The Department of Horticultural Science, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the JC Raulston Arboretum (JCRA) are pleased to announce that Dr. Tom Ranney has been selected as the JC Raulston Distinguished Professor. The JC Raulston Distinguished Professorship was established by C.D. Spangler, Jr. and Meredith Spangler in 1998 in honor of the late J.C. Raulston. The goal of the professorship is to enhance the global research, teaching and extension programs in the Department of Horticultural Science with a special emphasis on the JCRA, which was established in 1976 as a result of Dr. Raulston’s vision, tenacity, and professionalism. Continue reading
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Introducing Dr. Hernández & Sustainable Horticultural Energy
Dr. Ricardo Hernández is originally from the north part of Mexico in the state of Chihuahua. He came to the United States for his education. He earned a Undergraduate degree in Agronomy from New Mexico State University, Masters of Science in Entomology (biocontrol) from Texas A&M University, and Doctorate degree in Plant Physiology with a minor in Ag & Biosystems Engineering from the University of Arizona. His program focus at the Department of Horticultural Science will be in Horticulture Sustainable Energy. His areas of research are: Continue reading
2015 ASHS Awards & Recognition
DR. TOM RANNEY elected ASHS Fellow
Election as a Fellow of the ASHS Society is the highest honor that can bestow members, in recognition of truly outstanding contributions to horticulture and the ASHS Society.
Dr. Ranney’s research is focused in development of new nursery and bioenergy crops with greater adaptability, pest resistance, and commercial potential; enhancement of production efficiency and quality of crops; performance of basic research in plant science, cytogenetics, and reproductive biology.
DR. PENELOPE PERKINS-VEAZIE awarded ASHS Outstanding Researcher
The ASHS Outstanding Researcher Award recognizes a horticultural crops scientist who has had an outstanding record in research on one or more horticultural crops and in one or more areas of horticultural research for a period of 10 or more years.
Dr. Perkins-Veazie’s research areas cover farm to fork fresh storage, quality, food safety, and phytonutrient content of fresh or minimally processed fruits and vegetables. Most research is in areas of caneberry shelf life and watermelon uses as phytonutrient sources for improving human health.
DR. JOHN DOLE is President Elect of ASHS
Horticultural Science Department Head and Floriculture Professor. Conducting research primarily on cut flowers (new cultivar evaluations, production studies, postharvest experiments, and marketing analysis), poinsettias, and rooted and unrooted cuttings (production) and postharvest handling.
The Great Blueberry Harvest
Blueberry breeder Maggie Schaber at the Castle Hayne Research Station. (Photo by Becky Kirkland)
It’s blueberry harvest season and the sun is shining on the plump delicious blueberries at the Castle Hayne Research Station. Walking the rows and analyzing new varieties is blueberry breeder Maggie Schraber, from the Department of Horticultural Science. With the help of North Carolina researchers and growers, they will produce commercial cultivars that can better withstand mechanical harvest. Continue reading
North Carolina Hosts World’s Blackberry, Raspberry, Currant and Goosberry Experts
From June 19-24, 2015, North and South Carolina host the XIth International Rubus and Ribes Symposium. This is a group of scientists and industry professionals that come together every 4 years to share research findings, develop new collaborations, renew old friendships and talk about blackberries, raspberries, currants and gooseberries for almost a whole week non stop! To some of you this may sound boring, but to us, this is one of the highlights of our careers. Continue reading