatt
The Relationship Between Flower and Fruit Abscission and Alternate Bearing of ‘Hass’ Avocado, Lauren C. Garner and Carol J. Lovatt
Submissions from 2007
Impact of Sulfur on Density of Tetranychus pacificus (Acari: Tetranychidae) and Galendromus occidentalis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in a Central California Vineyard, Michael J. Costello
Spontaneous Hybridization between Maize and Teosinte, Norman C. Ellstrand, Lauren C. Garner, Subray Hedge, Roberto Guadagnuolo, and Lesley Blancas
Submissions from 2005
Day Vs. Night Sampling for Spiders in Grape Vineyards, Michael J. Costello and Kent M. Daane
Submissions from 2003
Spider and Leafhopper (Erythroneura spp.) Response to Vineyard Ground Cover, Michael J. Costello and Kent M. Daane
Submissions from 2001
Biological Control as a Tool for Ecosystem Management, David H. Headrick and Richard D. Goeden
Submissions from 1999
Abundance of Spiders and Insect Predators on Grapes in Central California, Michael J. Costello and Kent M. Daane
Mechanical Conditioning of Tomato Seedlings Improves Transplant Quality without Deleterious Effects on Field Performance, Lauren C. Garner and Thomas Björkman